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WordPress

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 8.2

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

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WordPress - a User-Friendly Blogging and Content Management System (CMS)

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 13, 2015
SH
Vetted Review
Verified User
WordPress
9 years of experience
I use WordPress to run all my websites and also recommend it to other users. It makes it easy to update the site and look after search engine optimization issues. It is immensely configurable by choosing and editing themes to change the design and by installing plugins to look after different types of functionality.
  • One of the best features of WordPress is that it is easy to add, edit and update site content. Anyone who can use wordprocessing software can use WordPress. It's also simple to illustrate your content with images.
  • I particularly enjoy the ability to update site functionality via plugins. Although using too many plugins can slow a WordPress based site down, there are some crucial plugins that improve the basic installation.
  • It's also great that you can change the design easily at a range of price points, using free, freemium or premium themes.
Cons
  • While one of the strengths of WordPress is the ability to change your site without coding, the ability to manually edit core files can be a weakness, as users can break the site without knowing what they are doing. However, there is plenty of online help so you can avoid this.
  • Not all WordPress themes and plugins work as intended or play nicely together. This may not be because of WordPress itself, but can cause issues. It pays to do some research before installing something new.
  • An issue which is less common now is pasting content from Word and having strange characters appear when the post is published. Recent updates seem to have solved that problem, but if you are running an older version of the software, it's worth upgrading. Upgrading is also good for security.
WordPress is well suited to sites with multiple authors, as each contributor can have a separate login. It also lends itself well to creating news type sites, as content can be uploaded for review by an editor before going live. Frankly, it works for a wide range of sites and situations. However, those who want fine grained control may prefer to create or commission their own custom theme or plugin.

WordPress is very customizable at the cost of user-friendliness

Rating: 5 out of 10
May 11, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
WordPress
15 years of experience
We use WordPress across the whole organization. It addresses managing our website.
  • Customizable - you can alter the code.
  • Established - it has been around for a while.
  • User friendly - it can be set up so anyone can make changes.
Cons
  • Increase security.
  • Make more user-friendly for non-coders.
  • Add more options for customization for non-coders.
It is well-suited if you have an in-house developer who can run continual maintenance on the site. If you don't have a developer, then it can be costly and challenging to make updates and protect your site from attacks. WordPress can be very customizable if you have the knowledge to do so.

WordPress is the solid choice for building your online presence

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 11, 2018
LG
Vetted Review
Verified User
WordPress
4 years of experience
I use WordPress.org to run my website, both through a theme installed on WordPress and by integrating with my use of ClickFunnels using the ClickFunnels plugin for WordPress. The ability to fully customize my online presence is important to me and how I present my brand online. Being a virtual business selling digital products, it's essential to have software I can trust.
  • The ease of adding plugins to customize the site and integrate it with other platforms is excellent
  • Adding new pages and posts is incredibly simple, and with Yoast it's easy to prioritize SEO
  • Changing themes is also easy to do to keep things looking fresh
Cons
  • I've had issues finding technical support, whether it's wordpress related or dealing with a particular theme
  • It would be great to have a visual builder to toggle back and forth between in wordpress without adding a plugin
I believe WordPress is the best option for websites. It is definitely not the most user-friendly, I believe there is a learning curve that less customizable sites like Wix and SquareSpace don't have, however I think it's worth it for the control you have over your online presence.

Beginner's Guide to WordPress

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 11, 2018
BM
Vetted Review
Verified User
WordPress
4 years of experience
WordPress is being used to manage the State College of Florida Foundation website. The Foundation started using WordPress about 3 years ago when a new website was developed. The website allows the Foundation to provide constant communication to potential students and donors.
  • From a user perspective, WordPress is pretty user friendly and intuitive. I had no website experience before using WordPress and was able to quickly teach myself how to use WordPress.
  • I am impressed with the amount of customization WordPress provides and the options you have to make your website unique.
  • My organization pays for WP Live support and I find them to be extremely courteous and helpful.
Cons
  • The main issue I have run into is the theme my organization chose is no longer being updated, so it has decreased the functionality of the website in general. Being new to website management, I had no idea this was a possibility, so conveying that more clearly would have been helpful for me.
  • At times, there is a significant delay between when I make changes on the back end and when those changes take effect on the front end of the site, so reducing that lag time would be great.
I think WordPress is well suited for organizations who update their website frequently. I have found it easy to make changes and they typically do not take much time to process. I also think it is a good option for someone who has limited website management experience since the interface is so user friendly.

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
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