Why rebuilding from scratch is now faster, cheaper, and smarter than maintaining a legacy content management system There's a conversation we keep having with clients. It goes something like this: "We know our site is slow. We know the plugins are a mess. But we've invested so much in WordPress — can't we just... fix it?" The honest answer? In 2026, fixing WordPress is often more expensive than replacing it. And the reason isn't WordPress itself — it's that the entire paradigm has shifted. The WordPress Problem Nobody Talks About WordPress powers roughly 40% of the web. It's an incredible achievement. But here's what happens in practice with most business sites we audit: The site runs on 15–30 plugins. Each one adds weight, security surface, and maintenance overhead. Some conflict with each other. Some haven't been updated in two years.…