# Almost 2026, but I still choose WordPress for CMS

Hey guys,

Probably a chapter 2 of this [https://sethphat.dev/why-is-wordpress-still-an-awesome-cms](https://sethphat.dev/why-is-wordpress-still-an-awesome-cms) blog post, haha.

Here was the story: I’ve been spending like 2 days figuring out which CMS I want to use for my new blog (for my new hobby lol)

Let’s see, I’ve considered these options, and why I don’t want to use them:

* **October CMS**: no built-in blogging system, we have to install a blog plugin, and the main editor is a markdown editor (man, it’s almost 2026, I don’t want to write raw markdown lol).
    
* **Filament**: same as October CMS, we have to build or install a plugin for blogging. Their Rich Editor looks ok, though.
    
* **Strapi**: looks incredible, but I have to run a NodeJS app, which means another thing to observe/take care of, ok, not so cool.
    
* **Custom build**: I’ve been doing that for the last two sites, and it’s not cool, haha.
    
    * I mean, if we want to learn how to build a CMS site, go for it.
        
    * But if we want **peace** and want to **deploy and use**, then don’t do it. Honestly, it looks overkill and a waste of huge time (and come up with something not so perfect to use, while others already did that for us based on their years of experience)
        

## Why WordPress?

**First**, as a person who has been working with PHP for 9 years, I feel comfortable using WordPress. It leads to:

* I can **confidently** build a theme
    
* I can **confidently** build a plugin (if I want to)
    

**Second**, with the LLMs (I’ve only been using GPT & Copilot), it helps me build and learn things around WordPress super fast.

* I believe when you’re at the Senior level, you know exactly what you want. You can let the LLMs generate code, then we review/adjust, and we have what we want.
    
* And of course, learning, too!
    

**Third**, deploying PHP apps is super simple (I mean, LAMP stack is still a thing, and probably strong forever, haha). So here are the options:

* Laravel Forge (why not lol)
    
* Bref to deploy on AWS Lambda
    
* $5 VPS at Vultr, I can either run WordPress in:
    
    * LAMP mode
        
    * High perf mode by utilizing RoadRunner/FrankenPHP
        

**Fourth**, WordPress makes SEO easier. Additionally, we can also install a free plugin for extra SEO stuff (sitemap, meta, social media, etc)

**Last**, WordPress is **FREE** and **open source,** has a **large community,** receives frequent updates, and is well-documented.

### Will I use WordPress as an Admin Panel?

Probably not, lol!

For business apps, I’d go with Filament, which makes more sense (also easier)

### Bonus

I’ve found this gem **\_tw (**[https://underscoretw.com/](https://underscoretw.com/)), which helps us to build a WordPress theme using Tailwind v4, super cool!

## Thank you!

Alright, thanks for reading. It has been so long since my last post, haha! Will try to write more.