Statamic CMS: A WordPress Alternative By Lia Bischoff, Codal Inc
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Caption: image courtesy of Statamic blog post. Many people and businesses count on WordPress for their CMS, and rightfully so. WordPress has earned its positive reputation. However, there are alternatives to (almost) everyone’s favorite CMS, like Statamic for content-based websites. Statamic vs. WordPress Although WordPress is free, which is always nice, you might save money in the long-run with Statamic. For starters, Statamic is far more customizable than WordPress. The core of Statamic is already fitted with Advanced Custom Fields, a backup utility, a forms module, search plugin, and a better caching system, unlike WordPress. As a result, the cost of ownership is lower. Additionally, 90% of hacked sites from 2018 were WordPress sites. However, Statamic is built on Laravel which is one of the safest and most
secure PHP frameworks ever. Other benefits of Laravel include mail integration, authentication/authorization system building, and separation of business logic code and presentation logic code. No Database Statamic stores all your information/data via flat files opposed to databases, making information/data more accessible, as well as easier to edit and use. For example, ease in doing the following: version control, migrations, and development. Furthermore, not having a database makes the operating speed of Statamic faster than its database CMS counterpart. Using Statamic First off, the UX/UI of Statamic easy to use and easy on the eyes. (Interested in improving the UX/UI of your website,web-application, or platform? Check out UX/UI design company, Codal!). Caption: control panel illustrates user friendly and aesthetically pleasing UX/UI, image from Statamic | Self-Hosted WordPress Alternatives Part 4.
Secondly, Statamic is user friendly on the back-end. Set up and customization on the back-end is easy, inpart due to the Laravel framework. eCommerce
While Statamic has eCommerce capabilities, such as addons like Charge and Statamify, it doesn't stand a chance relative to platforms like Shopify or BigCommerce. However, if you’re an online retailer using Statamic (or any other CMS), but you’re in need of some custom tweaking in order to bolster your eCommerce business, take it to the experts in eCommerce website design and development: Codal. Plugins and Add-ons WordPress has considerably more plugins/add-ons than Statamic. It’s worth noting the control panel of Statamic doesn't allow you to download plugins/add-ons within it. If you’re using Statamic or another CMS and need custom plugin/add-on assistance, Codal, an application development agency, can help. Conclusion Both WordPress and Statamic have a lot to offer. Choosing between the two of them will ultimately depend on your specific CMS needs. Interested in exploring these needs with a ux company or a mobile app design company, even a WordPress development company? Come talk to us here at Codal! And for more useful information, visit our blog!