WordPress V/s HTML on Behance

1. WordPress V/s HTML on Behance behance.net/gallery/56021687/Make-Your-Choice-WordPress-Vs-HTML Creating your business website is not an easy task. You have to make choices based on cost, quality, selection of a hosting platform etc. So how will you decide which hosting platform to choose between WordPress and HTML for your website? Both WordPress and HTML are quite popular and have their own strengths and weaknesses. Let’s find out which one is the best suited for you. WordPress WordPress is perceived as a Content Management System (CMS) and is dynamic in nature. This means that you can make as many changes as you like to your web content including the design, theme, images etc. CMS website development gives you the power to manage the content of your website at your own will. It is open source software that is extremely user-friendly and does not require any form of formal training. Admin panel helps in making the changes to the website content. Some of its benefits and drawbacks are listed below. Benefits Easy to edit: WordPress allows you to add pages to the existing site without having to pay a web design company. It has an intuitive user interface that helps in creating or updating information on your website. Ready-to-use Templates: You can use their ready to use templates that have been developed by professionals’ world over. Powerful plugins: Installing plugins allows you to add contact forms, reservation systems, photo galleries etc. to your existing website. Total control: You can make changes to anything you wish whether it is the domain name, content etc. and see it grow in popularity and traffic. Creation of dynamic sites: WordPress is built on PHP framework and can create dynamic websites. SEO: It is SEO friendly and provides improved rankings. 1/3

2. Cost-effective: User does not need any technical knowledge and making changes is easy. Hence you don’t need to spend a huge amount in hiring a developer. Drawbacks Maintenance: You have to keep WordPress, plug-ins, and themes updated as automatic updates are not possible. All updates have to be manually performed or you can also contact managed WordPress hosting provider. HTML HTML is a mark-up language used for developing static web pages and can easily be combined with CSS and JavaScript for additional functionalities. You would need to hire a web developer to create HTML website. Benefits No maintenance: Once the website is active, there is no maintenance required. You just need to create a back-up and that’s it. Loads faster: Since HTML pages use limited resources as compared to dynamic sites, they load much faster. Drawbacks Difficult and costly to update: If you are not familiar with HTML and CSS you will need to call the developer for the minutest of change. This will also prove to be costly. No plug-ins: Once your business picks up and you want to add features to your website like a store or a gallery, you may have to again hire a developer or even move from HTML to WordPress. You don’t have the option to add plug- ins. How do you decide which one to choose? 2/3

3. After looking at the advantages and disadvantages of WordPress and HTML, how will you choose between the two? In case you want to create the website once and never add, remove or update anything to it, then it is recommended that you choose HTML over WordPress as it is faster and more suitable. However, if you want to have the control over your website so that you can make changes as and when required then WordPress is best suited. If you want to get more money from your website, then WordPress is recommended as it will allow you to add a number of pages with additional content, blogs etc. It allows you to build your own email list and add customers. Also you will get enough assistance, resources, tools, and plug-ins for managing your website. Each is unique. But WordPress definitely is a notch above HTML as it saves both time and money. HTML may work in some instance but WordPress is forever. 3/3