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0 pointsjoenot4431y ago0 comments

I still choose WP over Wix or SquareSpace when given the option. Self hosting a bunch of WP sites on a DigitalOcean instance and mirroring them all through CloudFlare is probably the cheapest way to run high traffic read-only sites. Toss in ServerPilot and you can spin up sites about as quickly as you could doing the Wix onboarding.

My prediction is that by 2030 Wordpress will be just as popular as it is today :)

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rchaud1y ago

WordPress.com isn't self-hosted, it's the freemium cloud version comparable to Wix and Squarespace.

Automattic isn't making any money on the open-source version that can be hosted anywhere.

joenot443OP1y ago

You’re right, that distinction’s very important. I’d never recommend WordPress.com, I’m just a fan of Wordpress the OSS.

qingcharles1y ago

In the past I would have argued against you, but the WP block editor has taken away most of the advantage that Wix/SquareSpace had. I've done the same as you now. You can buy a $3/mo Hetzner ARM box and run 100 WP sites on it.

ravetcofx1y ago

Static HTML is even cheaper. I don't understand how some people can't think outside of CMS land

pjerem1y ago

Because you need either to write your own html or to use a static site generator, none of which are accessible solutions to normal people. WordPress (.com) is accessible to my grandmother.

joenot443OP1y ago

In my case it's because sometimes my clients like to publish or make edits without my intervention.

My own personal site is static HTML mirrored against Cloudflare, I do definitely see the advantage when it's there :)

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0 pointsjoenot4431y ago0 comments

My prediction is that by 2030 Wordpress will be just as popular as it is today :)

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rchaud1y ago

WordPress.com isn't self-hosted, it's the freemium cloud version comparable to Wix and Squarespace.

Automattic isn't making any money on the open-source version that can be hosted anywhere.

joenot443OP1y ago

You’re right, that distinction’s very important. I’d never recommend WordPress.com, I’m just a fan of Wordpress the OSS.

qingcharles1y ago

ravetcofx1y ago

Static HTML is even cheaper. I don't understand how some people can't think outside of CMS land

pjerem1y ago

Because you need either to write your own html or to use a static site generator, none of which are accessible solutions to normal people. WordPress (.com) is accessible to my grandmother.

joenot443OP1y ago

In my case it's because sometimes my clients like to publish or make edits without my intervention.

My own personal site is static HTML mirrored against Cloudflare, I do definitely see the advantage when it's there :)

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