An open-source product that is scalable, easy to use, and provides great flexibility to its users
What is our primary use case?
My company uses WordPress as a CMS (Content Management System). It is an off-shelf solution that can be installed on pretty much all hosting solutions available in the market. WordPress can be extended or customized, meaning it can be extended with plug-ins or extensions. The solution can also be redesigned, and it can have different layouts. The templates are called WordPress Themes. With WordPress, In our company, we don't use the already available themes since we don't buy premium templates or utilize page builders in WordPress. My company builds completely custom templates for our clients. WordPress powers 44 percent of websites across the globe, making it one of the most popular content management systems in the world because it's very easy to start using it while also being very flexible. WordPress is also very customizable in terms of integrations. Almost all the world's vendors who manage deliveries and payments have their own plug-ins for WordPress or WooCommerce. WooCommerce is an extension of WordPress, making your website an e-commerce marketplace.
Our company has its own website based on WordPress since it is the only thing for which WordPress can be used. WordPress can be used for online shops, especially if you extend your business to e-commerce.
How has it helped my organization?
WordPress allows us to maintain full website editability by leveraging Gutenberg block editor.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution are its flexibility, ease of working with, intuitive interface, and ease of finding a huge online community, along with its simplicity of integration with other solutions.
What needs improvement?
In WordPress, the user onboarding process is an area with complexities that needs improvement through the simplification of the learning curve for users. More learning materials should be available to help users with the onboarding process. When you initially start with the solution and invite someone as a user in WordPress, they would be able to log in and access the interface, but there is no step-by-step explanation provided.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using WordPress for fourteen years. I lead a company involved in WordPress development.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of WordPress can be described as an ideal one. The stability depends a lot on your server infrastructure and where you will be putting the server.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
To utilize the scalability options of WordPress, you need a more advanced technical team and not servers in place. In general, WordPress is a scalable product. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Around 30 people in my company use the solution.
My company plans to use more of the solution in the future.
How are customer service and support?
WordPress is an open-source product, so there is no technical support required. For support, there is an online community from where you can hire developers for WordPress, or you can just communicate with the online community members.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Drupal and Joomla were the solutions I used before moving to WordPress. I started using WordPress since it is one of the best solutions in the market that provides its users with a lot more flexibility and ease of use.
How was the initial setup?
There is no cloud version or on-premises version in WordPress. WordPress is an open-source platform.
The deployment process for WordPress happens with our company's servers. WordPress is a software that needs to be installed on servers. So many providers offer to host your WordPress site on their servers. Shopify has its own servers, so you cannot install Shopify on another server. WordPress can be installed anywhere. The deployment process of WordPress consists of uploading files and connecting to the database on a server.
The deployment process for WordPress takes around five minutes to complete.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
WordPress is an open-source product, meaning it is available for free.
What other advice do I have?
WordPress can help businesses get online with a limited budget since every business needs an online presence nowadays, and it would be great if a business could have its own website for around 5,000 USD, though there may not be many complex features provided.
WordPress is going the right way, and it is developing quite rapidly, considering the amount of people dependent on WordPress. WordPress has a roadmap that it follows.
Though maintenance is required for the solution, it is not a necessity.
I suggest that those who plan to use the solution have a good support and development team for WordPress in place. I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
The flexibility of incorporating plugins into the backend allows us to swiftly implement various functionalities
What is our primary use case?
My primary focus is on developing and assisting clients from various business sectors, including small-scale e-commerce businesses and large enterprise-level enterprises. WordPress is our primary platform for achieving this goal, and we make the most of its capabilities. In my company, we exclusively utilize WordPress and Shopify as our content management systems. We extend two primary options to our clients: for standard enterprise-level websites, we offer WordPress, while for e-commerce solutions, we provide a choice between Shopify and WordPress. The selection between the two depends entirely on the client's preferences.
How has it helped my organization?
Everything we use is geared towards providing solutions, but there's a caveat. It's crucial to ensure that your work is optimized because updates can pose challenges. Some plugins and themes may not be compatible with the latest updates, and certain functionalities may not work seamlessly with the most current versions. This is why many developers feel like they are taking a step back in web development. It might improve in the future, but currently, around fifty to sixty percent of us face setbacks due to this issue.
What is most valuable?
The standout feature is its high degree of customization. Creating user-friendly, easily maintainable websites is a breeze, especially with the convenient admin access. Moreover, the flexibility of incorporating plugins into the backend allows us to swiftly implement various functionalities like payment methods, third-party reviews, or integrating external services onto our website.
What needs improvement?
When a new developer builds a website using WordPress, we often encounter a challenge. WordPress doesn't automatically scan the website, so we need to install paid plugins for this purpose. Unfortunately, this can lead to slower performance, which is a notable drawback.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with WordPress for the past three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Workforce performance relies on the server's capabilities, particularly its strength. If your server lacks sufficient workspace or experiences certain limitations, it can significantly impact performance. So, whether a website faces issues or remains stable hinges entirely on the quality and strength of its server.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In the coming two to three decades, there is a growing sense of scalability, and this trend is expected to continue and even expand. However, as AI and automation become more prevalent, there is a possibility that new competitors may enter the market and redefine what is considered "the best." Nevertheless, over the next two to three decades, significant growth is anticipated. But for the present moment, it's essential to assess the current level of scalability.
How are customer service and support?
We assist the client effectively in the initial two months, and we offer support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
While I've experimented with many and found them to be effective, it's worth noting that we used to operate without any such tools in the past.
How was the initial setup?
There are two methods for setting up WordPress. Currently, the first option involves directly installing WordPress through the cPanel or a similar control panel, allowing us to quickly install it on our domain. However, this method lacks flexibility. The second approach is to download the latest WordPress setup directly from the official WordPress website, migrate it to our servers, configure it along with the database, and then use it. The choice depends on the client's needs and the project's timeline. While one person can manage our personal website in most cases, when clients have tight deadlines and extensive requirements, we may need to allocate three or four individuals to work on it simultaneously, and takes a maximum of two weeks.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Regarding pricing, we have the flexibility to utilize certain themes and plugins across multiple websites for a single one-time cost. However, there are instances where themes come with only one activation key, limiting their use to a single website. Certain plugins and themes come with a significant cost, with the least expensive theme priced at around $120. Additionally, plugins typically range from $80 to $90 per year for a subscription. Consequently, it can be considered somewhat costly in this regard. Conversely, when it comes to WordPress, there is no expenditure involved.
This can make it more cost-effective for developers, as they can manage multiple websites with a single payment. On the client's end, though, it may be seen as relatively expensive. I would rate it a nine out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend that you first assess your server environment before initiating the web test setup. Once you've done that, you'll be able to utilize WordPress effectively, regardless of the circumstances or expenses involved.
I would rate it an eight out of ten.
The solution is free and has plugins but needs to adapt to new technologies
What is most valuable?
I like the tool's plugins.
What needs improvement?
WordPress needs to adapt to new technologies. It also needs to improve scalability. We don't have optimized content and plugins in the tech stack.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate WordPress' stability an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the tool's scalability a three out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
You can get free support from WordPress.
How was the initial setup?
WordPress is easy to install and takes an hour to deploy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
WordPress is a free solution.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the product a seven out of ten. You can use the product if you do not have plans to grow soon.
Safe and secure for Wordpress web server.
What do you like best about the product?
Ubuntu is reliable and secure for WordPress and very easy to install and configure. We can enable a system level firewall (UFW) in Ubuntu to make our server instances more secure. WordPress provides many plug-ins to create pages and sites. We can customize thems and widgets and menu bars as we like. WordPress cron jobs scripts work well.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't have any issues with running WordPress on an Ubuntu server.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Configuration and performance. WordPress provides many plugins to avoid coding.
Easy to configure and custmize websites
What do you like best about the product?
WordPress is a free tool to create customized web site and web pages. In the Ubuntu server, you can configure it easily with the apt command. it works well with Mysql and MariaDb. Server performance is good didn't face any downtimes and performance is also good. WordPress has many plugins which we can use for the customization of our web pages and we can use our custom code to create pages. and it is very easy to create pages
What do you dislike about the product?
not many things I dislike and they need to improve security vulnerabilities and improve graphics for page design.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reducing downtimes and performance. also it is very easy to create pages and we can push pages in bulk