“Webflow is particularly good if you want a highly customized website with a structured content management system.”
“Flexible CMS.”
“Custom article layouts.”
“Structured content collections.”
“Dynamic category pages.”
“Strong design control.”
“SEO customization.”
“The publishing experience is less straightforward than Ghost or WordPress.”
“It also has a steeper learning curve.”
“Wix has a surprisingly capable built-in blogging system.”
“Easy-to-use post editor.”
“Scheduled publishing.”
“Categories and tags.”
“Individual post SEO settings.”
“Comments.”
“Subscription and monetization options.”
“Built-in website analytics.”
“Less publishing flexibility and extensibility than WordPress.”
“Squarespace offers an excellent balance between website design and blogging functionality.”
“Beautiful article templates.”
“Scheduled publishing.”
“Categories and tags.”
“Draft and review workflows.”
“Built-in SEO settings.”
“Social media sharing.”
“Newsletter integration.”
“It is particularly good if you want your website to look professional without spending much time designing it.”
“Less extensible than WordPress, especially if your publishing operation becomes more sophisticated.”
“WordPress is my first recommendation if publishing articles is a major part of your website.”
“Excellent block-based writing editor.”
“Post scheduling and drafts.”
“Categories, tags and searchable archives.”
“Extensive SEO capabilities.”
“Thousands of themes and plugins.”
“Newsletter and subscription functionality.”
“Excellent flexibility as your publication grows.”
“More features mean a slightly steeper learning curve.”
“Some advanced functionality requires paid plans.”
“Ghost is particularly interesting because it was designed specifically for independent publishers, writers and online publications.”
“Excellent SEO features.”
“Clean, distraction-free writing editor.”
“Built-in post scheduling.”
“Native email newsletters.”
“Free and paid memberships.”
“Subscriber management.”
“Multiple newsletters and membership options.”
“You can publish an article on your website and distribute it as an email newsletter simultaneously.”
“Less flexible than WordPress for general website design and third-party extensions.”