10 reasons for WordPress
The fact that WordPress is the largest and most popular content management platform has long been known. However, this is certainly not a sufficient reason why you should also use WordPress. In fact, a few questions will come to your mind. Questions like... Why is WordPress so popular? Why is the gap between it and its competitors (Joomla, Typo 3, Drupal) so significant? There are so many options, but why is one in three websites now built with WordPress? Are there limitations you may not be aware of? And most importantly, is all this good enough for you to make your final decision?
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Wordpress is open source software
WordPress is an open source software that can be used, edited and shared for free. It is developed and published under the "GNU General Public License". This means that WordPress can be used without restriction for private and commercial purposes and can be modified at will - completely free of charge. Any license fees, as is often the case with other systems, do not exist.
2 WordPress is flexible and scalable
- any kind of website can be created
One of the most common misconceptions regarding WordPress is that it is mainly for creating blogs. At one point in time, this was indeed the case. WordPress was developed as a blogging platform, but that has changed drastically with the various new releases over the years. In fact, WordPress has an advantage because of its blogging roots. This is by far one of the cleanest and fastest methods of writing and publishing blog posts. All of this is included from the start. Some website building tools think about design and apps first, then the blogging interface is thought about. This is not the case with WordPress. So you can create a beautiful e-commerce website and know that the blog is an integral part of the development process.
3 WordPress is Google's friend
The two top dogs among SEO plugins with a combined 7 000 000 active installations
Google and all search engines show and rank websites in search results based on various predefined parameters. The more parameters you fulfill, the better your website will rank in search results. For this purpose, WordPress already offers "ex works" some setting options for a solid SEO Onpage Optimization. Further measures in the area of onpage search engine optimization can be retrofitted with premium plugins without much effort.
4 Easy to use
Hardly any content management system (at least with equivalent functionality) can convince with a simpler usability than WordPress. A quick start in dealing with the CMS is possible without lengthy training or profound programming knowledge - even for complete newcomers in the CMS area.
WordPress has a built-in update management system. This allows you to update your plugins and themes from your WordPress admin dashboard. WordPress also notifies you when a new version of WordPress is available, so you can update your site by simply clicking a button. To protect your data from accidents or hacking, you can easily use a WordPress backup plugin to automatically create backups and store them securely in a remote location. You can also manage your WordPress site on the go with WordPress mobile apps.
5 Easy to customize
WordPress is popular because it meets the needs of many users with its flexible framework that allows designers and developers to create and modify layouts and applications. Sowiesodesign has experience in extending WordPress functionality as well as integrating a variety of plugins to meet your unique needs as well.
6 Large developer community
The portal to the WordPress Support Forum, available at https://de.wordpress.org/support
WordPress has a huge community of active users and developers. The well maintained Support Forum contains millions of queries and troubleshooting solutions. You can also search for your query to get previously answered questions. Don't hesitate to post your queries and you will get a 100 valid solution. Apart from its official forum, there are a number of other WordPress dedicated forums by developers where you can post questions and get solutions.
7 WordPress is secure
As the popularity of WordPress increases, so does the interest of potential hackers. Another reason WordPress is so popular is the security measures the developers take to maintain the trust of their users. The WordPress staff is constantly updating the CMS and the plug-ins built into it. Of course, users should be careful and only download plugins from trusted sources.
8 Supports multimedia
The WordPress Mediatek in tile view. WordPress supports all common file types like .jpg, .png, .gif, .pdf, .doc, .pptx, .mp3, .m4a, .mp4, .mov, .wmv and .avi
Adding images, videos or audio files is a great way to enhance the user experience. With wordpress, it's easy to add multimedia files to a page or post. Uploading multimedia files is not only easy, but you can also edit files like images in the mediatek.
9 WordPress is mature
WordPress recently celebrated its 15th birthday. In all these years, WordPress has been constantly developed, tested and improved. Thanks to its open source coding and innovative developers, WordPress has constantly improved over the years. In the process, it has developed into a first-class web publishing system.
10 WordPress is a powerhouse
Large websites with millions of views per day use WordPress. Among them are companies like Reuters, SAP, Vogue USA, Time magazine, Sony Playstation or Coca Cola. By the way, over 60 % of all CMS are operated with WordPress - and the trend is rising!
