Three Common Approaches to Business Websites — A Practical Comparison (chapter 2)

2️⃣ CMS / Site Constructors (e.g. WordPress)

Typical use cases
Corporate websites
Content-driven projects
Small e-commerce
Capabilities
Wide feature set via plugins
SEO, forms, multilingual support, roles, stores

Advantages
Large ecosystem
High theoretical flexibility
Low entry cost
Wide availability of developers

Limitations
Core functionality often depends on paid plugins
Plugin compatibility requires constant attention
Updates can break existing functionality
Performance is achieved through optimization, not architecture
Admin interfaces become structurally complex
Business logic is fragmented across plugins
Checkpoint

Operational stability depends on continuous maintenance.
System complexity is not accidental — it's inherent.