What are the pros and cons of Wordpress?

Question

WordPress

it seems confusing and incomprehensible to me, although I heard that it is an easy tool. Your opinion?

Answer 1

it is very easy to make simple websites on it.
it is very difficult to make complex sites on it.

Answer 2

The main advantage of WordPress is a huge community. An incredible number of different ready-made themes (both paid and free) have been created, plugins have been written for almost any occasion. On WordPress, you can create almost any site (you can even make a SPA, but the feasibility of such a solution is in question). You will be able to google the solution to 99.9% of the problems you have with this system. The system has practically outlived many other CMSs, and now that the trend for each "gopher" to create its own CMS has passed, it has further strengthened its position (IMHO).
The world is changing, the attitude towards classic sites is changing, the need for them has decreased, as well as the cost of development (including thanks to WordPress). And WordPress has become a classic (and almost the only) solution for creating such sites.

it seems confusing and incomprehensible to me, although I heard that it is an easy tool

Like any other CMS, WordPress has its own architecture, templating system, its own admin logic and interface scheme. This is all a matter of habit, and if you get used to it, it will not be difficult even to get into the source code of the theme and perform a quick deep customization to suit your needs.
The main disadvantage is the same popularity. For example, from time to time, attackers find a vulnerability in some very common plugin and massively "drop" sites where this plugin is installed (especially if you do not follow basic security rules, all key entry points are standard, plugins have not been updated for a long time). Even with backups, it can be a real pain in the ass if you've stamped these sites "like hot cakes" in huge numbers.

Answer 3

The main disadvantage is a billion themes and plugins, in projects with 90% of developers.
The main plus - Wordpress codex - you can do anything with your hands.
If Wordpress seems complicated, you probably need to learn php.