WordPress is still King for Cheap Solutions.
March 06, 2025

WordPress is still King for Cheap Solutions.

Jeremy Herman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with WordPress

WordPress is used to create quick mockups for websites that we need done quickly and efficiently. We will sometimes use these test sites with customers to see what is popular and which websites are easiest. Also, if the customer is not willing to pay a lot for their site, we will use WordPress as a cheaper option for them.

Pros

  • The free option is great.
  • The community will often contribute new plugins.
  • Paid themes are usually inexpensive and take up less space.

Cons

  • Security is very poor for some of the plugins.
  • You need to constantly stay on top of updating all plugins and themes.
  • Not all plugins will work with your favorite themes.
  • We were able to get 5 customers to go with a cheaper web option with WordPress.
  • These five customers together account for 2k in MRR.
  • We were also to mockup a site that turned into a 20K a year client with our web apps.
Setting up and getting going on your web server is very easy. Almost all hosts will support this platform. The admin panel is self-explanatory; even teens can learn web development by looking at the generated code. Some plugins will not work with your theme; you will figure that out with trial and error.
Shopify is much better for big e-commerce sites but is more expensive. WordPress is a good solution for customers who want a low-cost option or are unsure if their website will be profitable. Wordpress is a good way to prove that a concept for selling a product will work online.

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

WordPress is well suited when your main web devs are working on large paying projects, but you still need mockups done. If an intern doesn't understand how to use Figma and create good wireframes, we will have them create test sites with WordPress to see how they poll with test users. WordPress is not suitable when you are concerned with security. Use a different platform if you are worried about getting hacked and have a large e-commerce site.

WordPress Feature Ratings

8.8
WYSIWYG editor
10
Code quality / cleanliness
9
Admin section
8
Page templates
10
Library of website themes
10
Mobile optimization / responsive design
5
Publishing workflow
10
Form generator
8
8.6
Content taxonomy
8
SEO support
8
Bulk management
7
Availability / breadth of extensions
10
Community / comment management
10
10.0
API
10
Internationalization / multi-language
10
2.0
Role-based user permissions
2
CMS programming language or framework ()
Not Rated

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