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Next.js or WordPress — what German companies should pick
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Core Web Vitals, editors, and cost of change: a practical split for 2026, not a framework war.
Next.js wins on performance and structured locales. WordPress wins when a marketing team must publish without a developer. Most “slow WordPress” sites are plugin piles, not proof that WordPress is dead.
If Core Web Vitals and a product UI matter, start with custom web development. If editors already live in the block editor, stay on WordPress and harden it.
2026 reality
Google still rewards useful pages and real speed. Fancy stacks with empty content do not rank.
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