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Overview

What is WordPress?

Wordpress is an open-source publishing platform popular with bloggers, and a content management system, known for its simplicity and modifiability. Websites may host their own blogging communities, controlling and moderating content from a single dashboard.

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Video Reviews

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User Review: WordPress Maintains Ease of Use While Providing a Variety of Content Management Tools
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Content Manager Recommends WordPress for Growing Platforms: User Review
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User Review: WordPress Steps Up Blogger's Game With Its Professional Display Styles
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Pricing

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Personal

$4

Cloud
per month 6 GB storage

Premium

$8

Cloud
per month 13 GB storage

Business

$25

Cloud
per month 50 GB storage

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $3 per month 6 GB storage
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Product Demos

WordPress. Troubleshooter. Site Header Menu Missing Or Does Not Look Like Demo Header Menu

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How to make your website look like WordPress theme demo

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WordPress [#18] How to Install WordPress theme | Theme Demo Import | How to Reset WordPress Website

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Popup Maker Demo & Review | Plugin for Wordpress

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Revolution Slider for WordPress Full Demo

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WordPress Theme 1-Click Demo Import Explained

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Features

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8.2
Avg 8.1

Platform & Infrastructure

Features related to platform-wide settings and structure, such as permissions, languages, integrations, customizations, etc.

7.9
Avg 7.7

Web Content Creation

Features that support the creation of website content.

8.1
Avg 7.8

Web Content Management

Features for managing website content

8.2
Avg 7.4
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Product Details

What is WordPress?

Wordpress is an open-source publishing platform popular with bloggers and a content management system. The appearance of a Wordpress site and many of its functions are managed through themes, and further customizable through altering code, though altering code is not required; templates and plugins to expand its capabilities are plentiful. Wordpress features integrated link management, and a search-engine friendly permalink structure. WordPress now allows multiple blogs to exist within one installation. Websites may host their own blogging communities, controlling and moderating content from a single dashboard.

Wordpress is popular due to its simplicity and modifiability. Furthermore implementing Wordpress costs only time. Two paid versions exist. The $99 premium plan allows a user an ad free custom domain with 13GB of space and advanced customization. The $299 Business plan allows unlimited space and supports eCommerce as well.

WordPress Video

How to use WordPress, a step by step tutorial. Learn to when to use WordPress, how to install a theme, and how to use each of the program's tools.

WordPress Competitors

WordPress Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Wordpress is an open-source publishing platform popular with bloggers, and a content management system, known for its simplicity and modifiability. Websites may host their own blogging communities, controlling and moderating content from a single dashboard.

WordPress starts at $3.

LiveJournal and Populr are common alternatives for WordPress.

Reviewers rate Availability / breadth of extensions highest, with a score of 9.2.

The most common users of WordPress are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

(1-5 of 203)

Easy to develop, easier to use

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 05, 2016
JP
Vetted Review
Verified User
WordPress
5 years of experience
Wordpress is the content management platform on which our company's blog is run. It gives our marketing department an easy to use interface for writing and managing content.
  • The blogging engine is really powerful, with a simple UI, and well-developed, polished features.
  • SEO (search engine optimization) is very good built into Wordpress and can be made even better with plugins, like Yoast SEO.
  • From a development standpoint, Wordpress is very flexible. I was able to exactly duplicate the design of our main website, even though it isn't run on Wordpress. This creates a seamless experience for visitors.
Cons
  • The user-security model out of the box is adequate, but it could be more explicate and robust. There are numerous plugins that do help with this, however.
  • The plugin directory should force plugin developers to be more out right about what the free version vs. paid version of plugins do.
Wordpress is great for managing blogs and basic websites. It is simple and straightforward to develop with themes and plugins and has a vast plugin library already. It may not be the best choice for eCommerce, though there are plugins that can support it if needed.

WordPress--easy to use!

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 17, 2015
Vetted Review
Verified User
WordPress
5 years of experience
We use WordPress as the content management system for our website. All content runs through WordPress. Several editors, freelance writers, virtual assistants, staff writers and interns use WordPress to build and publish content.
  • WordPress is very easy to use for beginners to CMS. It does not require advanced knowledge of html.
  • The interface is intuitive/easy to navigate.
  • It has been easy for us to add widgets and customize WordPress as we build out our site.
  • It's easy to add new users and manage users.
Cons
  • You need an email address that has not been used before to create a new user, but it should be possible to create an account for the purposes of syndicating content. So for example, if I want to syndicate a story from Martha Stewart Living, I should be able to create an account so the byline appears as "Martha Stewart Living" without having to have her email address.
  • Would be great if you could accurately see how many people viewed a story in WordPress. It should be possible to link it to your Google Analytics.
  • Would be cool if there was a way to connect with other similar publishers in your space via WordPress. Like if the dashboard featured similar stories to your content.
I can't think of a situation where a publisher wouldn't want to use WordPress. It seems like it would be good for both small, medium and large publishers.

Easy to setup, easy to use, fun all around

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 24, 2013
VG
Vetted Review
Verified User
WordPress
3 years of experience
  • Quick and easy way to set up a website, especially one oriented around a blog.
  • Easy to set up an eCommerce store.
  • Low learning curve.
Cons
  • Does not always provide the advanced access and customization needed for bigger business needs.
  • Can be overly-simplified for advanced programming users.
A simple but still versatile and robust content management system that gets websites up and running in minutes. Maintenance is a breeze and the learning curve is fairly minimal.

WordPress - great CMS and easy to use!

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 14, 2015
Vetted Review
Verified User
WordPress
7 years of experience
I use WordPress for my blog and to provide content for my audience. WordPress has been known for “blogging” but now it’s evolved into so much more than that and many websites are being powered by WordPress. It's user-friendly, provides endless options and allows users to have complete control of their domain – whether they choose a WordPress theme or customize it to fit their needs.
  • Easy-to-use
  • Cost-effective
  • Fast

Easy-to-use and functional website builder

Rating: 9 out of 10
February 24, 2025
AS
Vetted Review
Verified User
WordPress
10 years of experience
At [...], we utilise WordPress to develop and display our website, helping us present critical information to our potential customers. Not only have we built a range of pages, posts, courses and forms, we also utilise multiple plugins to optimise our website and connect it with other key platforms.
  • Easy website builder
  • Comprehensive range of plugins & integrations
  • Critical security features
  • Functional interface and settings
Cons
  • More customisation without the need for coding experience
  • More native integrations housed within WordPress interface
WordPress is a helpful tool for small- to medium-sized businesses, providing an easy platform for developing a functional, professional website. It also allows for simple integrations between platforms, including CRM, marketing channels, payment gateways and more. Security features allow site owners to maintain strict access controls, including providing custom login ability and permissions for those both internally and externally.
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