I have a programming tutorials website I built from scratch in the PHP framework Laravel 5.4. Recently my friends have been pushing me to use WordPress instead.
I haven't worked with WordPress yet but I just hate it. I always think that it will not give me the flexibility I might need when adding new features.
This has put me in great doubt and anxiety about what I'm doing.
Is wordpress a better choice? I'm I just being lazy about the WordPress stuff?
I'll appreciate any advice on this.

Tell your friends WordPress is shit and ruins the internet. 🤷

WordPress is a shitload of legacy code that kind of works, and it kinds of let people run a website without programming knowledge, and it kinds of powers a lot of websites, so if you're ever in need of a few extra bucks, yeah, you should kind of understand how the plugin and theme system works.

It will be an improvement to your coding skills because for fancy stuff you'll have to dig the documentation and the source, and there's some skullduggery involved.

But of course, depending on what interests you, you will learn more from other large open source projects (diaspora comes to mind for web development).

You're being lazy because you hate it before playing with it. Of course, there's some intuition involved. I don't have to develop a ZK website to know it's going to be a painful experience.

So, you kind of got the right intuition, but it's good to at least look it up a bit more and dedicate some thought as to why you would hate it. Just saying.

@c2wiki thank you! I appreciate the advice. I will look into the WordPress

@AwaMelvine no problem. You'll probably end up hating it even more than you do now x). Whenever I feel like lacking hatred I just take a peek at it or Java.

Usually we like to think about what the primary use case is and then what fits that as a maintainable solution. Normally if its a high content, but low functionality requirement i'd consider a cms like wp. If its more functionality heavy then you want a stronger and more expandable framework like Laravel. Decide what would work best for your criteria, and if that criteria is learning, theres never anything wrong with taking the road less traveled... but only on training stuff, cant stand it when someone builds a paid for project in something they know nothing about and then just uses that as an excuse. Become proficient, then produce.

Oh boy, you certainly didn't pick the right place to ask a wordpress vs xyz question.

This is like asking if Intel is a better choice on an AMD forum.

Oh, and I almost forgot. Fuck wordpress.