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There are many functionally perfect substitutes, unfortunately the WordPress value proposition is actually it's ecosystem of plugins, developers and advocacy of
by ehnto 3y ago
There are many functionally perfect substitutes, unfortunately the WordPress value proposition is actually it's ecosystem of plugins, developers and advocacy of it's users.
We've all met the client who wants WP and nothing else. And there are countless times we've rolled a clean new solution out, but the client goes back to WP.
I have seen value in hybrid approaches, a custom app written in some other framework for complex requirements, and a WP instance and connector for content, so the client is comfortable.
- zztop44 3y agoWhat are some of the best alternatives you know of? I know Statamic and Ghost both have their strong points.
- timeon 3y agoGhost can't be used on random shared hosting. Maybe Statamic can but it is probably not straightforward. VPS is I think better solution anyway. However for many people it is overkill to have VPS just to run some simple website.
- mateomorris 3y agoPrimo is another