You have come across the term WordPress somewhere.
You still do not know what WordPress is.
If you are looking to build a website, WordPress is something you cannot ignore.
Before starting to dive into the magical world of WordPress. You should know what WordPress is. Reasons why WordPress convinces you to use it for your future website project
Let’s start learning something about WordPress.
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What is WordPress?
WordPress is a content management system (Content Management System) written in the PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) programming language and using the MySQL database management system. WordPress was first released on May 27, 2003 by two authors Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little. Currently WordPress is managed by the company Automattic.
Like many other content management systems, WordPress is an open source project. It means you can download and even change the source code without having to spend money like other traditional software.
WordPress was started as a platform for blogging. But now you can create any website with WordPress. In fact, many major websites are now using WordPress, such as TechCrunch, Mashable, CNN, BBC America…
WordPress may surprise you by its popularity. As of March 2016, 26.4% of websites in the world are using WordPress. Every day over 500 websites are created using WordPress.
Why did you choose WordPress?
Here are 6 compelling reasons to use WordPress.
1. Free WordPress
Certainly, this is something that not only us Vietnamese but also everyone loves when talking about using software. But from a user perspective, free is often associated with poor quality.
However, this does not apply to WordPress. Why?
Simply, behind WordPress are several hundred programmers who are working day and night to continuously improve WordPress. WordPress itself has millions of users. It means that any issues related to WordPress are scrutinized very carefully and reported immediately.
All this contributes to making WordPress the best open source software in the world.
Compare that to having to hire a programmer to develop the website from start to finish. You will definitely spend a lot of money.
With WordPress, you will save money to invest in another part of your business.
2. WordPress is easy to use
This is the reason for the unending popularity of WordPress. You don’t need any programming knowledge to use WordPress.
Everything is simple from installation to website administration. In fact, learning how to use WordPress is a lot of fun and excitement. Because the WordPress interface is so intuitive and easy to understand.
3. Easy to customize
Since the WordPress theme is theme-based, it only takes a few minutes to completely change the look and feel of your website. There are literally thousands of free to paid themes you can use for your website. You can even customize the theme to get the look you love
4. WordPress is extensible
WordPress can extend features through plugins. For example, with the plugin you can easily create a sales page.
There are thousands of free plugins on WordPress.org. You are free to enhance the functionality of your website.
No plugin that provides the functionality you want? Nothing to worry about. You can easily hire programmers to write a plugin for an affordable price.
5.WordPress is SEO friendly
What is the purpose you want to have a website?
Attract many visitors. Turn them into customers. And generate revenue by selling.
That’s a common scenario for website building purposes, isn’t it?
To get more visitors, your website must rank high in Google search results. With WordPress, Google can easily index your website. In other words users can find your site faster and easier.
Aside from WordPress’ built-in SEO-friendly capabilities, you can boost your SEO by using a variety of plugins. Sounds great right?
6. Massive support community
There are thousands of talented programmers working around the clock to make WordPress better and better. There is a community of millions of WordPress users. This means that if you have a problem with WordPress you can easily find the answer right away.
The Vietnamese community using WordPress is also growing. So you can easily find support even if your English is not good.
WordPress and the easiest way to a website
You already understand what WordPress is. And why WordPress is chosen by a large number of users.
It can be said without exaggeration that:
If you want a website with the lowest cost and powerful features, choose WordPress.
Learn to use WordPress today.
And realize the dream of having a website.
Are you new to WordPress or an experienced one? Share your thoughts about WordPress in the comments below.
