Blogger vs WordPress Blog

For standalone blogs and simple websites, WordPress is a cost-effective, user-friendly, search engine-optimized solution that meets the needs of thousands of businesses every day.

WordPress offers customization options, a large selection of third-party themes, and an extensive ecosystem of plugins that allow you to focus on content development and marketing, instead of reinventing the web design and development wheel. And the robust community behind the platform provides extensive documentation and support, even for third-party plugins and libraries.

But in some cases, despite all its advantages and features, WordPress is not the best option.

One size does not fit all

The primary drawbacks of WordPress are the limitations it poses when websites start to grow more complex and interactive. WordPress does power some large, complex websites. But a site's WordPress installation may struggle to keep up as functionality, features, and complex content are added, and ongoing maintenance may become a nightmare.

Another tool may be a better choice if your website will have:

Advanced audio/video media. Adding more than a few photos on each page, higher-resolution graphics, or videos can strain WordPress and your servers.

Complex content search needs. The WordPress media gallery uses a simple search function. If you have a lot of media content, consider a solution that takes a multi-tiered approach to complex media asset management, categorization, and search.

Multilayered content relationships. Pages drawing from many different content types with complex interconnections can stress WordPress functionality. A few pictures sharing space is one thing, but when complex, multitier relationships exist among your web content, media assets, and display requirements, WordPress is often not the best way to manage them effectively.

Advanced user editing workflows. For smaller businesses, WordPress may be a great fit for a few users to edit content across the site. However, the more frequently your site requires updates, the more challenges you'll face as the complexity of your content and the role of each contributor evolve.

Multilingual elements. If you want to appeal to people speaking multiple languages in multiple regions, WordPress offers some terrific third-party plugins, but other solutions provide much more robust, effective multilingual content management systems.

High security requirements. WordPress security improves with every release, but it's not the safest web platform out there. With so many companies using WordPress, hackers view the platform as a prime target for massive-scale attacks. If you handle sensitive data or unpublished material you don't want to make public yet, look for a more secure solution.

No active technical maintenance team. WordPress and its many plugins undergo constant updates to address security and functionality concerns, which can be both a blessing and a curse. Version dependencies between plugins and WordPress often cause conflicts, but if you don't update frequently and check for bugs and other problems, your site could fall victim to the security issues discussed earlier. If your website is not actively supported and maintained by a technical team, exploits of your site may lead to lost data, embedded Trojan viruses, and malware that destroy the site's user experience and search engine optimization.

Extensive integration with other solutions. Many corporate websites use third-party systems, which tend to incorporate other Java data sources. For example, a large law firm might have hundreds of lawyers, each with a unique bio page reflecting specialties. Firms this size often integrate attorney lists with back-end human resources databases to automate updates and changes to hundreds (if not thousands) of website pages. Mass integration on this level would prove difficult to implement, manage, and maintain for the long term within WordPress.

Finding the best fit

Chief marketing officers should consider the functionality of their digital properties to understand the pros and cons of each content management system to determine which best fits their needs, as some digital tools fit a site's specific requirements better than others.

How can you find the right solution for your business?

Look at solutions purpose-built for your sector. If you work in certain industries, such as law or fitness, many companies provide tools tailored specifically to your online needs. Search for those offering tailored solutions for your company and your specific needs. These solutions may be open source or based on open source technologies.

Consider hosted services. Your company doesn't have to take on the entire burden; you can use one of several solutions to reduce the heavy lifting required on your end. Squarespace is one popular hosted alternative to WordPress, and if you have an e-commerce site, a provider like Shopify is often a better solution than coupling WordPress with e-commerce plugins.

Seek a customized solution. If you have a growing company with niche software requirements or you have a complex project underway, you might end up doing so much custom development on top of WordPress that it virtually ceases to be WordPress. This happens more often than anybody would like to admit, and it's a fine approach, as long as you recognize the technical debt this may incur. Finding a more tailored solution that requires less customization will save time and money.

WordPress is an invaluable resource, but it isn't the right choice for every scenario. The larger and more complex your company or project gets, the more likely it is you need a solution above and beyond what WordPress offers.

Jaron Rubenstein is the founder and president of Rubenstein Technology Group. 

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January 29, 2016 --

A new promotional offer for a free trial has now been launched by the leading name in WordPress support.

Stylemix, who are Envato Elite WordPress experts, know the importance of quality WP support, and are very proud to introduce their new promotional offer for a free trial to give everyone the chance to experience their quality services with no obligation.

Stylemix is very aware of the importance of an updated and secure website to their clients and this is also important to them as well. It is the very reason why they adopt such a diligent and personalized approach in their work. They take great pride in their efficiency at WP support services as they listen with patience, communicate clearly and act right away. Their team never fails to give all their tasks the best that they can each and every time and their testimonials prove it.

One of the main reasons why more and more clients continue to rely on them is because of the safety that they offer. Even when their client is asleep, they continue to protect and monitor their websites for them. They also offer sheer flexibility as they give their clients the chance of choosing the service that will suit them the best.

With Stylemix WordPress support, there is no need for you to spend a large amount just to experience the highest quality service. They also make use of a unique ticket system to ensure that none of your requests will be ignored or missed.

Through the assistance of the company, site owners can look forward to quality WordPress performance optimization. They can ensure that the website can load much faster after the code and images optimization. Automatic backups and caching and configuring plug-ins is also included in their plans.

They also guarantee reliable WordPress hosting and this can be included for free with their annual plans if y ou would like to move hosts and migrate to them. All you need to do is choose a one year subscription. Stylemix has fast servers that can be found in the United States, Australia and Germany. They can also customize your WordPress Theme to fit specific business needs and help with the installation. And if these are not enough, they also provide a comprehensive report on the tasks that are completed as well as the overall performance of the website.

You can also check out their blog at https://stylemix-wp-support.com/blog/ to learn more about the world of Wordpress.

About Stylemix:

Stylemix is a leading web development group that specializes in WordPress websites. They take great pride in their 14 years of international experience with over 1,500 successful projects and a thousand happy and satisfied customers. The agency is composed of 48 professionals, all of whom are very experienced in the industry and are more than willing to give the very best service to their valued clients.

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Wilmingtonian Greg Davis got his introduction to WordPress in 2009 when he helped a pastor set up a blog.

"It kind of got me playing around with it and trying to figure out, 'What is this thing?'" he said. He liked what he saw.

And so, seven years later, Davis wants to build New Castle County's WordPress community, and he's begun a Meetup group to do it.

Highlights from WordCamp US 2015

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To start the New Year, I am happy to announce we have a new location! We will be meeting at 1313 Innovation which is located in the Hercules Building on North Market Street in Wilmington.  1313 Innovation is a great place to "Educate. Collaborate. Innovate". I look forward to their partnership with us in 2016!For our January meetup, we'll recap so…

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While Philadelphia and the Philly suburbs have vibrant WordPress communities (and btw, hosted the ultimate WordPress event, WordCamp US, last month), Davis said Wilmington is its own community with plenty to offer. "I wanted to be able to not always have got be relying on other groups and get something started in our community," he said.

Davis, who worked for DuPont for several years, is the IT director for VWR International, a laboratory supply distribution company. After helping the pastor back in 2009, he realized he was becoming a go-to guy for people with tech questions. In response to that, he started 38 Solutions in 2010. "What I'm aiming to do, in most cases, is help small business owners or individuals with their web presence and get them going on the web," he said.

WordPress is a tool he uses often with his 38 Solutions work, and he has a hunch that there are lots of folks in the area who are either WordPress users or developers (though he guesses there are more users).

What he loves about the popular website creation tool is that the software is open source, and it has a strong community of tech lovers who want to help each other in their online endeavors.

"It can be a tool for a career, or it can become a career itself for people to learn," Davis said.

So, if you're a Wilmington-area WordPress user (we are!) or developer — or you just want to know more about how it works — check out Davis' Meetup. He held the first meeting in November (eight attended) and he's hopeful to grow an enthusiastic community here. He's also in talks with 1313 Innovation's Megan Anthony about doing a Girl Develop It session on WordPress.

"The important thing is to get the word out to people that you don't have to be afraid to do things online."

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NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- WordPress-as-a-Service: Cloud-Based Content Delivery and Development Platform for Today's Internet 

Introduction 

Does WordPress run the world? It's possible, based on surveys that indicate that nearly % of all Web sites on the Internet are developed and managed using the open source WordPress platform.Created more than a decade ago as an open source blog and content management tool, designed to make Web publishing easy and intuitive for non-developers, the tool has evolved to encompass advanced plug-in and application programming interface (API) functionality; as well as cloud-based access, allowing delivery through an "as-a-Service" model.

The enhanced capabilities and easier access have fueled continued growth, making the platform attractive to Web site owners, content managers, and even application developers.

As WordPress grows in popularity, savvy Web service providers are leveraging this growth to create a new "as-a-Service category": WordPress-as-a-Service. WordPress-as-a-Service enables easy, cloudbased access to the content management tool, while helping businesses to ensure that they have the latest—and safest—of WordPress themes and plug-ins. In many cases, providers also handle routine WordPress management tasks for the customer—such as code updates, the addition and vetting of new themes and plug-ins to the WordPress environment, and security assurance.

In this SPIE, Stratecast examines the rise of WordPress as a development tool, and its growth in popularity among both blog and business users. We look at the inception of WordPress-as-a-Service, as well as the benefits to providers and customers. Finally, major providers in the market today are profiled.

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Windows App Studio Beta update brings some exciting new features

The new features in this release focus on things that help empower students using Azure DreamSpark to create great Wordpress blog and with App Studio create stunning native Windows Apps.

So you've been thinking about building an app for a while now, you want share your interests with the world, but you just don't have enough time and even if you did, where would you start?

The answer is Windows App Studio. A free, online app creation tool that allows you to quickly build Windows and Windows Phone apps to publish, test, and share. Make changes, add content, and toggle between phone and tablet views to watch your app come alive.

And if you want to advanced programming features, Windows App Studio generates your source code ready for Visual Studio - a feature no other app-builder tool provides. There is no better day than today, so get started!

Some of the new features include

WordPress Data Source – We introduced a new WordPress data source that lets you connect your app to your WordPress blog. It pulls in content and displays it beautifully in your app so you can free your blog from the web and get it in front of 110+ million Windows 10 users by publishing it to the Store.

Related Content – Did you ever want to show related content in a section (such as speaker information for an event listing in a Convention app, or comments from a blog post)? Now it can be easily done in Windows App Studio Beta. This feature opens up new use cases and we will show them off in new templates in the future.

Microsoft Advertising – It's great to have people using and enjoying your app, but it's even better when those eyeballs translate into revenue! Now included is the Microsoft Ad control, which means you can now place advertising in your app to make money from people using it.

Source: Windows App Studio https://appstudio.windows.com/ Now supports Wordpress to Windows 10 native app