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Developing a site through GitHub is a manual and technical process that requires a deep understanding of syntax and file structure. In contrast, WordPress offers an environment to manage an interface that handles majority of heavy lifting. The most significant difference is the control: Github makes you build from nothing and learn everything but also allows complete domain over the website. Wordpress provides a pre-built framework that is customizable.
For me a new learner, the most significant challenge in GitHub was understanding properties and syntax. If you don't follow a very strict coding method you can completely ruin your website. In WordPress, the main challenge was navigating all the setting and customizable options. The advantage of GitHub is complete domain over anything and it gives coding knowledge. Wordpress provides speed and ease of use through visual editors.
The layout in Github can be modified but requires understanding of CSS, grids, tags, flex-systems which can also be very time consuming. In WordPress, organization is handled through a "drag-and-drop" interface which is REALLY frustrating. For example, when I was inputing my pictures I found that some of them were oriented a different way then when I uploaded them, some pictures were even upside down! Which is really annoying. WordPress is more for design and fluidity.
To improve these sites, I want to learn more about AUTOMATED styling and asset management. It is quite annoying to have to add to my nav bar everytime or code adding pictures. I want to learn more under the hood. WordPress is not for me and any changes I would make to it are small styling or formatting changes.
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