Today, I want to talk about something from personal experience: why I no longer proactively recommend WordPress to my clients.

I'm not denying its past. WP is great; it was the gateway to website building for countless people. However, the new wave of technology is surging forward, and WP's old empire is constantly being challenged and eroded.

At the same time, having seen and fallen into so many "pits" (pitfalls), I feel a strong need to find better solutions—for my clients, and for the sake of creating truly good work.

1. When "Fast" Becomes a Luxury 🐌

"The admin panel is even laggier than the live site"—this is the most common complaint I hear from clients.

Where's the problem? Plugins. Need more functionality? Install a plugin. Bad SEO? Add another one... Very quickly, the website becomes a bloated castle. Visitors stare at loading spinners, and updating content yourself feels like wading through mud.

✨ My Solution: Go lightweight. The technologies I use now (like Astro) are inherently fast. The code is clean, there are no plugins to drag it down, and web pages load instantly, silky-smooth. It lets you and your customers rediscover the feeling of a seamless flow.

2. The Unseen Security "Time Bomb" 💣

"My website got hacked!"—anyone who has run a website understands the weight of those words.

WP's massive user base makes it a "buffet" for hackers. A single plugin that wasn't updated in time can send all your hard work up in flames. You constantly have to worry about updates, patches, and backups... For a business owner, this mental overhead is just too high.

✨ My Solution: Prevent it at the architectural level. I use a headless (frontend/backend decoupled) architecture, separating the "display layer" from the "core data." What hackers can touch is just an empty shell; what's truly valuable is safely isolated. This lets you say goodbye to "getting hacked" anxiety.

3. When "Customization" Becomes "Compromise" 🎨

WP themes look nice, but what if you want to change a small detail to match your brand? You're restricted at every turn. In the end, it's not you mastering the theme; it's the theme "kidnapping" you.

This is especially true for brand-defining animations. Trying to implement them in WP always feels like it's "missing something"—lacking that "wow" factor.

✨ My Solution: Pixel-perfect customization. My workflow starts with top-tier visual design, using professional animation libraries like GSAP to build it 100% bespoke for you. Every detail you see, every animation, is created just for you. No "making do."

My principle is simple: I only build work that I am 100% confident in and that creates long-term value for my clients.

So, if you're also fed up with that "slow, rigid, and insecure" website, and you want to see just how stunning modern web technology can be—

Perhaps we can build something together that will make your peers envious.

Do you think WordPress is outdated? Or, what pitfalls have you encountered?