449. Is It Time to Leave WordPress?

Should you leave WordPress for your podcast website? Consider its costs, speed, security, and maintenance, plus practical alternatives for your show.

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Introduction [00:00]

1. WordPress uses outdated technologies [03:11]

2. WordPress gets slow [08:03]

3. WordPress can have security risks [16:23]

4. WordPress doesn't connect well with AI [21:59]

5. Free WordPress can get expensive [23:55]

6. WordPress's founder is hurting his own ecosystem [27:01]

Recommendations for a podcast WordPress website [34:32]

(As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases through these links. But I recommend things I truly believe in, regardless of earnings.)

• Pretty Links Pro
• Blubrry + PowerPress
• SecondLine Themes
• All in One SEO
• Elementor
• AAWP
• WordFence
• Gravity Forms
• Darkify
• SearchWP

Alternatives to WordPress for podcast websites [38:06]

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• Your hosting provider, especially Captivate, Transistor, Buzzsprout, or Blubbry
• Podpage or Beamly

My plan to replace WordPress with Payload CMS [40:00]

• Payload CMS

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