WordPress Vs Custom Build Advice

I’ve shared a short brief and some wireframes that outline what the new site must do. Before development begins I want a seasoned web developer to study those materials and tell me, in clear terms, whether the project is better executed on WordPress or on a fully custom stack built with PHP/Python. I naturally lean toward WordPress because of its ready-made ecosystem, yet I’m willing to move to a custom solution if the long-term gains justify it.

What I need from you
• A concise, well-structured report comparing WordPress with a custom PHP/Python build against the requirements in the attachments.
• A firm recommendation backed by data on scalability, security, maintenance workload, extensibility and overall cost of ownership.
• A high-level implementation roadmap: milestones, estimated timeline and the main plugins, frameworks or APIs you’d rely on if WordPress is chosen.

Acceptance criteria
• The comparison directly references the features and growth plans described in the brief.
• Pros, cons and trade-offs are spelled out without jargon.
• Deliverable is submitted as a PDF or DOCX no later than the agreed deadline.

If the advice is spot-on there will be a follow-on contract to build the site, so practical experience with both WordPress and frameworks like Laravel or Django is a strong plus.