When to leave WordPress (and when to stay)

WordPress runs a huge share of the web for good reasons: it’s familiar, editable, and fast to ship. But it isn’t always the right call.

We reach for a headless or Laravel build when a project needs serious speed, custom logic, user accounts, or scale that a CMS would fight. For most marketing sites, a well-built WordPress is still the pragmatic, cheaper choice. The trick is choosing the tool for the job, not the one that bills the most hours.