: Wordpress vs Clean html/css When it comes to designing/coding presentational websites, with static content and few pages.. let's say, between 5 and 20. Would you go with wp, design a custom theme

@Sent6035632

I guess it depends on who the client is. If it's for yourself, and you feel comfortable using straight HTML/CSS, by all means hand code it yourself. But if it's for a client, I'd go Wordpress, personally.

If I had a penny for every time a client asked me to update the content on their site, I'd have several thousand pennies at this point. Wordpress allows them to easily go in and update content without having to know a lick of HTML. Furthermore, Wordpress gives the ability to easily add a blog to their site with minimal effort (huge selling point these days).

Speed wise, a properly configured Wordpress install should run about as fast as a hand coded website. Also, some plugins give you a huge leg up when it comes to SEO/extensibility. Check out these plugins:


Hyper Cache - It's got a lot more cool features for caching that Super Cache doesn't offer.
Google Sitemaps - Sitemaps are very helpful for SEO. They can be a pain sometimes to code. This plugin makes them automatically, so that's nice.
Look into mod_pagespeed and gzip for increased speed.


When doing a new Wordpress install, I'm always sure to follow this Nettuts+ guide for a safe and secure install of Wordpress.
Since you aren't checking up on this site every day, it always helps to have an extremely secure install of Wordpress.

Hope this helps and please let us know what you decide on soon.

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@Kaufman445

Generally, if a group of people with IQ >> age (which is a must for any webmaster) recommends a certain solution, there is a reason behing that.

Yes, WP makes things a lot easier. Just install wp-super-cache or a similar plugin and your speed problem is solved.

Also, you can use .htaccess browser caching to further improve speed.

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