What is your biggest pain/challenge with website management?

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WordPress is 20 years old - is it still fit for purpose? Modern CMS are emerging as credible alternatives. What are the biggest pains they should focus on trying to fix (when it comes to managing a website)?

Patrick Kessler · Accepted Answer

Managing a website can be technically challenging, especially for those with less technological knowledge. Setting up hosting, establishing domains, maintaining servers, and troubleshooting technical issues can be difficult without the proper skills and understanding.

Liam Willsom · Answer

Yes, WordPress, at 20 years old, remains relevant, but faces competition from emerging CMS alternatives. Key areas to address include enhancing user interface for simplicity, improving site speed, and bolstering security measures to stay competitive in modern website management.

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Keeping an online presence can be challenging technologically, particularly for persons with less technological understanding. Setting up hosting, registering domain names, maintaining servers that serve as and addressing technical glitches can be challenging without the necessary skills and knowledge.

Alan Gleeson · Answer

@new_user__03020241251c77af0ba3d2f Agreed James - you definitely need Dev assistance for this.

Alan Gleeson · Answer

@liam_willsom Thanks Liam I agree the 3 areas you flagged are key ones to resolve. At Contento we are looking to tackle all 3 (as a Headless CMS).

Alan Gleeson · Answer

@patrick_kessler 100% agree. From my experience too many companies expect a junior marketer to manage the nuts and bolts alongside the content which is almost mission impossible when it comes to WordPress (arguably once set up the likes of Wix and Squarespace are pretty straight forward in comparison).

Maayan Patito · Answer

@new_user__03020241251c77af0ba3d2f 
Most of the time, it's the marketing who will manage the changes/content, and even in no-code CMS, we will find it difficult to manage more complex changes. The typos and small changes are OK, but there is still a need for a web dev to "hold our hands."...

What is your biggest pain/challenge with website management?

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