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Depeche Press vs WordPress
WordPress is familiar. Depeche Press keeps what people like about it, a visual editor the owner can actually use, and swaps the plugin stack for built-in modules on a modern React and Next.js foundation.
Side by side
| What you need | WordPress + plugins | Depeche Press |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | ✕ PHP, a theme and a stack of plugins | ✓ React and Next.js, one platform |
| Security | ✕ Add a security plugin and keep it updated | ✓ Firewall, login lockouts, 2FA, malware scans and an audit log built in |
| Speed tools | ✕ Caching and image-optimization plugins | ✓ Page cache, image compression, WebP/AVIF and lazy loading built in |
| SEO | ✕ An SEO plugin, often with a premium tier | ✓ Meta tags, schema, sitemaps, redirects, 404 log and llms.txt included |
| Forms and popups | ✕ Form and popup plugins, often paid | ✓ Forms, polls, quizzes and popups included |
| Shop and subscriptions | ✕ WooCommerce plus paid extensions (Subscriptions is typically about $249 a year) | ✓ Shop with subscriptions, tax, coupons, Stripe, PayPal and Square included |
| Visual editing | ✕ A page-builder plugin | ✓ Live Builder included |
| Updates to manage | ✕ Core, theme and every plugin | ✓ One platform to update |
| Premium-level features | ✕ Separate paid plugins from different vendors | ✓ Included as standard |
| Optional premium modules | ✕ More paid plugins or separate services (CRM, local and organic SEO) | ✓ CRM, local SEO and organic SEO modules, added only if you want them |
Why choose Depeche Press?
Relying on a specific WordPress plugin?
WordPress has a huge plugin ecosystem, and some sites depend on one specific plugin. If yours does and Depeche Press has no direct equivalent, that is not a dead end. We can custom code that functionality as a module built for your site.
Common questions
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