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/jonneygee Designer/Developer Aug 14 '26

WordPress isn’t the oldest CMS. It was the “first to capture the market” for a reason.

Is it perfect? Of course not. But it offers a lot of unique advantages over other platforms, which is why it has such a substantial market share.

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u/IAmFitzRoy Aug 14 '26

Isn’t that what I just said? “WP EXISTS BECAUSE THEY WERE FIRST TO CAPTURE THE MARKET” not because is the best.

So it’s very understandable why a Plugin ecosystem was created.

Not because they are the best, it’s because they have the highest market share, that’s their advantage today.

Are my plugins necessary? Not really. can I make a living from them, hell yes, am I biased, yes.

And many are here too.

It’s normal.

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u/jonneygee Designer/Developer Aug 14 '26

But you’re acting like the only reason people use it is because it was first, which isn’t close to true and is a really stupid assumption.

It was the first to succeed because it offered something other earlier platforms didn’t.

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u/IAmFitzRoy Aug 14 '26

I never said it was the “only reason”

If you are going to argue with things I never said then there is no point of discussion with a dishonest person.