WordPress

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About WordPress

WordPress is a website and blog creation and publishing platform with tools for aesthetic designing, visitor tracking, content storage and upload, and more. With WordPress users can get a blog or website, or both, started in very little time, using only an email address. Users get their own WordPress.com address (like you.wordpress.com), 3 gigabytes of free file storage, and a selection of pre-made, free, and customizable designs for the blog, and many other features.

When setting up a WordPress website, users can add a custom domain and manage design, layout, and content from within the platform. Written content can be easily added and work is automatically saved every few seconds to avoid loss of content. The drag and drop editor facilitates the addition of images or videos into posts and pages, and users can create photo galleries, embed audio, and stream video from their website. With WordPress, users can blog as much as they want for free, and blogs and websites can be public to the world or private for just friends.

Additional features of WordPress include built-in social sharing to spread the word of new posts or content, in-depth statistics and visual analytics to gain insight into website visitors and demographics, and search engine optimization (SEO) tools to help new visitors find the website.


Key benefits of WordPress

  • Integrated stats system: Gain insight into website visitors such as where they're from, when they visited, and what they viewed.

  • Built-in themes and templates: Choose from hundreds of customizable themes and adapt them to suit business needs.

  • Drag and drop editor: Add images and other content to pages, directly from the desktop or stored within WordPress, using the drag and drop editor.

  • Social sharing: Allow posts and content to be shared on social media, and add sharing buttons to the website in order to spread the word.

  • Custom domain: Benefit from a custom domain name either with or without the WordPress branding depending on subscription type.

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    Overall rating

    4.6 /5
    (15,020)
    Value for Money
    4.6/5
    Features
    4.5/5
    Ease of Use
    4.2/5
    Customer Support
    4.1/5

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    Mararia
    Mararia
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    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 11–50 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Craft and Deploy Stunning Websites with The Worlds Most Versatile Website Builder WordPress

    Reviewed on 16/12/2024

    My overall experience with WordPress is Great! WordPress is open source thereby it has contributions...

    My overall experience with WordPress is Great! WordPress is open source thereby it has contributions from numerous website developers who provide regular updates and Free templates. The Free templates are a goldmine as a new user doesn't have to create a website from scratch or require much technical expertise to create something simple. Overall i highly rate it!

    Pros

    What i like most about WordPress is its Versatility. WordPress has thousands of plugins such as Yoast that is an SEO plugin and WooCommerce that is an Ecommerce Plugin. The plugins come in handy if a person wants to sell products on their site and monitor the site visits. Additionally, WordPress can be used to create medium sized to large-scale websites thereby offering unapparelled scalability options from small content creators to large companies. Furthermore, it has a drag and drop feature that allows new users to create pages and layouts without writing code making the whole process simple and interactive.

    Cons

    WordPress is a great website builder. Its friendly user interface, numerous plugins make it super efficient thereby there is nothing i do not like about the software.

    Daryl
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    • Industry: Retail
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Value for Money
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    • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

    WordPress Works

    Reviewed on 16/11/2024

    I have been using WordPress for about 8 years now, and I have had to set-up many styles of websites...

    I have been using WordPress for about 8 years now, and I have had to set-up many styles of websites with various functionality. Great product.

    Pros

    The ability to customize the platform and their repository of plugins, and the support community.

    Cons

    Their partnerships with other under-performing companies.

    Alternatives Considered

    Wix and Squarespace

    Reasons for Choosing WordPress

    Better functionality and bang for the buck.

    Switched From

    Weebly

    Reasons for Switching to WordPress

    To much money for functionality for the other platforms.
    Natalie
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    • Industry: Design
    • Company size: Self Employed
    • Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

    Legacy systems

    Reviewed on 29/12/2024

    Average.The learning curve can be easy at the beginning, when using templates, but steep when...

    Average.The learning curve can be easy at the beginning, when using templates, but steep when creating customized components or design.

    Pros

    It can be set up quickly through different providers, like Elementor or Divi, or directly on Wordpress.

    Cons

    Too much time consuming to customize sections following design trends, brand guidelines or requirements. You need many additional plugins and code development to achieve professional results

    Alternatives Considered

    Webflow and Framer

    Reasons for Switching to WordPress

    I didn't. Wordpress wasn't a cost-effective solution for my business. I chose Framer instead, which allows a much more agile development, from complex components and animations, to CMS pages.
    Yeneiza
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    • Industry: E-Learning
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

    A great tool for creating your own course

    Reviewed on 24/01/2025

    it was a good experience in general, I think there are things to improve, but it is also very...

    it was a good experience in general, I think there are things to improve, but it is also very practical for the management of courses and clients.

    Pros

    the ease of setting up courses and responding to customers all from one place.

    Cons

    I think it could be more intuitive, I usually had to watch tutorials or ask someone else to understand the platform.

    Calvin
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    • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Ease of Use
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    The WordPress Software Review.

    Reviewed on 16/12/2024

    I started my website with no knowledge of web building, but because Its easy to use, I managed to...

    I started my website with no knowledge of web building, but because Its easy to use, I managed to make a stunning site. WordPress is beginner-friendly. I don’t need to know coding to create a website.

    Pros

    Like that its easy to use. WordPress is beginner-friendly. I don’t need to know coding to create a website.
    Its also customizable. I can choose from thousands of free themes and plugins to make my site look and work the way I want. lastly its affordable. It’s free to use! I just need to pay for hosting and a domain name, and I'm all good to go.

    Cons

    Security Risks. Because WordPress is so popular, it’s a target for hackers. I need to keep my site and plugins updated for safety.

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    WordPress offers the following pricing plans:

    • Starting from: US$9.00/month
    • Pricing model: Subscription
    • Free Trial: Available

    Wordpress offers a free plan (3GB storage), as well as paid plans: Personal plan: $4/month (billed yearly) with 6GB of storage and a custom domain name. Premium plan: $8/month (billed yearly) with 13GB of storage, a custom domain name, and monetization options. Business plan: $25/month (billed yearly) with unlimited storage space, a custom domain name, and a range of additional features including plugins, Wordpress branding removal, and more.

    WordPress has the following typical customers:

    Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

    WordPress supports the following languages:

    Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian

    WordPress supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    WordPress integrates with the following applications:

    40Nuggets, AB Tasty, AWeber, Acquire, ActiveCampaign, ActiveDEMAND, ActiveTrail, Acunetix, AfterShip, Agile CRM, Airtable, AllProWebTools, Answerbase, Appointy, Arlo for Training Providers, Beeketing, Benchmark Email, BenchmarkONE, Bitrix24, Braintree, Brandfolder, Brevo, BrightInfo, Broadly, Buffer, Bullseye Store Locator, CM Commerce, CakeMail, CallPage, CallRail, Callmaker, Campaign Monitor by Marigold, Canva, Carts Guru, Chatfuel, ClickFunnels, Clkim, Cloudflare, CoSchedule Marketing Suite, Constant Contact, Contentful, Conversational Cloud, DailyStory, Device Magic, DirectIQ Email Marketing, Donorbox, Drift, Drip, Dropbox Business, Dzinga, Ecwid, Eventbrite, Evernote Teams, ExpressPigeon, Feedly, Feefo, Freshchat, Genoo, GetResponse, Getsitecontrol, Gmail, GoDaddy Website Builder, GoTo Webinar, Google Analytics 360, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Maps, Gravity Forms, GreenRope, Groove, HappyFox Chat, HelpCrunch, Heymarket, HubSpot Marketing Hub, InTouch CRM, Infer, Instagram, Instapage, Interakt, Intercom, JivoChat, Jotform, Jumplead, Justuno, Kit, Klaviyo, Landingi, LeadFox, LinkedIn for Business, LiveCall, LiveChat, LiveHelpNow, Lodgix, Mad Mimi, MailMunch, MailUp, Mailchimp, MailerLite, Mailgun, Mailjet, Mailrelay, Marketing Optimizer, Message Mate, Meta for Business, Microsoft 365, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Viva Engage, Moosend, Net-Results, Netcore Email API, Octopush, Omnistar Affiliate, Opinion Stage, OptinMonster, PayPal, Pinpointe, Piwik PRO, Pixelshop, Pixlee TurnTo, Poptin, Post Affiliate Pro, Promo.com, Provide Support, Ptengine, Queue, QuickBooks Online, REVIEWS.io, Rebrandly, ReferralCandy, Remarkety, RescueTime, SALESmanago Marketing Automation, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Sarbacane, Sarv Email Marketing, Scoop.it, Sellfy, SendGrid, SendPulse, SendX, Sendloop, SessionCam, ShareASale, Shopify, Slack, SocialPilot, SocketLabs, Square Point of Sale, Stackla, StoreYa, Stripe, SugarCRM, Sumo, SurveyMonkey, Survicate, SwiftERM, Talkspirit, Tapfiliate, Tealium Customer Data Hub, Teamgate, Teamleader, Thinkific, Ticket Tailor, Tidio, Toky, Toonimo, Trello, TriggMine, Twilio, Twitter/X, Typeform, Unbounce, User.com, Userlike, Voucherify, Vtiger CRM, Wigzo, Wishpond, Wistia, WooCommerce, Woobox, Woopra, Wrike, Wufoo, YellowSchedule, Yext, Yotpo, Zoho CRM, Zoho Campaigns, Zoho Forms, Zoho SalesIQ, Zoomph, bookingkit, edgar, emfluence Marketing Platform, iZooto, miniOrange, rapidmail, simplebooklet, vcita, weclapp, zenloop

    WordPress offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Chat

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