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About 39% of all websites on the internet use WordPress. Although it is a well-known platform, there are better options for creating web pages. In this article, we are going to explore the differences between WordPress and Webflow in detail.
WordPress and Webflow are both platforms for building websites, but no website is alike, as each has its unique needs. As a web designer, you have the freedom to choose which platform you want to use to build the web pages you design.
WordPress is free and open source software, which means that anyone can download and use it to create a website. Since its inception in 2003, it has become one of the best known platforms for website building. With the goal of making the software easy to use, WordPress wants you to spend as little time as possible on setup and rather focus on sharing your story, product or services. All you need is to buy a domain and web hosting and you can have a website up and running in minutes.
- Open source: Risk of hacking and technical problems. Requires technical knowledge or developer for troubleshooting.
- Messy code: Using themes can lead to slower web pages, errors or crashes, which can affect your Google ranking and user experience.
- Frequent updates: *Plugins and software updates may cause errors or changes to the website. Requires maintenance and eventual help from developer.
- Challenging to expand: Creating an online store with plugins like WooCommerce can be complicated without a developer, especially for customization and debugging.
- Required theme: Limited flexibility with themes. Requires code knowledge or developer to create a bespoke design.
- Limited design customization: Difficult to design completely unique web pages without code knowledge or developer help.
Webflow is a powerful no-code platform that combines a visual website builder with CMS and hosting features. It enables designers to build professional and fully customized web pages visually, without the need for coding. With Webflow you get the best of both worlds: an intuitive, visual editor and the flexibility to create a unique website from scratch.
- Seamless design process: Design and build the website in one tool, without the need for handover between designer and developer.
- Clean code: Webflow generates clean HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with no extra code that can slow down the speed.
- Complex interactions: Create beautiful, interactive animations visually, without deep knowledge in CSS or JavaScript.
- Responsive design: Easy preview and adjustment of layout for different devices, from desktop to mobile.
- Full control over design customization: Create web pages with complete freedom to customize HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript visually, and let Webflow translate your design into clean, semantic code ready for publication.
