Is WordPress Safe to Use?
WordPress is one of the most popular website builders in the world, largely due to its low price and robust blogging features. In fact, with 810 million sites powered by WordPress, it represents a staggering 43% of all the websites online. So why isn’t it safer?
WordPress is a fairly bare-bones website builder compared to the likes of Wix and Squarespace, which means that users heavily rely on plug-ins to perform tasks like accepting payments. Unfortunately, plug-ins are a lot harder to regulate, which means that WordPress users have to deal with these kinds of security snafus from time to time.
Even worse, a recent study found that the massive library of plug-ins makes WordPress site owners that use them incredibly vulnerable to cyberattacks, with a 150% increase in security gaps since 2021.
“Vulnerabilities from plugins and themes remain as one of the biggest threats to websites built on WordPress.”
Simply put, there’s a reason WordPress is so popular. It’s affordable, easy to use, and great for blogging. Still, if you’re a business that is likely going to need additional functionality like ecommerce and SEO tools, it’s best to go with a website builder that doesn’t rely on shaky plug-ins to get the job done.
