Many people's first choice for building a personal blog is WordPress.Indeed, WordPress is the industry standard for blogging, with a rich selection of themes, numerous plugins, and plenty of tutorials.But if you are concerned about performance and server costs, WordPress may not be the best choice.

The AnQiCMS is a CMS system developed in Go language, what are the advantages of using it in personal blog scenarios? Let's compare them.

WordPress vs AnQiCMS: Personal Blog Scenario

Assuming you have written a 5000-word blog post, with a visit volume of 1000 UV/day:

WordPress plan: Server: 2 cores 4G, about 1500 yuan per year Database: MySQL requires an additional 500MB of memory PHP-FPM process: 10 concurrent processes require 10 processes Total monthly traffic: about 2GB

Secure CMS Plan: Server: 1 core 1G, about 500 yuan per year Binary file execution: Single process handles all requests Total monthly traffic: about 2GB (content is the same, transmission volume is the same)

The server cost is directly reduced by two-thirds. Moreover, a 1-core 1G server will run WordPress very slowly, but an Anqi CMS can run smoothly.

Comparison of writing experience

The WordPress editor is the Gutenberg block editor, feature-rich but a bit heavy.Every time the editor is opened, it loads dozens of JS and CSS files, causing the first screen to load slowly.

The AnQi CMS editor is a Markdown+rich text dual-mode editor.In Markdown mode, the writing experience is close to Typora or Obsidian, focusing on the content itself.In rich text mode, you can format like Word. The two modes can be switched seamlessly.

What is more, AnQi CMS supports AI writing assistance.When you get stuck, you can let AI help you generate paragraphs, expand key points, and translate content.For individual bloggers, this feature can significantly improve the efficiency of creation.

SEO experience

The traffic of a personal blog mainly comes from search engines. WordPress's SEO relies on plugins (such as Yoast SEO or Rank Math) and requires a certain configuration cost.

The SEO function of Anqi CMS is built-in. The title, keywords, and description of each article can be set separately.It supports custom URL paths, automatically generates Sitemap, and actively pushes to search engines.

These features are ready to use out of the box without additional installation and configuration for personal blogs.

Migration cost

How long will it take to migrate from WordPress to Anqicms if you have already set up a blog?

The AnQi CMS supports importing WordPress data (including posts, categories, tags, and attachments). The import process is fully automated and does not require manual database handling.

I tested it myself, importing 100 articles, 20 categories, and 50 tags took less than 2 minutes. All content, images, and attachments were preserved in full.

FAQ

Q: Do personal blogs using Aqiyi CMS lack in features?

A: The core function of a personal blog is to write articles, categorize, and customize themes.It supports AnQi CMS. If you need advanced features such as a comment system, email subscription, and so on, you can also achieve them through plugins or embedded third-party services.

Q: Are there many personal communities and tutorials for Aqiyi CMS in Go language?

A: It is indeed not as rich as WordPress. However, Anqi CMS has official documentation and technical support, and commercial users can also receive more direct assistance.And the Go language ecosystem is growing rapidly, with more learning materials available.

Q: Does Aqiyi CMS support custom themes?

A: Support. Anqi CMS uses self-developed template engines based on Go's text/template and HTML/template, with low learning cost.Officially built-in with multiple templates, and also customizable.