Unless you’re new to the Internet, you have probably heard all kinds of heaven’s praise about WordPress. If you’ve never used this powerful CMS (content management system), you may have no idea why so many people love it. Well, that’s something you’ll easily realize after you try it yourself.
In the meanwhile, here’s a list of the 5 greatest advantages of using WordPress.
1 – Quick and effortless installation
A few years ago, installing WordPress wasn’t completely effortless and quick… not unless you already had some notions of PHP and MySQL. Nowadays, it’s a very different story. Most people who just get started using WordPress easily get impressed with how simple and automated the installation procedure is.
It’s not as simple as clicking a button (unless you’re using an auto-installer such as Fantastico) but it gets pretty close. There are only three steps involved in doing a fresh WP install: a) download WordPress an deploy to server; b) set up a mySQL database and username; c) fill in database information in config file (wp-config.php) … and that’s it!
After you do these simple steps, WordPress will take care of itself and you’ll be able to start posting within a minute or two.
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2 – Open source (completely free)
It may not sound like such a big deal if you’re only a dabbler who’s looking for way to publish personal content online. But for most webmasters, the fact that WordPress is free is extremely valuable, since it provides a very convenient way to develop and manage website content.
Additionally, the fact that wordpress is open source means there are tens of thousands of plugins and add-ons freely available for anyone to download. Most importantly, it means that WordPress is a platform that’s developed by users, and meant for users throughout.
3 – Regularly updated by active community of developers
That’s right… whether they are just users or developers, there’s something most people who use WordPress have in common: passion. WordPress is more than just a powerful tool, it’s a webmaster’s lifestyle choice.
There are thousands of developers who regularly contribute to fine-tuning and improving this CMS blog platform. Furthermore, the community is quite receptive to suggestions, so if you can ever think of something that would make WP better… you can bet someone will make it happen!
4 – Amazing add-on functionality
So you need a plugin that will track your visitors? Maybe another one that will handle your newsletter? Some of those social bookmark buttons? Those are some plain examples of functionality you can add to your WordPress install quite easily – with just a click of a button.
There are literally thousands of WordPress plugins freely available on the Internet, covering virtually every function you may think of. Since this an open source platform, you can even create your own plugins!
5 – Highly customizable look
The same principle applies here, as with plugins. There are tens of thousands of WordPress theme available for download, all around the Internet. Free themes, premium themes, custom themes… and if you suppose they all look like variations of one another, think again!
Some WordPress themes have rather unique designs, such as magazine-style themes and even photoblog-style themes. Of course, you can hire someone to create a unique WordPress theme, or even design your own.
Changing themes is really as simple as clicking a button… all the content remains unchanged, but your website will adjust seamlessly to the change.