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You’ve probably heard many good things about WordPress at this stage. The platform has many functionalities and advantages for small business and is one of the most popular publishing platforms in the world. Today it is used by 29% of internet blogs and has conquered this place for being open-source software. WordPress has in fact its advantages; however, it should not be used to build your e-commerce platform or your travel website and here’s why:
Probably the highest in the priority rank, the security problem is a constant worry for WP users. Most WordPress installations (ie those in which the user is unaware of implementing additional security solutions) are extremely vulnerable.
Because of this lack of security, hackers tend to look for WP blogs and websites to attack. Spam is also a major platform issue and malicious code plugins are not as uncommon as they should be.
Another point to be aware of using WordPress is the need for updating the software regularly, or your website risks being compromised. The upgrade itself is simple as one click, but individual plugins can cause problems, which in turn can disable your entire website in the worst case. If you don’t possess enough technical knowledge, this might go beyond your capabilities.
Unlike other paid CMS platforms, WordPress offers no support at all for its users. Although there are forums and help pages, the knowledge found there is generally built by other users. Because of this “informal support” many questions go unanswered and some chronic issues can destroy your user experience.
WordPress was written in PHP and that’s why many developers and experts have stopped using it. The point is that PHP is not an easy language to learn and if you want to modify any of the features of your e-commerce website you will have to master it. This causes the site to be deprecated from other types of CMS, written in friendlier programming languages.
Another issue is the current updates. Themes and plugins undergo through updates, meaning Google’s webmaster tool needs to make periodic site visits. The administrator of WP website should log in into the site panel periodically to check if any tools, themes, plugins need to be updated. By doing so, you can fix this deficiency manually and security does not get compromised.
While free themes are hands-on and can make life easier for those unfamiliar with design and development, they can also put your website at risk. Many themes found on the internet have a hidden code, malicious links and plugins that can do more harm than good.
Also, paid tools and plugins are expensive to acquire – there are many free plugins that might meet your needs. However, as any other company, most plugins offers a paid version, which can be quite expensive. They range from $10 to $500. If you want to invest in a paid domain, theme, layout and plugins, the final bill may be more expensive than hiring a professional do develop your e-commerce platform.
Because unsupported, users rely on your documentation to know what to do. However, the documentation is often inconsistent and full of incomplete information. If you never have a problem with WordPress this will not affect you, but at the sign of any slightly more complex doubt non-existent documentation can cause you many headaches.
WordPress is an Open Source platform, which means the source code is made available for use or modification to all. Anyone can have access to the code and develop plugins and tools to integrate with WP and therefore your website.
Due its open-source characteristics, WP utilises many plugins to bring an e-commerce platform to life. In fact, you cannot build an e-commerce website without plugins. This CMS (Content Management System) acts as the “heart” of your online store and it’s necessary to install plugins to add more functionality to the manager.
With different plugins in your platform, your website is vulnerable to hacker attacks, it’s dependent on third party providers and lack of assistance.
WordPress is indeed a great platform to create your blog page, however, is not the most adequate option when it comes to building e-commerce sites. To build a secure, reliable and totally customisable online store, the best option is to hire professionals and specialists to develop the most suitable solution for your company.
