What's the difference between building a website yourself with WordPress and template-based website building?

Naiba inSteps to Build Your Own Websiterecommends using WordPress to build your own website. After you come into contact with WordPress, you hear the term 'Theme template,' which might make you wonder,WordPress also uses Theme templates, so what's the difference compared to the template-based website building offered by website building companies?Naiba will explain it here.

Difference One: Extensibility

A website, as long as you put effort into it, will definitely develop. During the development process, different needs will arise. For these needs, on WordPress, you can implement them without modifying the template code. However, the templates used by ordinary website building companies or the programs they use do not support these extension features. If you want to add features, you can only modify template files or write code separately. For example, if your website doesn't have an inquiry button and you want to add one, an ordinary website building company would have to modify the code if the program itself doesn't include this feature. On WordPress, you just need to install anInquiry Pluginto get it done. Moreover, these added features will not disappear just because you change the template file, which is an advantage over the template-based website building offered by website building companies.

Difference Two: SEO Optimization Capability

WordPress's default structure is already very familiar to Google and is a code structure that fully complies withGoogle SEO optimizationrules. In contrast, many templates used by domestic website building companies don't even include basic SEO code. At the same time, you can enhance SEO effects by installing SEO plugins, such as structured data, which Google now recommends. Ordinary website building company templates do not support this, but WordPress can easily implement it.

Difference Three: Stability

WordPress is open-source and free, and there are many related tutorials and materials online. Most programs from ordinary website building companies are developed in-house. If you lose the technical support from the website building company, it might be difficult for outsiders to take over and continue maintenance or add features. WordPress is updated periodically to fix bugs and develop new features, so you don't have to worry about finding technical maintenance after your contract with a website building company expires.

Difference Four: Impact of Template Replacement

WordPress allows you to change templates at any time, giving your website a different appearance, and it won't have a significant impact on website SEO. Ordinary template-based website building isn't that easy; templates written by different people have different code, which might cause some features to be missing.

Summary

Overall, the advantage of building a website with WordPress is that the website you build is more suitable for Google SEO. It's also easier to expand features yourself without being tied to a website building company, and the website won't become unmaintainable if you leave the company. It's a relatively good choice for ordinary small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals building their own websites.