G2

Alamgir H.

Senior WordPress Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/6/2026

"The flexibility is still what keeps me building with WordPress"

4.5/5

What do you like best about WordPress.org?

After working with WordPress for so many years, there's one thing I still appreciate more than anything else: it's very rare that I have to tell a client their idea isn't possible. Most conversations are about finding the best way to build it, not whether WordPress can handle it. That's probably the biggest reason I keep using it for projects that have nothing in common. The biggest change I've experienced over the last few years is the evolution of the Block Editor and the Site Editor. I'll admit I wasn't convinced at first. I had spent years building sites with classic themes and visual builders, so changing the way I worked didn't sound very appealing. After using it on real projects, my opinion completely changed. Reusable blocks, patterns, and templates have cut down the amount of repetitive work that goes into custom websites, and clients are much more confident updating their own content without worrying about breaking the layout. I also like where WordPress is heading. Every release keeps improving the block experience, collaboration features, and the foundation for AI-powered tools, so it feels like the platform is still moving in the right direction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

The Block Editor still isn't the perfect fit for every project. On more complex builds, I sometimes prefer creating custom components instead of forcing everything into advanced block layouts. The good part is that WordPress never locks me into a single way of working. I can choose the approach that makes the most sense for each project, and that's something I've always appreciated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

A project from a few months ago sums it up pretty well. A client comes to us with a website that has been growing for years without much planning behind it. Every new feature meant installing another plugin, and even publishing a simple article had become more complicated than it should've been. Before adding anything new, we took a step back and cleaned everything up. We built custom blocks for the sections they actually used, removed a bunch of plugins they no longer needed, simplified the editing experience, and used the Site Editor so their team could manage most of the content themselves. A few weeks later, something interesting happened. The constant requests for small text changes, image swaps, and layout updates almost disappeared because they could handle those changes on their own. That was probably the most satisfying part of the project. We didn't just make the website faster; we made it easier for everyone to work with long after the development was finished. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.