{"id":12805,"date":"2024-02-03T01:04:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T08:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/?p=12805"},"modified":"2024-02-03T01:04:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T08:04:41","slug":"what-are-some-common-challenges-that-arise-when-building-a-website-from-scratch-instead-of-using-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/2024\/02\/03\/what-are-some-common-challenges-that-arise-when-building-a-website-from-scratch-instead-of-using-wordpress.html","title":{"rendered":"What are some common challenges that arise when building a website from scratch instead of using WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/site_builder.htm\">Building a website<\/a> from scratch instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/wordpress-hosting.html\">using WordPress<\/a> can present several challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<li><strong>Lack of Templates<\/strong>: Unlike WordPress, which comes with numerous pre-made themes, when you build a website from scratch, you have to design everything yourself. 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