What is Wordpress

WordPress is the most popular CMS - content management system - in the world. It is developed in PHP language and powers over 40% of all sites in the world.

Among the main advantages of using Wordpress for Web development::

• Ease of use

WordPress is very easy to use and has an intuitive interface. Adding new pages, blog posts, images, etc. on a regular basis is a breeze and can be done quickly. Because the technology is so simple, the time it takes to format is greatly reduced.

• It allows you to manage your website from any computer

WordPress is browser based. You can log in from any computer connected to the Internet and manage your site.

• No HTML editing or FTP software required

WordPress is a standalone system and does not require HTML editing software. You can create a new page or blog post, format text, upload images (and edit them), upload documents, video files, image galleries, etc. All without the need for additional HTML or FTP software.

• WordPress sites are well indexed by search engines

The code behind WordPress is very clean and simple, making it easy for search engines to read and index a site's content. In addition, each page, post and image can have its own keywords, meta description and meta title, and be optimized for specific keywords, allowing for very precise search engine optimization. You can also use tags to further improve search engine optimization.

• Full control of your site

With WordPress, the customer can be in control of almost every aspect of their site and can easily make simple updates on their own.

• Your website design is 100% customizable

WordPress acts as an engine for the website. The appearance of the site can be 100% customized so that your brand can shine on the site and provide a unique experience for visitors.

• Integrated and ready-to-use blog

Since WordPress was originally built as a blogging platform, the blogging features are built in and are easy to use if desired. Setting up RSS / email blog subscriptions, commenting features, and automatically adding the latest blog posts to other pages on the site (the home page, for example) are also very simple to set up and help to make the site more dynamic and interactive.

• Plugin to extend functionality

If you want to add an event calendar, video gallery, Twitter feed, Facebook Fan Box, and more to your site, WordPress makes it possible with plugins, most of which are free or very reasonably priced.

• The site can grow as your business grows

WordPress sites are very scalable. It is possible to have hundreds of thousands of pages or blog posts on the site and the performance of the site will not be affected in the slightest.

• Having multiple users

As a WordPress site administrator, you can set up multiple users for the website and assign access levels and capabilities to each user.

What can be done with Wordpress

A few years ago, WordPress was primarily a tool for creating blogs, rather than more traditional websites. Nowadays, thanks to the changes to the main code, as well as to the huge ecosystem of WordPress plugins and themes, it is possible to create any type of website with WordPress.

For example, WordPress not only powers a huge number of business sites and blogs, it is also the most used way to create an ecommerce store.
With WordPress you can create:

• Business websites
• E-commerce stores
• Blog
• Portfolio
• Resumes
• Forum
• Social networks
• Sites with access for registered members
• ...and much more

Other CMSs I work with

Wordpress isn't the only CMS I work with when developing for the web.