WordPress is the most popular CMS worldwide. Originally created in 2003 as a simple blogging platform, it has gotten it's popularity by webdesigners who were looking for fast website creation using page builders and premade plugins. However, the platform is also utilized by professional agencies and developers to create large, complex solutions. To this day, WordPress remains competitive against many alternatives. However, having too many active plugins can significantly slow down pages and pose a potential security risk if not regularly updated to the latest versions.

WordPress can be customized in any imaginable way through HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP knowledge, often allowing a reduction in the reliance on most plugins. With tools like Custom Theme, ACF, MetaBox, and Custom Post Types, a variety of CMS requirements can be met.

It is also easy to create shop applications using WordPress, as it includes its own e-commerce extension called "WooCommerce," which can be easily installed.

The significant advantage of the open-source software WordPress is that it is self-hosted, avoiding vendor lock-in and extra fees for shops or various extensions. WordPress was my gateway to web development, and it is a platform I still enjoy using for projects. Thanks to the Rest API, the visual Gutenberg Editor, and the new Site Editor, WordPress is a comfortable CMS solution for both users and developers.

Pixelfolio.dev is also a WordPress website that operates with a custom-coded Full Site Editing theme. Most elements are custom developed Gutenberg blocks as well. The contact form is implemented with the WPForms plugin, and PolyLang is used for multilingual functionality. Scroll animations are implemented using GSAP and AOS.