WordPress is a popular software platform for creating websites and blogs that was created in 2001. Its original used for blogging, in fact, this blog is made using WordPress. It allows users to create a blog free of charge. WordPress is simple and user friendly. For a blog, you write the content, edit it, and the select Publish. That’s it! WordPress started at a blogging platform but quickly became a full website platform. It offers a variety of feature and benefits.
Many companies use WordPress. Its benefits are helpful for any type of business. Companies including: the New York Times, UPS, Forbes, Samsung, National Football League, eBay and many more use WordPress for their websites. There are over eighty million WordPress websites worldwide. (Atkins, page 113). WordPress allows users and companies to sell up to 25,000 products, which is more than enough for most companies. On WordPress you can select a specific theme that matches your company. Designs and color are also important to any website and through WordPress you can create a design that ties into your brand and image.
WordPress has many features and benefits that are easy to use and can help develop your blog or website. Some of the benefits mentioned in Stuart Atkins “Winning the Battle for Attention” include: Ease of use, fast, mobile friendly, blog friendly, scalable, highly customizable, SEO friendly, search engine friendly, secure, etc. There are tons of benefits to using WordPress. Each of them help your site be user friendly for your visitors, good for analytics and can be easily adapted.
Another great thing about WordPress is the plug-ins. Plug-ins are like an app on a smartphone. They allow users to add thing to their website that will benefit the visitors and users. You download the plug-in and it performs a specific function on your website. New plug-ins are added to WordPress that way users can keep their site up to date. Some of the plug-ins offered by WordPress include: SEO, contact forms, security, spam filters, comment filters, social media sharing, Google Analytics dashboards, etc. Each of the plug-ins can add value to your website and are easy and fast to download.
WordPress can help your site or blog become mobile friendly. As smartphones become the primary way many people search for content and browse the web, it become essential to create a website that is mobile friendly. The formatting must align with the small screen, content must load fast, text must be big enough to read and WordPress can make this work on your website. Specific themes can be selected to create your perfect WordPress website. WordPress is a powerful platform that can make any website into a professional looking, easy to use content provider.
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