Do you use wordfence for your WP? for security purpose.

Go with what you know. I have been using wordpress for years and will stick with it. If someone is totally new then look at the options and choose what is best for you.

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About 1/3 of all websites on the Internet run WordPress. Also it's the only CSM with an absolutely enormous baggage of themes and plugins for any possible and impossible customization needs. I think these two facts say it all.

I dont know much about the other options you mentioned, but WordPress is used to run many complex sites for large multinational corporations and manage small businesses/ blogging sites. It is definitely secure. Sorry to hear about your past experience with being hacked. Perhaps you need a better plugin for security on your site.

Also WordPress sites tend to rank high for their keywords, largely because they're constantly being updated and because WordPress includes a variety of tools and plugins for optimizing content for SEO. Mobile responsiveness is also a factor in Google rankings, so websites need to look good on any device and WP offers a variety of responsive theme designs, and you can also make a static site responsive with plugins and adjustments to theme files.

WP is such an adaptable and flexible platform for changing needs over time, I would honestly stick with it.

The advantage of Substack, especially for beginners, is that all you have to do is create an account and start writing. No need to set up your own website or do any of that 'techy' stuff. And it's free, as long as your content is free. Once you start charging for subscriptions, they take 10%, which actually seems quite reasonable, as they are doing the hosting and all the other stuff you would have to pay for with WP or any other platform you choose to use on your own website.

If all you want to do is run a simple blog, this is what I would go with. I've used WP before, and it can get quite complicated at times.

I use WP but only because I wanted the webpage to be really mine and no one else owns it (like with Shopify). That said Wordpress if complex and your head might explode in the process. On the other hand side you could always pay someone later to clean up the backend a little. It is really not easy and there are tons of plugins and alone to decide which ones are good will take a lot of time. But if you have just text and you don't want it complicated no selling etc. Why not?

WP may take you a bit more time to customize, but I prefer it 100%. That being said, it's important to use a system that works for you. You'll be able to better manage it and make changes, updates etc. quickly and easily.

Despite some security flaws. WordPress is still better option.

I am using Wordpress and have been for a while now.

What I like about it is that most people you hire in places like FIVERR, know how to deal with them.

If you want better security for your wordpress website, there are people on there who can help you protect your website better.

I don't know if you have heard about SSGs (Static Site Generators) but they are one of the best tools to build and manage your website if you know some development stuff. I use them exclusively and host on GitHub for free

Wordpress will always be the best choice because Wordpress runs 43% of all websites on the Internet..

Lots of plugins, themes, options, etc.

Plus, the platforms not going out of business any time soon.

That said, go with what works best for your situation.

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