Is it possible to combine two platforms like WP and Squarespace?

[ad_1]

I’m sure there’s a better solution, but hear me out: I really love the dynamic, parallax style Squarespace sites that places like bars/restaurants use because all of the info is right there on the front page and can be updated easy. My goal is to find something that has my business hours, address, a nice interchangeable (seasonal dish)background image, etc…

BUT…

I have a huge 15 year archive of galleries I’d like to add on a second or more section/page(s). I don’t care if it looks the same as the main landing page, what’s important is having these galleries that might even be fed by other feeds like Instagram or Flickr.

AND… I know some may say this is all possible with Squarespace but I don’t trust having a huge archive like this on someone else’s platform. I’ve heard horror stories of people losing everything because they didn’t pay the bill. But the ease of use and slickness is so desirable.

SO… WordPress is the answer, right? So I find WordPress to be fine for this gallery archive thing I want to do and just fill in thousands of pictures into folders and have it just auto populate but I just had to upgrade to more storage from a shared plan up to my own VPS because I can’t figure out how/don’t have the time to go through and clean up all my folders (if I’m going to switch to something like SS anyway) and I ran out of room. I don’t even have a lot of images yet and this is another reason I’d be interested in hosting them on a cloud. (Can Google photos be integrated into a WP gallery?)

So my basic dilemma is having the ease of use and low cost of Squarespace vs. the security of WordPress. I want both. Does that make sense or does anyone do that?

[ad_2]