WordPress vs Custom Website
Friday, September 20th, 2024
What is the difference between a WordPress and a custom website? Each has its pros and cons and is dependent on the needs of your business. If you are looking to update information frequently, want to sell products online, have a blog/news section, or want to be able to make changes yourself then WordPress is a great option. If you are looking for a website for your business and only plan on making changes monthly, quarterly, or maybe annually, then a custom website will work better.
What makes WordPress so flexible, including the ability to make your own updates, blog posts, or a store, is also why it requires more upkeep than a custom website. WordPress runs on a database and uses a lot of code for all those fancy features – which leaves information vulnerable to being compromised if not updated regularly. There are frequent updates to the WordPress core, theme, plugins and files that NEED to be updated. These updates should be done at least monthly, and whenever a security vulnerability update is released. When hosting a WordPress website with WebLeaps our Managed WordPress hosting covers all these updates.
Custom websites give you the full flexibility design wise as you are not confined to any particular style. Your custom website is completely unique to any other design on the internet, and is designed specifically with your business, and your customers, in mind. Custom websites do not rely on a database, do not require security updates, and use a fraction of files compared to a WordPress website. Excluding images, a custom website can include as few as 20 files, whereas an average WordPress website contains thousands. With less overhead, and coded from the ground up, our custom websites are ideal for businesses that do not want to make their own updates and are looking for a custom, online presence that does not require frequent security updates.
If you are looking for a custom website with a blog or WordPress functionality, we also offer options to combine them as well. Let us take the guesswork out of what you need for your website. Contact us, let us know what your business website needs are, and we can provide a free quote tailored for your business.
