Ask HN: What is a modern alternative to WordPress?
Is there a much better way to replace the WordPress environment with a modern development approach? Assume I know nothing except WordPress.
There are many other choices depending on what you want. If you just want a blog with a comment section, you could use hugo + disqus and host it on an s3 bucket. It will be fast and will cost very little to host.
You could go with something like Laravel if you want more control over the dynamic website. I say Laravel because if you've been developing for Wordpress, PHP is the most familiar language.
There's always Joomla which is more flexible and will give you some diversity while being familiar (also PHP).
If you're OK with Python, there's always the trusted old Plone CMS.
There are many other choices. Depends on what kind of websites you want to build and what you're looking for.
Really depends on how much Wordpress you know. If you're just using it as a CMS, then you should probably stick with it.
If you're familiar with PHP and JS, there are other CMS you could switch to. Though you'll not find the same ecosystem of plugins and tooling.