🧱 Easy to Set Up, Hard to Maintain
WordPress is the most widely used content management system in the world. Installing and launching a site takes just a few minutes, even for beginners. But once you try to customize it, change the theme, or add plugins, things can get messy fast.
If you’ve used WordPress for more than a few weeks, you’ve likely experienced some of these common frustrations. Here are the main reasons WordPress can make you want to pull your hair out.
🔌 Plugin Conflicts
Plugins are a blessing and a curse. You install several, everything seems to work, and suddenly your entire site breaks. Tracking down the issue can take hours.
The only way to find the conflict is to deactivate all plugins, then reactivate them one by one while constantly refreshing the site. It's tedious, and there's no quick fix unless you're lucky enough to find a helpful forum thread.
🛡️ Admin Account Vulnerabilities
By default, WordPress creates the first admin account with the username admin. Pair that with a publicly accessible login page like yourdomain.com/wp-login.php, and you’re practically inviting brute force attacks.
The best practice is to create a new admin account with a unique username and then delete the default admin account. After that, install a security plugin to:
Change the login URL
Limit failed login attempts
Block suspicious IPs
Without these steps, your site is vulnerable.
🔄 Never-Ending Updates
WordPress, plugins, themes… everything is constantly getting updates. These updates are important for security and bug fixes, but doing them daily becomes a repetitive and boring chore—especially when a minor update breaks something that was working fine.
⚪ The Infamous White Screen of Death
It’s one of the most common and confusing issues: a blank white page after a plugin installation or theme change. Sometimes, even the admin panel becomes inaccessible.
If that happens, the only fix is to connect via FTP, delete or rename the faulty plugin or theme folder, and hope your site comes back online. It’s not beginner-friendly and causes unnecessary stress.
🎠Too Many Themes and Plugins to Choose From
Having thousands of themes and plugins is great, in theory. In practice, it's overwhelming. You end up spending more time researching than actually building your site.
To avoid wasting time, pay attention to:
The number of active installations
The last update date
Ratings and reviews
Whether the developer offers support
Even then, you might install something that doesn’t work as expected, forcing you to uninstall and start over.
âś… Final Thoughts
WordPress offers unmatched flexibility, but that freedom comes with complexity. For every great feature, there's a potential risk or hassle waiting behind it.
If you plan to use WordPress long-term:
Be selective with plugins
Keep regular backups
Use trusted security tools
Stay patient
It’s powerful, but not always pleasant.