Item: WordPress
Rating: 9
Author: Jeff Montgomery

Overall Satisfaction with WordPress

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use WordPress in a variety of ways, including blogging, standard page content, E-Commerce, and organic SEO integrations. Honestly, there's a reason WordPress is the most used platform in the world - it simply works and works very well! Any type of online business idea that we have, there's typically an easy to use WordPress solution for it. The vast majority of plugins available help us to quickly execute ideas, and its coding is also easy enough for us to custom build anything necessary.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy to use User Interface
Coding / Plugin Implementation is awesome
There's always a solution available for the platform
Security is easy to use and robust
Implementation with 3rd party platforms, such as Google's variety of tools
Can download and host on your own server or use their hosted servers

Cons

Security Holes - if you don't stay up to date you can expose yourself
Really have to thoroughly vet all plugins you're using
Code bloat - some plugins cause too much unnecessary code, leading to slower page load times

Return on Investment

WordPress allows us to almost instantly execute any online idea we have
Its coding structure is easy to work with (especially custom integrations)
Its User Interface is simple enough for almost anyone to adapt quickly

Usability

WordPress overall is an amazing tool to execute any online ideas that you have with relatively simple integrations and customizations (including custom coding, even in themes). It's the #1 used platform in the world for a reason, and everyone benefits from the widely adapted web-ware being clean and versatile. We highly recommend, however, making sure you have proper security measures in place when using the platform (because it's also one of the most targeted platform for hackers).

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Commerce (Magento Commerce), PrestaShop, Wix, Squarespace, Joomla! and Drupal

We've tried a decent variety of other platforms throughout the years, and all-in-all we still consistently use WordPress for all kinds of business solutions. We have found while others excel in specific areas, WordPress excels in almost every area pound for pound. We highly recommend ensuring your WordPress software has ample security installed, though, as breaches are common with outdated versions.

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

Adobe Commerce (Magento Commerce), Joomla!, Drupal

Likelihood to Recommend

WordPress was made for blogging, and to this day is still the king of the industry for it. It's widely adopted use around the world also provides for a multitude of solutions (from plugins to code snippets). It has a super easy to use interface, so anyone without any coding knowledge can jump right in and learn quickly. It is super adaptable to customization, too.

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