WordPress vs HTML

WordPress is a great CMS to create a website, while using HTML, CSS and JavaScript can be another option. WordPress allows you slightly less flexibility compared to the other approach, but allows you to get started quicker.

Quick Summary(For those of you in need of time)

I understand, not everyone has time to read every word I write, for those of you who are in a hurry, here is a quick summary.

WordPress is better at creating blogs, personal websites or simple business landing page. WordPress can get advanced, but I prefer using HTML for advanced projects.

The more technical approach is using HTML, CSS and JavaScript with backend tools like NodeJS. This approach is more for developers ready to invest a lot of their times building an advanced project.

Speed

Now let's dive into the details! I personally host my blog on WordPress, and create tools with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. At the end of the day, we are comparing JavaScript(HTML) with PHP(WordPress).

To be perfectly honest, JavaScript is slightly faster than PHP, but the way WordPress puts HTML into PHP does make up the difference.

While some developers complain that PHP is slow, or hard, you actually don't need to touch the PHP code for your WordPress web app.

I host my blog and JavaScript library on the same hosting provider, SiteGround. You can visit both websites here, and compare the speed yourself.

freetechnologyhelp.com(Wordpress)
cheaterjs.com(HTML)

Ease of Use

Well, this is super straight forward, WordPress is way easier to get started to than HTML. But it's actually not that simple.

WordPress is made in PHP, and PHP is harder than HTML, CSS & JavaScript. So if you want to make a technical change to your WordPress website, you would need to know PHP.

Conclusion

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