Item: WordPress
Rating: 9
Author: Colin Wright

Overall Satisfaction with WordPress

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use WordPress for my main blog and essay archive. It's a homebase of sort for my other publications.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy to use
Good basic tools
Can't beat the cost for the baseline options (free)

Cons

Security and SEO are a little outdated
Falling behind in terms of deliverability options
Chaos within company management is worrying

Return on Investment

Basics are all free
Extensions typically aren't expensive
Relatively easy to create exactly the kind of site you want

Usability

Self-hosted option requires a little work, but not too much technical knowledge. Their hosted option is cheap. Both are very usable, even by non-experts.

WordPress doesn't have the simplest deliverability options, especially for email and audio (podcasting), so Substack wins there. It's a lot cheaper and more customizable than Substack and Squarespace, though.

Key Insights

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?

Yes

Did implementation of WordPress go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy WordPress again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Substack, Squarespace

Likelihood to Recommend

It's a great basic option for hosting a blog or other website. A lot easier and cheaper than most other options.

WordPress Feature Ratings

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WordPress is a great basic blog and website platform