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Elowen Hartwell
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Exciting News: Shifting My Website from WordPress to MERN Stack!

Hello everyone!

I’ve decided to take a big step in evolving my website, and I’m planning to migrate it from WordPress to the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js)! This transition will help improve the performance, scalability, and flexibility of the site, and open up new possibilities for future enhancements.

However, I want to ensure that the technology stack I choose is the best fit for the website’s specific functionality and goals. That's where I need your input! 🙌

I’m asking for your help to suggest which programming language or framework would be best suited to my website based on its functionality. To guide you, here are some key features and areas I’m focusing on:

User interactions (login, forms, etc.)
Performance and speed
Real-time features (if any)
Admin functionalities
Data storage and retrieval
Overall UI/UX experience

🔗 Here’s where you come in!
Please visit the following links and take a look at the features of my current website:

Premier Starline Taxi of Stamford

Here's the UI that i need

(Make sure to replace with actual links to your website or relevant pages)

Once you’ve checked them out, let me know your thoughts on the best language or framework to build the new version of the site. Should I stick with the MERN stack or is there another approach you recommend?

Your feedback will be invaluable as I navigate this transition, and I’m looking forward to hearing your suggestions! Feel free to share your experiences or any advice on migrating to a modern stack like MERN.

Thanks in advance for your support! 🙏

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David Mativ

I’ve worked with both WordPress and the MERN stack. While WordPress is fantastic for content-driven sites and quick deployment, the flexibility and speed of MERN will take your site to the next level if you need more complex interactions. Have you considered adding GraphQL on top of your backend to simplify data fetching for React?

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Taylor

If your website requires real-time interactions or needs to handle a lot of dynamic content, I’d definitely stick with React for the frontend. As for the backend, Node.js paired with MongoDB will work really well to handle large volumes of data efficiently.

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Liam King

Hey, awesome idea! If your site needs to handle a lot of traffic or complex forms, MERN is a good choice.