I made / manage a couple of sites for local non-profits that I volunteer with and have been considering for a while a potential exit plan that would allow someone to take over if I needed to step away. After hemming and hawing on options, I’ve decided (for one of the sites, anyway) to build it in Wordpress gasp! using Divi as the web builder.
I settled on Divi mostly because they have a lifetime / unlimited plan which would allow me to cover a few different sites if this first one works out well. They also have a new version (in the last stages of beta) that looks good.
I still enjoy my RW / Stacks process but it isnt a good long-term option if I need to hand things off.
Anyway, I proactively accept your taunts and finger wags.
I’m in a similar situation: what will happen to the sites I made with RW/Stacks and have to hand them over to a successor?
Would be interested in your experience with Divi as Wordpress could be an option. Thanks
I haven’t properly dug in yet but the little bit that I have done (and the tutorials that I have watched) I find it pretty impressive. And I should specify that I am using Divi 5 (which is in the late stages of beta) - I dont think you’ll find a ton of glowing reviews about the previous version of Divi.
If you were to just compare wordpress builders, it might not come out on top, but it’s pretty user friendly, enough for my needs, and most importantly for me - it has a reasonable lifetime/unlimited option for sites that I have essentially managed for free.
If you’re interested anytime soon, they have a Black Friday sale on now
Thanks for the exhaustive feedback. I benefited from the Black Friday sale and started testing Divi. Looks pretty good but I still need some more understanding for all the details. It’s definitely worthwhile to think about a move back to Wordpress after almost 10 years of using RW/Stacks…
About 10 years ago I stopped making sites with Wordpress and came back to RW/Stacks. Now, after a handful of days playing around with WP / Divi and some plugins, I remember why I abandoned WP … better to wait for Stacks 6 I guess
We do both WordPress and Rapidweaver sites. Have to say I much prefer Rapidweaver - the sites are leaner, faster and require next to no maintenance. WP on the other hand requires constant updates, manual checking to ensure no conflicts, and awareness of how plugins and choice of Page Builder can significantly slow the site down.
However, the handover issue is a big one if you build for clients; having others able to login to WP and access everything there is something of a game changer.
Having built some extensive sites with TCMS 3, handover is totally now a thing. I have built multiple projects where everything is handled in the CMS. Everything they would need to do, and never have to open RW. Essentially the more you put into it the more capable of a site you can build.
@StacksWeaver Being able to build the main menu (each optionally with and without submenus) would be killer. I guess you can already do that, but what about us mere mortals…?
… better to wait for Stacks 6 I guess
, you can do it, I know it
