It’s usually very easy to edit a website after it’s built if it’s set up on a simple CMS with a clean editor, but it can get frustrating fast if your content is hard-coded or locked behind a setup you can’t access.
In practice, “easy to edit” means your team can log in, change text, swap photos, add a new service, post an update, or tweak hours without touching code and without breaking the layout. The biggest deciding factor is what the site was built on and how the pages were assembled during the build.
| Build type | Editing day-to-day content | What’s easy | What usually needs help |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress (modern editor) | Easy | Text, images, pages, blog posts, FAQs, staff bios, simple layouts | New page templates, custom features, complex forms, advanced styling |
| Website builder (Wix, Squarespace) | Easy to medium | Basic content changes, sections, galleries, simple page edits | Custom functionality, deeper SEO control, migrations, platform limits |
| Webflow with editor roles | Medium to easy | Updating CMS items (posts, team, locations), on-page copy, media | Layout changes in the designer, new components, complex interactions |
| Custom-coded site (no CMS) | Hard | Almost nothing without a developer | Most edits, even small text changes, plus anything new |
When we build sites through our website design services, we set up pages so the edits you’ll do most often are the easiest ones, think new photos, seasonal promos, adding a team member, updating services, or posting an Orlando-specific update like holiday hours or storm-related notices.
Here’s what we recommend so editing stays simple after launch:
- Pick a CMS your team will actually use (for many local businesses, WordPress is a solid fit).
- Build pages with reusable sections (so you can add a “testimonials” or “before and after” section without rebuilding a page).
- Lock down design settings that should not change, and leave content fields open for your team.
- Set up user roles so staff can edit content without full admin access.
- Keep forms, bookings, chat, and tracking documented so changes don’t break lead flow.
- Use a staging copy for bigger edits, especially if your site is lead-driven (dentists, clinics, law firms, home services).
If you want editing to stay low-stress, ongoing updates and security matter too, which is why many clients pair their site with our WordPress hosting and maintenance so software updates, backups, and fixes don’t land on your plate.
If you’re not sure what counts as a CMS or what you should be asking for in a build, our FAQ on what a content management system is breaks it down in plain language.
If you’re wondering whether you or your staff will need code skills for normal edits, our FAQ on whether you need coding skills to manage a website will help you set expectations.
If you tell us what platform you’re on (or planning to use) and what you expect to update each month, we can quickly tell you what will be self-serve versus what should be handled by a developer, before you get locked into a setup that’s hard to live with.
