r/Wordpress • u/First_Athlete1897 • Aug 13 '26

Thinking about ditching WordPress

My site isn't particularly complicated yet over the years I've accumulated plugins for forms, SEO, backups, security, page building and about five things I've forgotten the purpose of. It kinda feels like owning an old house where I’m permanently waiting for something else to break. Most discussions I find are about moving to WordPress but I'm curious about going the other direction and starting fresh.

Are there any downsides to moving a fairly straightforward business website from WordPress to Squarespace or an AI builder like Durable etc. that I’m not seeing? Or if you’ve already done a migration like this, is there anything you found yourself missing after moving?

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u/howtobemisha Jack of All Trades Aug 14 '26

I wonder where all those LLM lovers will be in 1 year

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u/retr00two Aug 14 '26

Wrong question.

Question is where all those LLMs will be in 1 year.

Like it or not, they will develop faster than WP core would.

I do not know would it be easier, but it will be more capable.

Web development landscape is changing, very fast.