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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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Reviews of WordPress

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.2
Customer Service
4.1
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.6

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Juan
Juan
Administrative support in Saudi Arabia
Verified LinkedIn User
Staffing & Recruiting, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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The BEST DEVELOPER for emerging site & writing content creation with proven history of record of sucess!

5.0 2 months ago

Comments: Even before content creation like Pinterest among others, WORDPRESS already existed and continue to grow and compete in the market, in which we are very much overjoyed by its continues innovations and prividing us new and innovative ideas by its new features! Truly exciting for us using WORDPRESS tool.

Pros:

Even before SEO become popular now a days, WORDPRESS already possess this features very much optimized with search engines reason we so much liked this tool. It transformed us to be free and easy to use for our contents and become us unique on content creation. The community support is very much distinguished.

Cons:

The control for content creation is so challeging with very traditional builders. Still an amazing goodstart.

Ryan
CEO in US
Furniture, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

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5.0 3 weeks ago New

Pros:

Easy to use to build and maintain a website

Cons:

Nothing in particular, new features are continuously added

Adam
Director in UK
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Far too confusing for a non-web developer. Even though I'm very 'techie'

1.0 last month New

Comments: So hard to edit and create a site that looked nice. Too confusing with all the themes. Then when you use a theme, it looks nothing like you think it is going to

Pros:

I did not like anything about using WordPress

Cons:

So user un-friendly as someone who isn't a web developer.

Jaana
CEO in Finland
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

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Great for blogging and experts

4.0 3 months ago

Comments: I've been happy with WordPress as a blog platform, but the use of plug-ins and need of technical knowledge doesn't make it very beginner friendly.

Pros:

I have used WordPress mainly for creating a blog and a website, and it serves well in that. The free version got so many limitations, and as i wanted to have my own domain name, i chose the smallest possible package as service. There's enough of storage for my need, and the site has been available constantly, no loading issues. Service is very flexible, and you can create almost any kind of website using WordPress.

Cons:

My biggest con is the need of technical skills. In case you want to get something fancy or specific thing on your site, you need to find a proper plug-in. And there are all too many of them! And i have started my first website at the time it was all built up from a scratch, by writing code! And I still find it too difficult to find all the details, and create exactly I want.

Ryan
Social Media Manager in US
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Wide user support, robust and suitable for a wide range of web pages

5.0 2 weeks ago New

Comments: One of our projects required us to build a web store from scratch for a client. I was able to put the page of articles, shopping cart and payment options with WooCommerce (a plugin) quickly and easily. The client was very happy because it worked. It is also good to highlight that I had some issues, a few hours of downtime occurred once when an update plugin crashed with the theme. It was a difficult time, but we got over it quickly with the help of the community and tutorials. That experience taught me the value of creating backups and running test environments for updates before deploying them to the live site. WordPress has been like staring at a blank canvas for us; with enough time, persistence and occasional assistance, we can create just about anything we may require.

Pros:

From corporate websites to e-commerce platforms, WordPress works great for almost every project I’ve worked on as a web developer. I have managed to customize each development to my needs without starting from scratch due to its extensive ecosystem of plugins and themes. Anything from a simple personal blog to a sophisticated business website is within our capabilities. It is a powerful instrument as the possibilities are almost unlimited. Themes and plugins are another strong point. You can customize your website without knowing how to code thanks to the plethora of free and paid options. Do you prefer a more contemporary style? For this, there is a theme. Need a social media widget, advanced search engine optimization tool, or contact form? For that, you can find a plugin. It is a toolbox full of solutions for your projects.

Cons:

To keep your site safe and running smoothly, you should update it frequently. This includes WordPress, its themes and plugins. Site slowness or, worse, vulnerability to attack may result from not doing so. You have to be very careful with this.