Wordpress -- Great for Content Creators, Curators
May 12, 2021
Wordpress -- Great for Content Creators, Curators
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with WordPress
Our company uses Wordpress for our main web site, where we house program information, news, faculty profiles, forms and handbooks. I use it specifically for a school at the university, and nearly all of the web sites on our university's server are built on WordPress. The shortcode and frameworks of WordPress are relatively easy to learn and use, and, despite exploring other options periodically, we've stuck with WP.
- WordPress' shortcode for things like tables and columns allow for simple copy and paste to format pages.
- Though shortcode can look identical across pages, there are sometimes anomalies that occur and result in incorrect formatting. This can result in time spent/wasted in digging through code to find the one character/line/command that's causing the error. For a programmer, this might not be an issue/for a content creator or manager, this is a headache.
- Wordpress' site dashboard is really easy to navigate and customize.
- Wordpress could make shortcode easier to organize and retrieve within the dashboard itself. Currently, I peruse message boards and existing pages to find the codes I need.
- Sometimes, edits I make that are saved don't stick. This happens rarely, but it's frustrating.
- Better troubleshooting from WordPress itself. Oftentimes, my Wordpress functions and layout set by our developers are vastly different from what I find on message board threads. It often results in dead ends, confusion, and me having to call our developer for a fix.
- We're a university, so it's hard to gauge the ROI of our site. However, the site's ease of use helps us post content quickly.
- Mobile optimization is average to poor, especially for carousel images.
Do you think WordPress delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with WordPress's feature set?
Yes
Did WordPress live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of WordPress go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy WordPress again?
Yes