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+<h1>Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll (Again)</h1>
+<p>2020-08-13</p>
+<p>For the past four months this blog has been running on WordPress - but that ended today. I've officially switched back over to Jekyll. I'm not going to spend too much time delving into <em>why</em> I made the transition back, but I'll leave some cliff-notes for any interested parties.</p>
+<h2>The big issues with <em>my</em> WordPress setup</h2>
+<p>I have to state that these problems existed based on <em>my own</em> setup / hosting choices with WordPress - this is not a direct reflection of WP itself.</p>
+<ol>
+<li><strong>No theme editor access</strong></li>
+</ol>
+<p> - I was using EasyWP (Namecheap etc.) for my web hosting. It only cost me $3.88/month, which was very cheap for the quality of service provided. Unfortunately, this low price came with some setbacks. EasyWP doesn't allow users to edit <code>header.php</code> or <code>functions.php</code> files directly in the theme editor. Having to resort to FTP for simple one-line change was annoying.</p>
+
+<ol start="2">
+<li><strong>Super cache</strong></li>
+</ol>
+<p> - Caching web pages is wonderful for users on subsequent visits, but EasyWP took this to the extreme. Making minor styling updates sometimes required code changes in the <code>header.php</code> file directly in order to persist (see problem with editing these files in point #1).</p>
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+<ol start="3">
+<li><strong>Monthly cost</strong></li>
+</ol>
+<p> - As I stated above, spending $3.88 on a monthly basis was peanuts in the grand scheme of things. Still, an extra monthly subscription for a side hobby seemed overkill for my use case.</p>
+
+<ol start="4">
+<li><strong>Future proofing</strong></li>
+</ol>
+<p> - In the end, having the core website generate itself into static files means it will stand the test of time on the interwebs. HTML &amp; CSS FTW.</p>
+<h2>What I lost in the switch</h2>
+<ol>
+<li><strong>Comments</strong></li>
+</ol>
+<p> - I loved the concept of owing / hosting comments directly on each post but this seemed like a fair trade-off when compared to the positives listed above. I might circle back around and use something like <a href="https://commento.io/">Commento</a> or <a href="https://github.com/imsun/gitment">Gitment</a></p>
+
+<ol start="2">
+<li><strong>Blog anywhere</strong></li>
+</ol>
+<p> - Having the ability to hop on any machine, log in to my site and blog was awesome. Over time though, I found myself not doing this very often. Most times when composing an article I found I would write it out, edit and publish all in one sitting. Cool concept - just not as useful.</p>
+<h2>Moving forward</h2>
+<p>I've learned to stick with what keeps me productive (and in this case, keeps me writing consistently). I still love WordPress and won't hesitate to reach for it when the need arrives. Unfortunately, it seems my personal website isn't one of those instances.</p>
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