Flexible and Secure Web Content Management System
June 25, 2024
Flexible and Secure Web Content Management System
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with ExpressionEngine
We use ExpressionEngine as the web content management system for the majority of our website projects. We do work with other platforms from time-to-time, but ExpressionEngine is our "go to". We like the flexibility to implement any design without a "default theme". We also love ExpressionEngine's longstanding track record on security. This gives us and our clients peace-of-mind after launch.
Pros
- Excellent security
- Flexible and customizable
- Easy for our clients to use
Cons
- There are misperceptions about ExpressionEngine being "for developers". Better demos of websites might help
- Reduced costs for clients
- Security and reliability
- Easy to use
We do use WordPress for very small, simple websites. However, we dislike WordPress' approach to having content types (pages and posts) and themes running at install. We have to "override" the WordPress assumptions about the website, which is time-consuming. We also find that every WordPress website needs so many plugins, especially Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). It gets to the point that we do most of the work with ACF, and it would have been faster and better to do the site with ExpressionEngine. Also, WordPress has a constant flood of vulnerabilities, so we have to upgrade the WordPress core and plugins at least once a month. This can be costly for clients.
Do you think ExpressionEngine delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with ExpressionEngine's feature set?
Yes
Did ExpressionEngine live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of ExpressionEngine go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy ExpressionEngine again?
Yes
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