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WordPress vs Google Sites

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When comparing WordPress vs Google Sites, the Slant community recommends WordPress for most people. In the question“What are the best free website builders for personal sites?” WordPress is ranked 2nd while Google Sites is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose WordPress is:

If you set up WP on your own server, you can change every single aspect of it as you see fit.

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Default Template EnginePHP

LanguagePHP

LicenseGPLv2

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Pros

Pro
Complete control if needed

If you set up WP on your own server, you can change every single aspect of it as you see fit.

Pro
Widely used

According to some statistics, WP powers a fifth of the Internet. It means there are resources for everything. Community support, tutorials, extensions and a plethora of customization options.

Pro
Self-host & WP-host options

For free WordPress can be hosted by yourself on your own server, or as a subdomain of wordpress.com. You can also pay to use a custom domain with WP hosting.

Pro
Open source

Anyone can view the code of WordPress since it's under a libre/open source license.

Pro
RSS feeds for everything

Including tags and categories.

Pro
Post-level privacy controls

Each post can have a different access level.

Pro
table of contents supported

it has automatic table of contents generated based from headings

Pro
Easy image post

Add images from Google, a link, or upload

Pro
Deep integration with other Google Tools

Integrate additional Google tools like Google+, Groups, and Hangouts

Pro
Free to use

Free without any limitation

Pro
Change logs

Google Sites allow owner to use change logs to check any changes to the website made by owners and other editors.

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Cons

Con
A bit of bloat and complexity

WP has grown past being just a blogging platform and as such it's not as lightweight as it used to be. It also considerably more complex due to many more customization options compared to other solutions.

Con
Dated

The code is a mess, uses dated conventions, and relies on dated technology.

Con
Unattractive themes and design

All themes available on Google Sites are heavily outdated and as such very mediocre.

Con
Not ability to add 3rd-party widgets

Google Sites does not have an option to allow users to add 3rd-party widgets directly, so users have to stick only to the widgets available from the Gadget Browser.