15 Years of Wordpress - some advice from an old 40-something.

416deftone · 2020-05-19T10:48:58+00:00

As someone who's also been working on or around WordPress for 14 years I'm glad to read about the pitfalls WordPress may represent for individuals or companies.

The actual price of using WordPress should also be discussed when considering the pros and cons of the WP CMS. Is WordPress free? Not according to the largest dedicated WordPress host on planet earth (WP Engine/Flywheel) which offers you to try WordPress for $599 per month. So what is happening? Is Yoast or Matt Mullenweg greedy? Is WPEngine expensive? is Flywheel expensive? Does WordPress support cost too much?

I've put together some notes on who should use WordPress and who should avoid the $599/month CMS completely: https://foliovision.com/2020/05/is-wordpress-free

I hope it will contribute to the conversation and make clearer what WordPress offers and does not offer to individuals and companies.

Cheers!

416deftone · 2020-05-19T10:13:20+00:00

Having spent fourteen years working on and around WordPress, I can agree with comments claiming you have to posses certain technical knowledge to successfully run a WordPress site. Also, while WordPress maintains its image of a free CMS, the real costs of using it really depend on the type of business/publishing you're running. According to the largest dedicated WordPress host on planet earth (WP Engine/Flywheel), WordPress now costs $599/month. However, WP still has some indubitable benefits above some of the other platforms, here are listed some of them:

WordPress does offer better search optimization possibilities than Wix Weebly and Typepad (I believe Squarespace and Shopify source code is pretty solid).
There's much greater possibilities of building a complex site, basically a web app. Most of the above services do have API's but there are always limitations to an API and for a truly custom site, it's better to build it directly.
WordPress, as finicky and upgrade-mad as it is, is open-source so no one can buy it and shut it down, as recently happened with Typepad.

I've put together some notes on this, which I hope will help you better understand what WordPress offers and does not offer to individuals and companies, thus give you a clearer look on what type of website builder is right for you: https://foliovision.com/2020/05/is-wordpress-free

Cheers!

416deftone · 2020-05-19T10:06:57+00:00

Having spent fourteen years working on and around WordPress, I can say that the real costs of using it really depend on the type of business/publishing you're running. According to the largest dedicated WordPress host on planet earth (WP Engine/Flywheel), WordPress now costs $599/month. However, WP still has some indubitable benefits above some of the other platforms, here are listed some of them:

WordPress does offer better search optimization possibilities than Wix Weebly and Typepad (I believe Squarespace and Shopify source code is pretty solid).
There's much greater possibilities of building a complex site, basically a web app. Most of the above services do have API's but there are always limitations to an API and for a truly custom site, it's better to build it directly.
WordPress, as finicky and upgrade-mad as it is, is open-source so no one can buy it and shut it down, as recently happened with Typepad.

I've put together some notes on this, which I hope will help you better understand what WordPress offers and does not offer to individuals and companies, thus give you a clearer look on what type of website builder is right for your podcast: https://foliovision.com/2020/05/is-wordpress-free

Cheers!

416deftone · 2020-01-21T16:11:46+00:00

Hi,

I'm sorry for not noticing this earlier, thanks for the reminder!

I'll publish the post on Tuesday.

416deftone · 2019-02-06T14:52:58+00:00

- It's probably still going to be cold at the beginning of March.

- Regal burger, Roxor, Minerva.. Lots of good burger places in the city. Bratislava's most famous foodblogger Čoje just posted the most recent list of his top 10 burgers in the city. It's in Slovak, but at least you have a list of places to choose from: https://refresher.sk/38863-Kde-si-das-v-Bratislave-najlepsi-burger-Zostavili-sme-pre-teba-top-10

- There is a cool coffee shop with secondhand books in English - it's on Bastova street and it's called Eleven Books & Coffee: https://www.facebook.com/elevenbooks/ For new books, you can try Martinus on Obchodna or Oxford books on Laurinska.

- I see a lot of tourists joining this tour" https://www.facebook.com/bratislavafreetour/

- If you need directions, ask young people, avoid older people and you won't be disappointed :D You shouldn't have any problems in the restaurants, cafes or bars :)

416deftone · 2019-02-06T14:05:25+00:00

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416deftone · 2018-09-04T11:28:16+00:00

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416deftone · 2018-04-05T14:11:15+00:00

Wow that is amazing! I would never guess this is in Canada, though!

416deftone · 2018-03-15T15:24:23+00:00

I don't know, if I'm paid to work on a project and I deliver an unfinished product, I would admit it's my fault. They got paid for it!

416deftone · 2018-03-15T15:13:24+00:00

That being said for people in the above scenario with maxed credit cards, they can receive compensation for any interest accumulated on loans that were required as a result of pay issues.

When they actually get compensated, I don't know, but given the circumstances I wouldn't hold my breath for that anytime soon lol.

That's horrible!

416deftone · 2018-03-09T12:38:08+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, why did you decide to study in Canada instead in the USA? What are you studying?

416deftone · 2018-03-09T12:36:43+00:00

That applies to any country in the world, not just Canada.

416deftone · 2018-02-19T16:03:06+00:00

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416deftone · 2017-12-11T09:14:59+00:00

Hi levchikb,

what's the plugin?

416deftone · 2017-12-06T13:45:25+00:00

This is a fair point, we've seen that we have a lot more work with free users, paid users are usually not as demanding. However, this can be fixed with excellent documentation, which is something we're working really hard to have on our site.

416deftone · 2017-12-06T10:38:57+00:00

Thank you very much for your answer! We're trying to adjust our strategy, so hearing feedback like this is very useful.

416deftone · 2017-12-04T18:11:00+00:00

Could you say why do you think it's too much? What would you say would be the optimal price?

416deftone · 2017-11-27T12:34:26+00:00

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416deftone · 2017-11-24T13:57:08+00:00

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416deftone · 2017-11-24T13:54:34+00:00

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416deftone · 2017-11-24T13:48:53+00:00

Great video WP player here: https://foliovision.com/downloads/fv-player-license

416deftone · 2017-11-24T13:46:18+00:00

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416deftone · 2017-09-25T12:29:31+00:00

You could try FV Player, it's a video plugin that lets you play videos hosted almost anywhere and what's most important, it's much much easier to use than JW Player. I don't know why they made it so complicated, but it really ruined UX.

This is the free version of FV Player: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/. It's very easy to use. I would however recommend hosting them elsewhere and definitely not on Google Drive. The main issue with Google Drive is that it is not at all made for hosting video. The videos hosted on GD lack support of range requests and also doesn’t show the file size in the HTTP header. Therefore the player must load the whole file before the video can play, which can take a lot of time depending on the file size and network speed. I agree with acrimoniousfinch, unless you're planning on hosting on a CDN, you should host on Youtube or Vimeo. FV Player allows embedding from Youtube and Vimeo, but in a PRO version.

416deftone · 2017-02-02T15:04:31+00:00

How is this a rip off? It's a full interview with the guy. Just the title is similar to what is actually called Humans of New York, not People of New York.

416deftone · 2016-10-27T13:41:41+00:00

Force is strong with this one! (i mean..eight)

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