Making a website is important for business because it is your address on the Internet. People search or type your domain name in the browser to know more about your company. Above all, because a website is location independent, you can attract users from all over the globe to see your brand, products and services. Starting from HTML, .NET, PHP, WordPress and Magento there is a long list of website development technologies. You can use the one as per your budget and requirements. All these technologies are good and have a proven track record of performance and usability. Due to this, you will not go wrong with any of these. As a business owner it is important to use techniques to make the website attractive and user friendly. In this article we will dive deeper into the most common technologies for website development.
Website development technologies
As mentioned above, you can make a website in any of the technologies mentioned above. The only criteria is the development budget, timeline and functionalities you need in a website. Let us go one by one and discuss in detail.
WordPress
I started with WordPress because this is like a revolution in website development. Nowadays most website designers like to work in WordPress due to the availability of plugins (ready to use code snippets). It also saves you a lot of time and resources and at software ocean we transfer the benefit to our customers. The website development plans listed in here also use WordPress and the customers get the benefits.
In unfortunate circumstances where you are unhappy with the services, the new company will be happy to provide you services. But most of the time this situation does not arrive because of our commitment towards customer satisfaction.
Adding and removing content is easy due to its inbuilt content management system. Above all, WordPress has an open source community which helps you solve issues. License fees are also not very expensive when you subscribe to third party plugins.
The Drawback
The only challenge is customization and upgrade. As soon as you upgrade to a higher version of WordPress, some of your plugins also need to be updated. Heavy customization is not recommended because updates keep coming in and you have to synchronize everything again. If you have a very specific requirement that is not covered by the standard plugins, look for alternatives if your budget allows.
Magento as Website Development Technologies
Magento is a similar website development technology as WordPress that comes with a content management system. Magento is an open-source e-commerce platform and framework built using PHP. It provides a robust system for managing online stores, offering features like product management, inventory control, and payment gateway integration. Magento uses the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture, which separates application logic into three interconnected elements for better control and customization.
The drawback
Finding a Magento developer when you are moving out is a tough job. Even if this is a very good and efficient solution, in the long run it becomes expensive to make changes in the website. In some cases, you may need to re-design the website in another platform as per my personal experience.
ASP.NET / MVC or any other Microsoft Technology
Microsoft offers a robust development environment for websites, desktop applications and web applications. If you need more than just a website, this should be your pick. For example: if you want an ecommerce website and need a specific feature that WordPress or Magento do not offer as standard, you can get this done in .NET. This is expensive in comparison to WordPress and Magento but solutions developed in .NET framework are long lasting. You keep using them without the need to upgrade on a regular basis. Above all, you also enjoy Microsoft’s Built-In security. If you have a project in mind or need a custom website development, you can leave an inquiry on the official website of Softrock Technologies. In addition, finding developers is also not very tough and you can also design a customized admin panel.
The drawback
The only drawback of using Microsoft based technology is cost. They are expensive because of Licenses fees and development cost. The cost of custom development is high because we design everything from scratch. We write code line by line and it takes time if you compare it with regular website development. But if you can afford, the outcome is as per your requirement and software applications last long without any major updates.
PHP
WordPress and Magento both use PHP as the primary language. But if you wish everything as per your requirement. You can use this to develop a website from scratch. PHP is very common and it is very easy to find a developer. The cost of developing a custom website or a software is a bit higher because same as .NET we write code line by line to make sure the requirement is fulfilled.
The drawback
PHP drawbacks are similar to .NET. Customized development is costly and it takes a lot to develop the website or software application. In addition, it does not come with built-in security features like .NET but this does not mean it is not secure. Developers can easily make a secure PHP website. There are techniques to make a secure website which can be used.
Conclusion – Website Development Technologies
We cannot generalize the cost, requirement and technology but if you are specific the answer is simple.
Understand this with the help of an example.
You need an ecommerce website and you want to use it to sell products following conditions may apply.
- If this is a simple ecommerce website with functionalities like shopping cart, payment gateway, product catalog, product sorting options etc. you can do it in WordPress very easily. You can also do it in Magento.
- If you need the website to show products in a specific way that is different from the standard WooCommerce format choose, PHP or .NET
- At last, along with custom, product catalog, product view and cart view, you also want some specific functionalities like sending multiple SMS notifications, customized invoice use .NET. In addition, you will also get Microsoft’s built-in security.