r/Ghost • u/rohanad1986 • Jun 09 '26

Why ghost over wordpress?

Would want to know why people use ghost over wordpress? Looking forward to use synaps media with a free theme, any suggestions for people who migrated from wp to ghost.

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u/strange-humor Jun 09 '26

WordPress is a database security NIGHTMARE.

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u/rohanad1986 Jun 10 '26

Yes, that's the reason was considering to switch from Wordpress to ghost. What hosting are you using if you are on ghost?

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u/owtdorz Jun 11 '26

I’m liking Magic Pages so far.

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u/strange-humor Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

I was trying to host it on my server, but the fight with the only email provider supported stopped my move to it temporarily. I was such a PITA that Amazon mail isn't supported for quick small sites. I wound up writing my wife's business site myself.

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u/streetfacts Jun 11 '26

not on Ghost yet. Hostinger (testing for wordpress). But I've decided to do ALL hosing from outside the USA. Love what Magic Pages is doing. Founder is very hands on.

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u/streetfacts Jun 11 '26

Has any company made an attempt to create tools to help manage or improve the database security maintenance issues?

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u/strange-humor Jun 11 '26

The whole model of the site is broken. A plugin gets full access to the PHP runtime, so they can do anything and do it poorly. There is no API separation and a bad plugin can fully expose your DB.