WordPress — The most commonly used CMS
CMS stands for content management system which is being popularly used for building and managing blogs and anything related to content management online. It’s simply like LMS (learning management system) which is used for online learning.
To put it simple, you need a platform or a base structure to build something on the internet. Well, it’s very clear that you can build anything you want with programming languages and make it happen on the internet without the use of any third party services.
It’s hard, and can only be done with professional programming skills.
WordPress
WordPress is an open source content management system built with PHP and works with MySQL database. It’s completely free to use and the open source license allows programmers to contribute to the development of WordPress.
Approximately 2 billion websites on this planet is running on WordPress platform which is definitely huge. The popularity of WordPress is the result of its performance and because it’s free to install anytime, anywhere.
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There is wordpress.com by Automatic and wordpress.org which is the open source project. You can use whichever one is comfortable with you, because wordpress.com is built for people to get started easily with the help of a bunch of tools developed by Automatic (much easier option).
WordPress.org is the real game changer, it’s a php script which you can download and install it on your web server and run your blog or a website within 5 minutes time (it takes very less time to set up).
Content
Your content could be anything, let it be articles, image, videos or anything. As long as you’ve enough server space left to host these content, you’re good to go. WordPress provides a structure and some basic tools to write down your articles, or design a page and make it available to the public as a website.
It’s pretty straightforward and simple (though it takes a bit of time to understand in the beginning). You can easily add your content as a post or a page or even a media file and publish it in minutes.
WordPress is used by beginners to professionals and it’s easily scalable without comprising on anything. The basic tools available inside the WordPress script is more than enough to get started with your website or a blog.
Customization
Customisation abilities is limitless in WordPress, which is the nature of open source. WordPress is backed by millions of developers and they’re committed to make WordPress better and better every single day.
The best thing about WordPress is that it has the option to add plugins (like addons) and themes which could be developed by anyone on the planet. If you’re a php professional, you could make a pretty decent plugin or a theme for WordPress and sell it for a price (or give it for free).
You can even build custom functionalities and designs to make your website look and perform the way you want (it’s totally customisable).
There are thousands of themes and plugins both free and paid versions to make the WordPress experience far better. Today, people use WordPress not only as a content management system to write blogs, but also to create stunning web designs and make it available to the world wide web.
Bottom line
Well, there’s a lot to talk about WordPress which you might not understand at this point of time. The ultimate use of WordPress is to create websites which is primarily focused on content (let it be a company website or a blog).
You’ll find millions of e-commerce websites running on WordPress with the help of a plugin called WooCommerce which is ultimately the complete solution to run a powerful e-commerce store on WordPress for cheap.
WordPress is no joke, from the design to the performance aspects of the website, the themes and plugins developed by developers around the globe, it’s just brilliant and more than enough to build your website.
Also, keep in mind that there are vulnerability issues with WordPress and that mostly occurs when you don’t update the plugins and themes on time, so just like every other CMS you’ve to give care to the content you upload into your website.
Try building your website or a blog on WordPress and gradually as you go, you’ll learn the beauty of the platform (that’s guaranteed).
