Why Lake and Moon Design Chose microCMS for Their Website Development

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At Lake and Moon Design, we’ve recently been hearing more and more from clients seeking advice on website development who express concerns, saying, “I’m worried about security with WordPress.”

Of course, this isn’t to say that “WordPress is dangerous, while microCMS is absolutely safe”—that’s an extreme way of putting it. No matter how excellent a system is, its longevity depends on how it’s used and maintained.

However, we don’t believe it’s our job to hand over a site to a client who feels uneasy—thinking, “This feels a bit scary”—and forces themselves to start managing it.

That’s why we don’t just focus on “creating a visually appealing site”; we work with you to consider every aspect—from “who will be updating the site” and “what kind of information it will handle” to “how we can ensure you can use it with peace of mind.”

As a result, we’ve recently found ourselves recommending microCMS more often—even while thoroughly considering WordPress as an option.

In this post, I’d like to explain why.

“Anxiety About Site Management” Revealed Through Client Feedback

In the world of websites, WordPress has long been the standard choice. In fact, countless sites around the world are built using this platform.

However, the fact that it has so many users also means it’s more likely to become a target for unauthorized access and attacks.

Whenever business owners and web managers see news stories about “websites being defaced,” it’s only natural for them to say, “I’m concerned about security with WordPress.”

As mentioned earlier, it’s not that “WordPress is inherently dangerous.”

We’ve covered the fundamentals of how microCMS works in detail in “What Is microCMS? Explaining the Mechanisms, Features, and Comparisons of Headless CMS,” but because the admin panel and the public site are separated, the points of vulnerability differ from those of typical CMS platforms. The fact that, structurally, it’s difficult to access the admin panel directly from the public site is another reassuring factor.

We strongly believe that our customers shouldn’t have to “constantly worry about update notifications while performing maintenance tasks.” We want them to be able to focus wholeheartedly on their core business with peace of mind even after we’ve delivered the system. To that end, microCMS is a truly reliable solution.

Comparing WordPress and microCMS: “Differences in Security and Ease of Use”

It’s not a matter of which is better or worse—it’s that their “strengths” differ slightly.

Here is the comparison chart we often show our clients.

microCMS or WordPress: Which Should You Choose? We’ve previously summarized comparisons based on purpose and industry, but we believe the key criterion for choosing is “sustained operation.”

Choosing a CMS for Industries Where Security Is a Priority

Recently, in particular, there has been a growing number of environments—such as medical facilities like clinics, government agencies, or recruitment sites—where “reliability, longevity, and security” are prioritized over “flashy features.”

When working with clients who require this level of security, microCMS’s robustness provides significant peace of mind.

Furthermore, many of the projects we handle at Lake and Moon Design aren’t large media outlets that publish dozens of articles daily, but rather corporate or brand websites—sites that “carefully deliver a single article.”

Rather than having a multitude of features, we prioritize a system where on-site staff can update content without hesitation, stress, and as effortlessly as taking a deep breath. It is precisely because we value this “user-friendliness” that we have chosen this platform.

Conversely, here are the situations where we don’t choose microCMS

Of course, we don’t use microCMS for every project.

Depending on the objective, there are definitely cases where choosing a different system—such as WordPress—is the “right choice.”

• When there are a large number of contributors and complex rules—such as approval workflows—are required
• When you want to take full advantage of WordPress’s convenient features, such as for a membership-based site
• When there are already thousands or tens of thousands of articles, and the number is expected to keep growing
• When the client’s team is “already used to WordPress” and would find it burdensome to learn something new
• When building a multilingual site with microCMS would actually cause costs to skyrocket

A system is, after all, simply a “tool for achieving a goal.”

Our top priority is not “whether it’s easy for us to build,” but “whether it truly fits your business.”

What we want to deliver isn’t a system—it’s “peace of mind.”

The day a website is built and launched is not the end goal.

Rather, that is just the beginning of a long-term relationship with our clients.

Beautiful design. Ease of use. As professionals, we consider these to be basic prerequisites.

What we seek to create is not merely a system that’s convenient for users, but one they can continue to use with confidence.

We want you to be able to use it with peace of mind after delivery—to proactively showcase your unique appeal without worrying about security risks. To provide this “foundation of peace of mind,” we continue to approach every step—starting with system selection—with the utmost care.