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WordPress, Webflow or Squarespace? Which suits you!
Wix, Webflow, Joomla, Drupal.... Meanwhile, there are so many different methods to create a website, but what is the best method?
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WordPress
WordPress has been a relevant player for years, perhaps THE most relevant player. If you look at the durability with a well-built website and the numerous extensions that are often also available for free. Sure, there are drawbacks, too. Here we list the pros and cons for you:
Advantages
- Free. WordPress itself is free and so are the numerous plugins/extensions often. Woocoommerce is the webshop plugin of WordPress, this one is also free
- Widely applicable. Whether you want a one-pager, webshop, small SME or large website, WordPress is SEO friendly for everything. Because of the long history of WordPress, they know exactly what is useful for your findability.
Cons
- Plugins. Juist omdat er zo’n groot aanbod is voor plugins moet je goed uitkijken met welke plugin je wel en niet wilt werken. Zoek daarom naar plugins die goede recensies hebben of die recentelijk zijn bijgewerkt.
- Updates. Omdat WordPress veel aan het ontwikkelen is (en de plugin makers vaak ook) zijn er wat sneller updates. Zorg er dan ook voor dat je de updates goed in de gaten houdt. Pas wel op dat je niet in de stress schiet als je open updates ziet staan, dat is normaal in WordPress. Onze tip: Vind daar een goede balans in of besteed het uit.
Webflow
Webflow is also becoming bigger among designers lately. This is because it allows designers to create a website via a non-code workflow. When you want to build in more complex elements, your technical knowledge quickly becomes inadequate and you usually have to hire a developer. Here are the pros and cons of Webflow:
Advantages
- Flexible use. In Webflow you have many settings to shape your website in small details the way you want (some knowledge required)
- Affordable. Webflow is not expensive and extensions are relatively inexpensive
Cons
- Tricky to use. As I just mentioned, for designers it’s easy because you’re working with a certain design logic. So a certain web/technical knowledge is also useful, but when you want to go a little further in the further development of your website, it is usually difficult to use further
Squarespace
Squarespace is also a well-known platform in which you can build your website. It is easy to use and unlike Webflow, you also need less experience for this. There are also a number of templates you can build on. Still, there are some drawbacks:
Advantages
- Easy to use. No knowledge required to get started
- Price/Quality. For the money, you can proceed relatively easily. You will spend around €30 – €50 per month for a normal site
Cons
- Difficult to expand. Squarespace has few options to vary and expand unlike WordPress and Webflow.
- Template focused. Squarespace is more focused on temporary/easy websites, you notice this in the limited design choices you have.
- Limited use. For example, for a webshop, you don’t need to look at Squarespace. Then you’re better off looking at Woocommerce; A webshop plugin for WordPress.
