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WordPress
What is WordPress?
Open source software that is free to use for creating blogs and websites.
Who Uses WordPress?
Anyone creating or requiring a modern web presence.
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WordPress for Beginners
Comments: We use WordPress to create advanced/custom coded website builds for our clients looking for something completely bespoke and catered toward their needs. Word Press gives our agency a huge competitive advantage because everything we do is custom coded and not applied from a limited template (like Squarespace and Wix offer). We are able to charge the appropriate amount for custom builds and make exceptionally high quality functioning websites that makes our clients very happy and they are willing to pay premium price for these features because they understand the ROI of their investment with a custom WordPress site.
Pros:
About five years ago, when I decided to launch a personal blog, I vetted almost every high profile CMS and decided on WordPress for my blog and I'm so glad I did. I knew I wanted the ability to add custom code and edit CSS and WordPress allows for complete customization. Please note: I am not a web developer and I had never coded before, however, WordPress has incredible tutorials and even templates that you can apply and modify to your website that are extremely modern, sophisticated, clean, and also affordable. The plugins are endless - there's truly a plugin for anything you can think of and WordPress integrates seamless with my affiliate marketing platform, LikeToKnow.it so I have the ability to add custom feeds, HTML code for widgets, and a live Instagram feed to earn commission from products I link. As a beginner, I dedicated a lot of time learning as much as I could about WordPress and would never switch to a different CMS. Their learning tools and tutorials are excellent resources for self-education. I also really enjoy the new live editing dashboard when adding new content.
Cons:
I'm a beginner so editing CSS was a little tricky for me when I was first beginning. I purchased and applied a template and wanted to further add customizations and finally found the right CSS code. However, I wish the templates had a bit of a drag and drop layout feature the way Squarespace makes it so simple to design, especially for beginners. However, WordPress is one of the best and most sophisticated CMS tools available on the market and as someone who isn't a web dev, I respect the features and am excited to learn more. It's mostly user error from my end because our dev team raves about WordPress.
Great option for Small Businessess With Big Dreams
Comments: Overall I like using WordPress and I have tried some if not most of the prepaid pay-as-you-go platforms that do all the backend stuff for you, and as good as they are, they don't compare... WordPress sites are dynamic and open to use for whatever business you have one site: a blog, store, education platform, job board, social community or all of of the above.
Pros:
Free to use, open source software, tons of free plugins, and tons of free themes and templates. This software has been around for a long time, so many designers, developers, and freelancers are available to help build, fix, or otherwise help with any part of using this software. There are also videos on YouTube from different producers worldwide so you have options.
Cons:
It is a free open-source software so it is also open to and vulnerable to hacking especially if left unattended or with outdated plugins and themes. This type of site is not for someone looking for an "easy" solution because it requires either time or money to keep it updated and to catch any unwanted visitors sooner rather than later.
Great tool but you better know coding
Comments: I’ve worked on websites created by others on Wordpress. I have been able to update things and create blogs. I was not able to make changes because of coding limitations.
Pros:
Comprehensive website platform with many plug-ins and a large community of users to learn from
Cons:
You need to know coding in order to use it.
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If you're building websites use WordPress it's a must to help you get started and familiar with building websites.
Comments: My overall experience with WordPress is pretty good I've been using them for years took me a while to learn how to use a platform as there's a little learning curve but this is the leading standard platform if you're building websites you should start with WordPress as if you master this every other builder will be easy for you to use as most nowadays are drag and drop.
Pros:
WordPress is a universal platform They also have many apps and plugins that you can use with the system there's a slight learning curve with WordPress it's more for advanced users but they do have plugins that allow it even newbies to get started so I love this.
Cons:
I wish WordPress was a little easier to use for newbies but through their plugins system they have pretty much solved this problem.
WordPress - web power
Comments: I like WordPress because is a versatile content management system. Is well documented and support is five stars.
Pros:
The most I like that you have a lot of options in terms of themes and plugins. With certain themes I can transform my WordPress setup into a powerful platform for my needs. Themes saves you a lot of time and money with the design and plugins can add a lot of useful functionalities.
Cons:
There are no things I dislike and worth mentioning.
