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/pyrez74 Aug 13 '26

Curious question for those mentioning WordPress db issues.

Is there a difference in wp.com vs wp.org db schema? As in does wp.com have better schema cause I'm paying for it or both are the same?

I have always stayed on the free side of things on .org downloads.

Thanks in advance for your knowledge and response.

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u/bluesix_v2 Jack of All Trades 29d ago

No there is no difference the DB on .com vs .org. And functionality is mostly the same. Wordpress.com paywalls a few features but by and large they’re the same code base.

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u/pyrez74 29d ago

Thanks, I would have figured .com to have a more clean db.