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Wix, Weebly, Squarespace and Webflow all do this better than WordPress now.

by lemonberry 6y ago

XCSme 6y ago
Are those alternatives free or self-hosted?
- lemonberry 6y ago
  Nope. But anyone that needs one probably isn't a position to self-host and is going to require the services of a developer negating the costs of the services anyway. They also get free suppport. You don't get that with WordPress.
  - XCSme 6y ago
    > But anyone that needs one probably isn't a position to self-host From what I've seen, almost all hosting providers now offer one-click installs for WordPress.
    - lemonberry 6y ago
      Sure, but at that point the user is now paying for web hosting rendering the cost issue moot. And when they do run into issues who are they going to turn to? With the exception of WPEngine my, and my client's, experience with support from web hosts is garbage. Aside from that, what's the UX like for a client spinning up a new WP site on GoDaddy or Bluehost vs. a new Wix, Weebly or Squarespace site? In the end most of this is pretty subjective. If you like WordPress keep using it and recommending it. I used to love it and don't anymore. I think my clients get a better value using Statamic or one of the other options I've pointed to.
- lemonberry 6y ago
  Also, Statamic is free for personal use now. If you've got some time download a copy and play around with it a bit. It really is the most fun I have had building a site in years. Anecdotally I have heard that many clients prefer Statamic's and CraftCMS' editing experience over WP.
  - XCSme 6y ago
    Never heard of Statamic, but that's a really cool landing page!
    - jackmcdade 6y ago
      Thanks!
highstep 6y ago
sure, but wordpress can cost much less to run
- lemonberry 6y ago
  Honestly, I'd love to see some numbers these days. If you're a developer, sure. But I've seen very few non-tech types that manage their own WP sites. And the ones that do tend to put a a lot of time into tutorials of various kinds. Start throwing a price tag on that time and I suspect WP becomes more expensive.

Wix, Weebly, Squarespace and Webflow all do this better than WordPress now.

XCSme 6y ago

Are those alternatives free or self-hosted?

lemonberry 6y ago
Nope. But anyone that needs one probably isn't a position to self-host and is going to require the services of a developer negating the costs of the services anyway. They also get free suppport. You don't get that with WordPress.
- XCSme 6y ago
  > But anyone that needs one probably isn't a position to self-host From what I've seen, almost all hosting providers now offer one-click installs for WordPress.
  - lemonberry 6y ago
    Sure, but at that point the user is now paying for web hosting rendering the cost issue moot. And when they do run into issues who are they going to turn to? With the exception of WPEngine my, and my client's, experience with support from web hosts is garbage. Aside from that, what's the UX like for a client spinning up a new WP site on GoDaddy or Bluehost vs. a new Wix, Weebly or Squarespace site? In the end most of this is pretty subjective. If you like WordPress keep using it and recommending it. I used to love it and don't anymore. I think my clients get a better value using Statamic or one of the other options I've pointed to.
lemonberry 6y ago
Also, Statamic is free for personal use now. If you've got some time download a copy and play around with it a bit. It really is the most fun I have had building a site in years. Anecdotally I have heard that many clients prefer Statamic's and CraftCMS' editing experience over WP.
- XCSme 6y ago
  Never heard of Statamic, but that's a really cool landing page!
  - jackmcdade 6y ago
    Thanks!

highstep 6y ago

sure, but wordpress can cost much less to run

lemonberry 6y ago
Honestly, I'd love to see some numbers these days. If you're a developer, sure. But I've seen very few non-tech types that manage their own WP sites. And the ones that do tend to put a a lot of time into tutorials of various kinds. Start throwing a price tag on that time and I suspect WP becomes more expensive.