Hello to all.
In 2016, I was trying to grasp the Grav workflow. At that time, it was difficult for me, as I am not a programmer. However, I saw how easy it was to install Grav by downloading a skeleton and dropping it into the website’s home directory, so I liked Grav very much, including its nice Admin plugin.
After testing over 150 CMSs in almost 3 years, I decided to understand Grav, not because it was easy but because it was powerful and more secure than database-driven CMSs. Today, I still have a lot to learn from Grav, because I am not a programmer, but I can accomplish things that were difficult for me in 2016. Of course, that was possible thanks to the invaluable help of @pamtbaau @Karmalakas and others in this forum.
I think that the most difficult problem is not Grav, but the mindset of new users accustomed to other CMSs, this was also my problem. I would suggest that instead of focusing on the apparent difficulties, focus on how to practice and learn the Grav working methodology, especially creating a personal base theme from an inherited Quark theme. The documentation is very complete, I think it is key to clarify the words related to the Grav framework, because, without understanding the terms, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to learn any subject, including Grav.
I can make adjustments to the look and feel of a skeleton (theme) chosen, with Twig and CSS, which was very difficult for me with many other CMSs.
I tested 150+ CMSs in almost 3 years and only 3 passed my test: one good project abandoned by its creator, another is a renowned database CMS framework for governments, enterprises, and organizations, and the other was Grav.
Despite my strong limitations in programming and lack of developer mindset, I decided to choose Grav because it was not database-driven, but a flat file CMS and very flexible for customization and for adding features and extending functionality through Twig templates, themes, blueprints and plugins available, and Grav has a fast performance, plus this supportive community.
Thank you to the Grav developers for including so many features and flexibility in the core open-source project.
Best regards
joejac