How to make WordPress feel less annoying (important)

If you already don’t like it, the trick is: strip it down so it doesn’t feel like WordPress.

1. Use a minimal theme (this changes everything)

Pick something clean like:

Astra (light + fast)
GeneratePress (very minimal)
Kadence (modern + flexible)

👉 Goal: make it feel like a writing tool, not a website builder.

2. Install only essential plugins (don’t overdo it)

You only need:

SEO: Rank Math or Yoast
Cache/speed: LiteSpeed Cache (if supported by hosting)
Security: Wordfence (optional but useful)
Backup: UpdraftPlus

That’s it. Avoid plugin overload — that’s what makes WordPress feel heavy.

3. Turn it into a “simple blog mode”

In settings:

Set homepage → latest posts
Remove unnecessary widgets
Disable comments if you don’t need them

Result: it behaves like a clean publishing feed.

4. Make writing frictionless

Use:

Full-screen editor mode (no distractions)
Gutenberg blocks (don’t install extra editors like Elementor unless needed)