{"id":41940,"date":"2020-08-20T09:05:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T09:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=41940"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:33:20","slug":"is-wordpress-hard-to-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Is WordPress Easy to Use? Absolutely, And Here&#8217;s Why It&#8217;s The Best Choice!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"41940\" class=\"elementor elementor-41940\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cfdb6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cfdb6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a80c15c\" data-id=\"a80c15c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0493a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0493a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why is WordPress so hard to use? If you&#8217;ve never built a website with WordPress before, you might find yourself yelling those very words at your monitor. In fact, maybe you found this post after typing them into Google in frustration.<\/p><p>On the other hand, if you grew up in the old days of building websites by hand with HTML, you might love WordPress for its simplicity vs. building websites from scratch, so the question of whether WordPress is &#8220;hard&#8221; or &#8220;easy&#8221; to use is not cut and dry.<\/p><p>Whether or not WordPress is hard to use depends on where you&#8217;re coming from and what you&#8217;re trying to build. Everyone can feel a little overwhelmed by WordPress at times\u00a0\u2014 it&#8217;s not just something newbies struggle with. However, putting in the time to get over WordPress&#8217; learning curve can have a lot of benefits.<\/p><p>In this post, we&#8217;ll talk about some of the reasons why WordPress can seem complicated. Then, we&#8217;ll share our thoughts on why it&#8217;s still worth learning WordPress as a platform and some strategies that you can apply to make it easier to create awesome websites with WordPress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e920aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e920aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Is WordPress So Complicated? Five Reasons It's Hard to Use\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bbf7e blog-toc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d5bbf7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#wordpress-self-hosted-cms\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1. WordPress Is a Self-Hosted Content Management System (CMS)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#third-party-extensions\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2. WordPress Relies On Third-Party Extensions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#creating-perfect-design\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">3. Creating the Perfect Design Can Feel Overwhelming<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#dashboard-settings\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">4. There Are Lots of Dashboard Settings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#wordpress-terms\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">5. There Are a Lot of WordPress Terms to Learn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb81b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fb81b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wordpress-self-hosted-cms\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6e744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c6e744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. WordPress Is a Self-Hosted Content Management System (CMS)\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c39f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02c39f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the biggest reasons why WordPress can seem complicated is that it&#8217;s an open-source content management system (<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/cms\/\"   title=\"What Is a Content Management System (CMS)? (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25810\">CMS<\/a>). Essentially, this means that in order to make a WordPress site, you first need to take the WordPress software and install it on your own web hosting.<\/p><p>Some website builders build in the hosting so that you never interact with it directly. But with WordPress, you&#8217;ll be responsible for setting up your hosting yourself.<\/p><p>What&#8217;s more, you&#8217;ll also be responsible for maintaining the software going forward because it&#8217;s installed on your own hosting. You&#8217;ll need to make sure you <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/update-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep it updated<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/backup-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">back up your data<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secure your site from malicious actors<\/a>, etc. That can feel like a lot on your shoulders when you&#8217;re just getting started.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s not all gloom, though. When we talk about ways to make WordPress easier to use, we&#8217;ll share some tips for how you can greatly simplify your WordPress hosting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcbdbc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fcbdbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"third-party-extensions\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bcb9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96bcb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. WordPress Relies On Third-Party Extensions\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03eac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d03eac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another thing that can make WordPress seem so complicated is how much it relies on extensions for key functionality. Extensions come in two forms:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Themes <\/strong>&#8211; these control how your website looks.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Plugins<\/strong> &#8211; these add new features to your site. These features could be on the front-end (like a contact form) or they could be useful new tools in your dashboard (like a drag-and-drop content builder).<\/li><\/ul><p>Plugins and themes are great because they give you a lot of control over your site. However, they also add a lot of complexity because they all come from different third-party developers.<\/p><p>Different plugins might use entirely different interfaces, which means you can&#8217;t learn just one interface that applies to everything. What&#8217;s more, sometimes these plugins can conflict with each other, which adds a whole other layer of issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d574d1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d574d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=571\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use-1-plugins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41949\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use-1-plugins.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use-1-plugins-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2843aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2843aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Basically, while extensions are great from a flexibility perspective, they undoubtedly make WordPress a lot more complex.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993b5ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"993b5ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"creating-perfect-design\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094360e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"094360e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Creating the Perfect Design Can Feel Overwhelming\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ba3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22ba3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re not a web designer, being responsible for your site&#8217;s design can be a lot on your shoulders.<\/p><p>While WordPress themes can help you get up and running with a solid foundation, you&#8217;ll most likely need to still put some time into <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/customize-your-theme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">customizing your chosen theme<\/a> to make it your own.<\/p><p>If your theme has a lot of customization settings, making all these choices can feel overwhelming, especially if you&#8217;re not a designer. And if it doesn&#8217;t have many options, you might need to rely on custom <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-css\/\"   title=\"What Is CSS? How to Use it in Web Design (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25809\">CSS<\/a> code, which adds another layer of complexity.<\/p><p>What&#8217;s more, in 2020, you don&#8217;t just need to design your website for people on desktop computers \u2014 you also need to account for mobile and tablet users, which is called responsive design. While all modern WordPress themes support responsive design, they don&#8217;t do so equally, and having to deal with responsive design adds another headache.<\/p><p>Later on, we&#8217;ll share some tactics that can help you make designing a custom website a lot easier.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca39972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ca39972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"dashboard-settings\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3453ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3453ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. There Are Lots of Dashboard Settings\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634b9ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"634b9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By itself, WordPress already has a good number of settings contained in its <strong>Settings<\/strong> area. However, when you add the additional settings from third-party plugins and themes, you can find yourself dealing with a ton of different options.<\/p><p>Having to make all these choices can feel fatiguing, which is another reason why WordPress might feel overwhelming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c45f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32c45f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=550\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use-2-settings.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use-2-settings.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use-2-settings-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065845f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"065845f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wordpress-terms\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49478aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49478aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. There Are a Lot of WordPress Terms to Learn\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2163b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba2163b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to get the most from WordPress, you&#8217;ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/glossary\/wordpress\/\">learn a lot of new terms<\/a>. For example, &#8220;posts vs pages&#8221;, &#8220;permalinks&#8221;, &#8220;blocks&#8221;, &#8220;widgets&#8221;, etc.<\/p><p>As you go deeper, you&#8217;ll encounter more advanced concepts like &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-custom-post-types\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">custom post types<\/a>,&#8221; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-custom-fields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">custom fields<\/a>,&#8221; and &#8220;custom taxonomies.&#8221;<\/p><p>And if you really want to go even deeper, you might get into the WordPress <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/library\/all-categories\/\"   title=\"Alle categorie\u00ebn\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25812\">template<\/a> hierarchy, which adds a whole new level of complexity.<\/p><p>When you&#8217;re just getting started, having to learn this whole new glossary of terminology can feel more than a little overwhelming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc1db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cc1db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why WordPress Is Still the Right Choice Even If It Feels Complicated\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b4e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b4e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ok, so we&#8217;ve established that WordPress can feel hard to use at times. But here&#8217;s the important thing:<\/p><p>Just because WordPress can be complex, that doesn&#8217;t mean you shouldn&#8217;t use it.<\/p><p>There are lots of things in life that have a learning curve but pay off in a big way. Learning the basics of cooking takes some time, but being able to prepare your own meals is worth it. You&#8217;ll be healthier, more independent, save money, etc.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s the same with WordPress;<\/p><p>With any website builder, you&#8217;re always going to be stuck in a balancing act between flexibility and simplicity. If you want the absolute simplest tool, you&#8217;re going to have to sacrifice flexibility. If you didn&#8217;t, the tool wouldn&#8217;t feel quite so simple anymore!<\/p><p>The reason why WordPress is still a good choice is that it strikes the best balance for most people. There&#8217;s a reason why it <a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">powers over 37%<\/a> of all the websites on the Internet.<\/p><p>While there is a bit of a learning curve, WordPress still makes it possible for anyone to build virtually any type of website without needing to know anything about code. Even if you have no idea what HTML or PHP are, WordPress will still let you build:<\/p><ul><li>Blogs<\/li><li>Portfolios<\/li><li>Business websites<\/li><li><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/ecommerce\/\"   title=\"eCommerce\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25808\">eCommerce<\/a> stores<\/li><li>Forums<\/li><li>Membership sites<\/li><li>Online courses<\/li><li>Etc.<\/li><\/ul><p>Being able to do all of that yourself, without needing to pay expensive developers or get a new degree, is worth investing a few weekends in getting over WordPress&#8217; learning curve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0dad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea0dad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You Don't Need to Be a WordPress Expert to Use It Effectively, Either\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b0447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1b0447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another important thing to point out is that <strong>you don&#8217;t need to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/andriy.space\">WordPress expert<\/a> to use WordPress effectively<\/strong>. You also don&#8217;t need to know any code.<\/p><p>All you need to do is figure out what you need to get by. There are plenty of successful creators who don&#8217;t know how to code, have never interacted with the WordPress template hierarchy, and don&#8217;t have the WordPress glossary memorized.<\/p><p>What&#8217;s more, because WordPress is so popular, it&#8217;s easy to get help with the specific things you do need to know. Not sure how to make your website look a certain way? Ask in the 60,000+ person Elementor community, and you&#8217;ll get a bunch of helpful responses to move past that issue.<\/p><p>Not sure how to install a new plugin? A quick Google search will turn up pages of detailed tutorials to get the job done.<\/p><p>If you approach WordPress the right way, you can avoid much of the complexity so that you only need to learn the actual concepts that will make your website a success. So, how can you do that? Let&#8217;s get into some tips.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdd11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fdd11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five Ways to Make WordPress Easier to Use\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d750841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d750841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Up until now, we&#8217;ve mainly focused on some of the areas that people who are new to WordPress can struggle with.<\/p><p>To finish things out, we&#8217;ll share some tips that you can use to go the other way and make it easier to use WordPress and reduce the learning curve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6fa38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b6fa38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Use Managed WordPress Hosting\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7cd11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf7cd11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This first tip starts at the beginning \u2014 your hosting.<\/p><p>Because WordPress is so popular, there are a lot of hosts that offer dedicated services specifically for WordPress. This is called <strong>managed WordPress hosting<\/strong>.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re just getting started with WordPress, using one of these dedicated WordPress hosts is a great choice because they will:<\/p><ol><li>Pre-install WordPress for you so that you have a working <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress\/\"   title=\"What is WordPress? Build a Website, Sell, Start a Blog &amp; More (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25814\">WordPress website<\/a> right away.<\/li><li>Automatically apply performance and security best practices to keep your site functioning. These features also eliminate the need to use and configure several plugins.<\/li><li>Update the WordPress software for you so that you never need to worry about it.<\/li><li>Automatically back up your site every day so that your data is always safe.<\/li><\/ol><p>These platforms are quite simple. You&#8217;ll sign up, go through a non-technical onboarding process, and have a working and well-maintained site right away.<\/p><p>Alternatively, you can use Elementor <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pages\/seo\/cloud-based-web-hosting\/\"   title=\"Best Cloud-Based Web Hosting\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25811\">Cloud<\/a> Website. A complete solution for seamlessly WordPress creation. The site comes with hosting already built-in, based on Google Cloud Platform, trusted by top-tier companies for world-class security and reliability. An Elementor Cloud Website includes an SSL certificate, Cloudflare <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/cdn\/\"   title=\"What Is A CDN (Content Delivery Network)?\u00a02025 Guide\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25813\">CDN<\/a>, and premium support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed55450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed55450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elementor Cloud Website<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21dd0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d21dd0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Use a Website Builder Like Elementor\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c21e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1c21e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the first tip, you&#8217;ll have a working WordPress site and partner to handle most of the maintenance tasks for you.<\/p><p>But what about after that? How can you make it simpler to create a website that looks exactly how you want it to if you don&#8217;t know how to code?<\/p><p>The answer here is a plugin like <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor<\/a>. With Elementor, you get a visual drag-and-drop interface that you can use to design some or all of your site. Elementor doesn&#8217;t require any technical knowledge, but it still gives you the ability to create 100% custom designs using a simple drag-and-drop interface like this:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b83068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b83068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=472\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use-3-elementor-example.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41951\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use-3-elementor-example.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use-3-elementor-example-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30b877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f30b877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you just need a simple website, you can use Elementor to create all your basic pages and landing pages:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-website-with-wordpress\/\">How to create a WordPress website with Elementor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-wordpress-landing-page\/\">How to create a landing page with Elementor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>If you need a more advanced website, Elementor can also help you work with dynamic content to build advanced WordPress sites without any code. Yes &#8211; this is going to be a little more complex than a basic website, but Elementor handles all of the technical stuff for you so that you can do everything from a visual interface:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/theme-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intro to Elementor Theme Builder<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/dynamic-content-elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intro to dynamic content in Elementor Pro<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/advanced-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Examples of advanced websites built with dynamic content<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ff850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57ff850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Limit How Many Plugins You Use\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43e6a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e43e6a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plugins are a really useful tool for your site and you&#8217;ll definitely want to use some plugins. However, with each new plugin that you install, you&#8217;re adding a little bit of complexity to your site.<\/p><p>If complexity is what you want to avoid, that means you should also avoid adding new plugins unless you really need them.<\/p><p>Another benefit of using Elementor is that it eliminates the need to use a lot of additional plugins. For example, with <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor Pro<\/a>, it can help you create forms, sliders, galleries, and more. Not only does this mean you don&#8217;t need to learn a new interface for each plugin, but it also eliminates the chance of running into plugin compatibility issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08159d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08159d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Use a Lightweight, Streamlined Theme Like Hello\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0fdb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a0fdb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you learned earlier, WordPress themes are another type of extension that controls how your site looks.<\/p><p>You&#8217;ll only have one theme active at a time, so you don&#8217;t need to worry about using too many themes. However, there are big differences between themes when it comes to complexity.<\/p><p>Some themes ship with an incredible number of customization options, while others keep things light and streamlined.<\/p><p>Those complex themes can be good if you&#8217;re a power user who wants to be able to tweak every little detail. However, if you&#8217;re trying to make WordPress easier to use, those customization options can feel overwhelming and make your WordPress experience a lot more complicated.<\/p><p>So \u2014 if you want to keep WordPress simple, you should use a simple theme. The <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/hello-theme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free Hello theme<\/a> is a great option here. It comes with the bare minimum settings involved because it&#8217;s designed to be paired with Elementor. Instead of wading through heaps of customization options, you can simply design everything with Elementor&#8217;s visual interface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251f768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"251f768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Get Involved In the WordPress Community\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3dae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e3dae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because WordPress is so popular, there&#8217;s a huge community built around helping people just like you learn how to use WordPress more effectively. You can find tons of:<\/p><ul><li>Blogs<\/li><li>Facebook communities<\/li><li>YouTube videos<\/li><li>Courses<\/li><li>Etc.<\/li><\/ul><p>For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Elementors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor Community on Facebook<\/a> has 60,000+ people who will happily help you learn about WordPress and Elementor.<\/p><p>You&#8217;ll also find content at all different levels. If you&#8217;re still struggling with the basics, you can find content that&#8217;s beginner-centered and designed to build you up. As you move further up the learning curve, you can find more content that helps you dig into deeper topics like using WordPress for custom content websites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d4899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6d4899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240b963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"240b963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WordPress is the most popular way to build a website and it gives you a ton of flexibility. However, WordPress can also feel complicated and hard to use, especially when you&#8217;re just getting started.<\/p><p>The good news is that thanks to tools like Elementor and dedicated WordPress hosting products, it&#8217;s never been easier to build a website with WordPress.<\/p><p>From start to finish, you can build both basic and advanced websites without ever needing to look at a single line of code. Yes, there is a learning curve, but that&#8217;s a value proposition that is worth investing some time into.<\/p><p><strong>How do you find the learning curve with WordPress? What&#8217;s the most difficult part of learning how to use WordPress? 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