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Do you prefer Wordpress or Building your site from scratch

by TimK06
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Hey, I've used both before but noticed most people seem to be following the wordpress way nowadays. Wordpress is extremely user friendly but I kind of like building my own site through Kompozer better. Am I wrong for that and which method do you prefer?
#building #prefer #scratch #site #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author joseph7384
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    • Profile picture of the author PCH
      I've used Kompozer too. It's easy enough. But I've started taking a look at Optimize Press as a wordpress theme, and I quite like that too.
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  • Profile picture of the author ronnieavelino
    Originally Posted by TimK06 View Post

    Hey, I've used both before but noticed most people seem to be following the wordpress way nowadays. Wordpress is extremely user friendly but I kind of like building my own site through Kompozer better. Am I wrong for that and which method do you prefer?
    It depends on you on what you like Tim. If you want wordpress then do it, if you want to build it from scratch then do it. For me, I prefer wordpress coz I don't know how build websites from scratch.

    Regards,

    Ronnie
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    I prefer hand-built sites with a blog on the side for the best of both worlds. I use Notepad to build sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jesse L
    I've used the code side of Dreamweaver (used to be CF studio) for years now.
    I do all of my programming (php, js, etc..) in it also. Your code is much cleaner, or should be, when hand coded. I don't like wysiwyg editors if the client wants top onsite SEO.

    But I am a firm believer in not reinventing the wheel, so WP has its place and works well for a CMS. Hooking into the system with other systems is fairly easy also.
    WP has done a hell of a job with their system and have come a long way since they began.

    JL
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  • Profile picture of the author marcuslim
    Kompozer with plain html is perfectly fine for static pages. Examples are squeeze pages and sites with only a few pages that do not need to be updated. For such sites, plain html is good, it also loads faster.
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    • Profile picture of the author David Braybrooke
      Wordpress is perfect for me as it incorporates so many user-friendly features! A very versatile platform.
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  • Profile picture of the author markmatthews
    I have no idea how to make sites,that's when I discover wordpress...

    combined it with optimizepress... super cool
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    Skadoosh!

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  • Profile picture of the author KriiV
    I have a strong background in HTML, CSS and PHP, but I still prefer Wordpress for my IM sites. It's just quicker to setup and run.
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    There's no right/wrong/best way of building a site. It all depends on what you are trying to do.

    I build sites using WordPress and handing coded HTML sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author YasirYar
    I like using WordPress because its very easy and has all the features you needed for your web development, it's basically drag and drop for me.
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