WordPress or a custom site?
WordPress is a flexible, widely used system; with themes and plugins it can do almost anything, but someone has to keep up with core, theme and plugin updates and with security, regularly. A custom site built by Paftane has no pile of plugins to update; it opens fast, and you manage the content yourself in the panel.
WordPressOpen source; themes and plugins
A studio you talk toAt a glance
Foundation
WordPressThemes and plugins A ready-made theme and plugins.
Made for your business, light A light site written for your business. For you: Features you don’t use don’t slow the site down.
Updates and security
WordPressNeeds regular updates Core, theme and plugins need regular updates.
No pile of plugins No pile of plugins to update; care is optional. For you: Plugin conflicts aren’t your problem.
New features
WordPressUsually with a plugin
Written into the code, agreed first Written into the code; agreed on the sheet first. For you: You know what is added and what it costs from the start.
Ownership
WordPressOpen source, exportable Open source; the content can be exported.
Yours from day one In your name from day one: domain, hosting, code and content. For you: Either way, your site is yours.
Side by side
| Subject | WordPressOpen source; themes and plugins |  A studio you talk to |
|---|---|---|
| SpeedFor you: The first screen comes up fast on a phone too. | Depends on the themeDepends on the theme and the plugins | Text loads firstText loads first, images are sized to the screen |
| Managing contentFor you: Either way, you change the words yourself. | A common, familiar panel | A simple panel made for you |
| HostingFor you: You don’t deal with server settings. | Your own hostingYour own hosting; the upkeep is on you or someone you hire | In your name, set up by us |
Which one suits you?
Six cases where Paftane stands out and three where the other way fits better, both told honestly.
You want a fast, simple site without dealing with plugin updates.
- Launch date written up frontStarter 2 weeks, Studio 3–4 weeks; you see the launch date on your sheet before work starts.
- Prices on the sitePackages and prices are on the site; fixed in the written quote unless you change the scope.
- You explain, a designer drawsA designer draws it for your business; your evenings don’t go into building a site.
- Set up for GoogleTitles, descriptions, a sitemap and structured data are in place on every site.
- AI assistants read it tooOpen to assistants like ChatGPT; llms.txt and structured business data in every package.
- Search Console and analyticsSet up on launch day, the accounts in your name; you see your visitors in your own panel.
Someone on the team knows WordPress, or your business relies on certain plugins.
- Someone on the team knows WordPress and runs it.
- Your business already relies on WordPress plugins.
- A common system any developer can take over.
Already have a site on WordPress? The content can be moved over directly; as we move your site to us, we point the old addresses to the new pages. Move your site to us →
Common questions
Not answered here? Ask Paf or tell us about your project.
WordPress or a custom site?
WordPress is a flexible, widely used system; with themes and plugins it can do almost anything, but someone has to keep up with core, theme and plugin updates and with security, regularly. A custom site built by Paftane has no pile of plugins to update; it opens fast, and you manage the content yourself in the panel.
Can I move my WordPress site?
Yes. On WordPress the content can be moved over directly. As we move it, the old addresses point permanently to the new pages, and the titles and descriptions are kept.
Move your site to us →Isn’t WordPress free?
The software is free; hosting, themes, paid plugins and regular upkeep cost either money or time. A custom site also has hosting and optional care; the difference is that there is no pile of plugins to update.
Can I keep writing a blog?
Yes. The Studio package has a blog or news section; you add posts in the panel.
Still not sure?
Tell Paf about your business in a sentence; it draws a sheet with the pages, the time and the price. Then you decide.