Gotta love open-source
January 16, 2018

Gotta love open-source

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with WordPress

We use wordpress as a lightweight microsite CMS for our clients. It is used by our entire marketing department. The different user roles gives each individual within our department access to the appropriate level of editing without creating a workflow bottle neck. It also gives us a great platform for our content markteing efforts with the built-in blog post type. And with it being an open-source CMS, there are several great plugins that are easy to add onto our sites.
  • User roles. Plenty of variety here that gives different people appropriate access.
  • Easy to write your own plugins. Or if you're not that tech-savvy, there are several great, free plugins out there that are easy to install & easy to use.
  • Multisite support, which is great if you have several locations or subdomains to manage. You can use the same install across all of these.
  • Security. Being open-source, it is a big target for hackers. The folder structure is very predictable.
  • Page speed. It is relatively lightweight, but there are a few script files that are built into the CMS that makes compression tricky at times.
  • We launch new sites regularly throughout the year for new clients. Using wordpress has literally zero impact on any associated costs.
I used Joomla in a previous role. I found editting to be cumbersome because modules were managed in a different window than the main content. Whereas in wordpress, the entire page's copy is managed within the same window. It makes content edits simple & quick.
If you need to get a site up & running quickly, wordpress is an excellent option. Out of the box installations do not require knowledge of code, so if you're not a developer, wordpress is again an excellent solution.

If you need a custom site that is outside the scope of a traditional sitemap, wordpress may not be a good option for you. It is not an intranet solution, nor is it a dashboard solution.

WordPress Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG editor
7
Code quality / cleanliness
7
Admin section
8
Page templates
8
Library of website themes
10
Mobile optimization / responsive design
9
Publishing workflow
7
Form generator
6
Content taxonomy
10
SEO support
9
Bulk management
8
Availability / breadth of extensions
10
Community / comment management
10
API
8
Internationalization / multi-language
8
Role-based user permissions
9