Let’s come back to the power creators hold. Brainstorm Force, the publishers of the Astra theme, were accused of adding an illegal affiliate backlink to the theme. This means that in the process of building Astra, they added a link within the code that links one website to another. In order to prohibit this from occurring, WordPress suspended the theme as a whole and it is no longer available for use. What makes you think that this won’t happen again? There could be thousands of themes headed for suspension.
It's time to move on... from WordPress
September 1, 2020
WordPress is a popular open-source content management system that allows creators to build all sorts of websites. The use of features such as plugin architecture and template themes help assist your creation in being different and effective, at NO cost.
Sounds exciting right? Almost makes you think you want to immediately hop on WordPress right now. Well, you might want to hold that thought! Over the past few years, thousands of companies have made the move away from WordPress; and for good reasons.\
THE WORDPRESS PLATFORM HAS BECOME OUTDATED
WordPress had been around the block and back. The platform was initially set up so that anyone could build, create, and upload their ideas. While it may be useful, there are many quirks behind this kind of a process. Every few months, WordPress creates a newer version of its platform, breaking many themes and plugins that have become outdated. This is because the individual creators of these themes are not keeping up with updating their themes and designs.
James Nunn, Managing Director of Juuced Marketing explains more… “WordPress was initially built as an open platform for blogging, and over time it’s morphed into a website development platform. Put simply, it’s like building the foundation for a house and then over time expecting that foundation to support a high-rise office building, constructed by thousands of random developers. Fundamentally, that's why so many websites break every time there’s a major WordPress platform update. It’s a disaster waiting to happen!”
POPULAR THEMES WILL BREAK YOUR WEBSITE
Creators have all the power when it comes to designing new themes for WordPress as it is an open-source free platform. However, WordPress holds the power to suspend any theme they see does not follow guideline rules. Last month, WordPress suspended the popular theme, Astra. Over 1 million people have used Astra within some part of the website. Due to the suspension, around 500,000 websites broke down and were no longer accessible. But why exactly would WordPress suspend Astra?
INSTABILITY AND SECURITY ISSUES
Because WordPress is made up of outdated software, it carries many vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities leave many security gaps for hackers to easily manipulate. In 2018,
WordPress was revealed to have accounted for 90% of hacked websites. Do you really want to put your website in the hands of these hackers?
FIND A BETTER HTML PLATFORM
There are plenty of other platforms that will make creating websites 10x easier. For example, a newer platform will have features that benefit ease of use, quality of support, and ease of setup. Though it may not be free, wouldn’t you rather feel that your hard work will be secure and protected?
HOW WE BUILD WEBSITES RIGHT
At Juuced, we build the foundation right from the start. Our websites are beautifully designed and built with the latest technology. Every responsive website we build is mobile-friendly, encrypted, search optimized, and includes the most intuitive Content Management System in the industry, for our clients to easily update their website as they please. All our websites are hosted on AWS with a 99.9% uptime, making them reliable, secure, and hassle-free.
To learn more about JUUCED web design click here: juuced.com/website-design
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