Why we increasingly move away from WordPress
An honest story about speed, plugin fatigue and the real cost of 'free'.
WordPress was the standard for a long time, and for many sites it still is. But for clients who really want to use their site — to update content daily, to load fast on mobile, to not pay €40/month in plugin licenses — WordPress often becomes a brake.
Three patterns we see again and again:
1. Speed. An average WordPress site loads in 4–7 seconds on mobile. A Next.js site does it in 0.8. For Google's ranking and for your visitors, that's a world of difference.
2. Plugin fatigue. One plugin breaks after an update, and suddenly your form stops working. Or you have 12 plugins, each its own security risk.
3. The admin is for the developer. A typical WordPress admin is a maze for anyone not in it daily. A custom admin — only what you need — works far better.
Not every site needs to leave WordPress. But for those who really use it: there is life after WordPress.