Why You Should Use WordPress

WordPress has come a long way since its inception in 2003 as a simple blogging platform. And quite simply, it’s what most people still largely associate the platform with. But WordPress has steadily grown and evolved over the years into a very versatile content management system (CMS) in its current state. Despite all this, some may ask the question “Why Use WordPress?”.

WordPress is Versatile and Established

WordPress started off as a simple blogging platform, but nowadays you can do just about anything on WordPress. Want to start a blog? Go ahead. Want to create a website? No problem. Want to create an online gallery or online shop? WordPress is your answer. No matter the situation, WordPress has you covered. With over hundreds of options and possibilities, you can really get down to creating the kind of website or blog that you want, within minutes.

WordPress is SEO Optimized

If there’s any one absolute reason why WordPress should be the CMS of choice for anyone, it’s this: the construction of WordPress code is consistent and streamlined without excessive HTML code that makes indexing very easy for Google. What this means is that your website has a much better chance of ranking in organic search engine results, effectively enhancing your chances of increasing traffic towards your site; a MUST for any business. To really drive this point home, Google’s Matt Cutts not only endorsed WordPress during ‘WordCamp San Francisco 2009’, but also hosts his own personal blog on WordPress.

WordPress is Popular and Always Evolving

WordPress currently powers 22.5% of all the websites that are found on the internet. That is an immense number. Much of the popularity that WordPress enjoys is because of its selection of rather robust features and additions like widgets etc, that help create a very personal and individual website no matter what your requirements are.

Furthermore, WordPress is open-source. What this means is that the code for the platform is readily available on the internet for anyone who wishes to use it and try to create something new or improve something. As a result, you have a community driven platform of like-minded, talented individuals who continuously update and improve the system with their submissions and patches. So you can be sure that if you have any problem or any query, then it will readily be dealt with.

WordPress is Safe

You may naturally assume that something as popular and widely used as WordPress might be a potential target for hackers and such. And it is. But WordPress takes the security of its users very seriously. Not only does WordPress automatically update its software on a regular basis to prevent attacks, there are also a multitude of security plugins available from trusted websites that allow you to create layer upon layer of security for your site.

WordPress is Free and Highly Customizable

WordPress is (largely) free. You do not have to pay any sort of fees to host a simple website or hire web designers or technicians to launch or maintain your site and are free to buy themes and widgets to extend the functionality of your website, at your own pace and leisure. Even as it is, there are already 2600+ WordPress themes and 31,000+ plugins for free, ready to be downloaded and used at any time. No matter what you want, there is a WordPress theme for just about everything, from photography to ecommerce to food. There is something here for everyone. And with an unlimited selection of widgets and plugins, you are free to create the kind of website you want.

One of the best things is that WordPress is completely responsive. What that means is if you develop a website on your computer, WordPress is going to make sure that it looks good and adapts properly if someone accesses from anything else than a computer, like a smartphone or tablet.

WordPress has Amazing Integration

One of the great things about WordPress is that it’s not only a great CMS, but it also allows you to extend your reach beyond your site as well. With extensive support for numerous popular services like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and etc, WordPress grants you the ability to create an entire ecosystem for yourself that can be used to promote your work and strengthen your presence and brand in a very coherent manner. And it doesn’t really stop there. WordPress also provides you out-of-the-box support to indulge in digital commerce (woocommerce) as you please, with the utmost security measures in place.

Another thing to note is that with WordPress you are not limited to just words and a handful of supported multimedia formats. Absolutely not. WordPress provides you with the freedom to choose whatever kind of audio or video files to use on your sites (as well as third party external multimedia solutions) and even grants you the ability to edit them once uploaded via the Media Library Screen.

Quite honestly, the list of reasons doesn’t even end here. With companies like Sony and Google using WordPress for their websites, it’s hard not to see the potential and worth of this platform. With a layout that encourages you to be up and running within as few minutes as possible and a community that will make sure that you know everything you need to succeed, there really is no reason to not recommend WordPress to anyone. Give it a try, there’s a very good chance you’ll love it.

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