WordPress

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Build anything. Own everything.

Pricing: Free (self-hosted). Hosting from ~$3/mo.

WordPress software is free. You pay for hosting, themes, and plugins.

✓ Pros
  • Huge ecosystem of themes and plugins
  • Non-technical clients can edit content easily
  • WooCommerce for e-commerce
  • Large developer community
  • Decades of documentation
✕ Cons
  • Needs regular security updates and plugin management
  • Performance requires optimization (caching, CDN)
  • Plugin bloat can slow down sites
  • Hosting costs more than static alternatives
✓ Best For
  • Client websites where the client needs to edit content
  • E-commerce with WooCommerce
  • Content-heavy sites with many editors
  • Sites needing large plugin ecosystems
✕ Not Ideal For
  • Static sites with no client editing needs
  • Developer portfolios or blogs
  • Sites where performance is the top priority

Key Features

  • Block editor (Gutenberg)
  • WooCommerce support
  • Thousands of plugins
  • Multi-user roles
  • REST API

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