WordPress is a great starting point. It's free, it's flexible, and there's a plugin for everything. But there's a moment — usually around the 15-plugin mark — where it stops being a solution and starts being a problem. Here are five signs you've hit that wall.
1. Your site takes more than 3 seconds to load
If your GTmetrix or PageSpeed score makes you wince, it's not your hosting's fault (probably). It's the accumulated weight of themes, plugins, and database queries that WordPress requires to render a single page. Caching plugins are a band-aid, not a cure.
2. You dread the update notification
When you see '12 updates available' and your first thought is 'what will break this time?' — that's your sign. A CMS should make content management easier, not give you anxiety every Tuesday.
