WordPress Myth-Busting
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WORDPRESS IS JUST FOR SMALL WEBSITES…
Absolutely not! WordPress is the world’s most popular content management system and powers over a third all websites listed in the top 100,000 by traffic. Its usage percentage dwarfs all other platforms and its market share is consistently growing. Meanwhile, the market share for other open source CMSs like Joomla and Drupal is falling.
WORDPRESS IS TOO COMPLEX AND HARD TO USE…
No way! Within one hour of our bespoke training session you will be off and running. The WordPress dashboard is well-designed and very simple to use. We’ve customised the system with powerful features and functions to make it really easy for you and colleagues to take over content editing once we’ve populated the site for you. It’s as easy as word processing but with far more versatility including video, audio, photography, graphics and other media. Highly customisable admin/author/editor roles provides a way for staff with complementary skills to maintain different parts of your website yet easily maintain a consistent ‘look and feel’, navigation and other content elements.
WE’LL NEED AN IN-HOUSE ‘TECHIE’ TO MAINTAIN WORDPRESS…
You categorically do not! We have all of the technical skills required to keep your website running smoothly; we seamlessly update all our WordPress websites on your behalf weekly with patches, backups, security updates, new features and plugin updates. Rest assured, you will be able to concentrate solely on managing the content or your website.
BECAUSE WORDPRESS IS OPEN SOURCE IT IS NOT SECURE…
Incorrect! Regular updates are provided by WordPress that protect from emerging security vulnerabilities. We pride ourselves in keeping WordPress up-to-date and use a premium security plugin to stop exploits and keep your website secure. Any plugins we use on your website are researched, have a well established track record and/or are premium, licensed and supported so we are confident of their robustness. Our hosting is expertly optimised for WordPress and includes a Web Application Firewall to further protect your site. We’ll automatically install an SSL certificate on your main website domain as part of the service, too.
WORDPRESS HAS LIMITED SUPPORT…
No! Certainly, WordPress is an open source, community based project, so you don’t get support through the traditional routes as if you were buying a piece of software, for example. However, with the right agency, the right skills and the right approach (Concept4!), you will always get support when its needed. We provide a thorough guide to WordPress alongside our tailored training sessions and, where needed, we create walk-through videos on how to use certain features or plugins. The user and developer base is massive, meaning a thriving community for plugins, guides and advice as WordPress evolves day by day to improve its user-friendly interface and features.