tutankamun
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And why? Just purely theoretical question. Lets say WP suddenly stop, and there’s no stable fork, what would you ise in that case?
If WordPress suddenly caesed to exist what would you use instead?
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- Jan 17, 2015
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Prob Payload will surge.
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If WordPress disappeared overnight with no stable fork, the best alternatives would depend on the use case.
For blogs and content-heavy sites, Ghost would be a solid replacement since it's lightweight, fast, and designed for publishing. It lacks the vast plugin ecosystem of WordPress but is great for pure content management.
For e-commerce, Shopify or Magento would be the go-to options, depending on whether you want a hosted or self-managed solution. Shopify is easier, while Magento gives more control.
For custom sites, Webflow would be a strong alternative for design flexibility without needing to code, but if full control is needed, a Laravel + Statamic setup could replace WordPress for dynamic content sites.
For affiliate marketers and SEO-heavy sites, a mix of Joomla, Drupal, or static site generators like Hugo or Jekyll could work, though none have WordPress’s simplicity and extensive plugin ecosystem.
Ultimately, nothing matches WordPress in terms of flexibility and community support, but depending on the project, there are plenty of alternatives to fill the gap.
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If WordPress disappeared, I'd use Ghost, Webflow, or Joomla depending on the project
Ghost for blogging, Webflow for design flexibility, and Joomla for complex sites
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Ghost, probably
But without WP, we could expect a new giant emerging
But without WP, we could expect a new giant emerging
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I've procrastinated for so long that I think I must finally start using Ghost. WP has made me so lazy.
UnusualSubstance
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Systeme or clickfunnels.
xReminisce
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Is that "Don't, keep procrastinating" or "Don't keep procrastinating"? I am confused.
Btw, have you used it? I am procrastinating because WP has plenty of themes and plugins for almost all purposes.
You can spina blog or a website for free on vercel with appwriter as your database all free.
Nextjs + supabase
Vite.js + appwriter
Since you get into this tools and connect it to AI you will know how much you are missing from over reliance on WordPress
Imagine being able to host 250 experiment websites for free on vercel alone. The number of landing pages you could build, blogs etc all for free.
Nowadays what does WordPress SEO plugins really do, give you choice to enter meta title + description. Sitemap and that's what you have to pay for? License etc plugins charging yearly now adays. I began to pull away from wp after all of this. There tools like bolt.new where you can spin your own apps for free in minutes.
You want to design a landing page in less than 10minutes. You don't have to install WordPress, plugin ,themes which takes up to 1hr
Nextjs + supabase
Vite.js + appwriter
Since you get into this tools and connect it to AI you will know how much you are missing from over reliance on WordPress
Imagine being able to host 250 experiment websites for free on vercel alone. The number of landing pages you could build, blogs etc all for free.
Nowadays what does WordPress SEO plugins really do, give you choice to enter meta title + description. Sitemap and that's what you have to pay for? License etc plugins charging yearly now adays. I began to pull away from wp after all of this. There tools like bolt.new where you can spin your own apps for free in minutes.
You want to design a landing page in less than 10minutes. You don't have to install WordPress, plugin ,themes which takes up to 1hr
xReminisce
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I hope it crashes. Will force me to learn Cursor (AI) and will make my websites in RUST or other things far more advanced and reliable than wordpress. But for the moment, it's convenient!