WordPress is a powerful web publishing platform with a focus on ease of use, speed and a great user experience. It was originally designed for bloggers; however it can now be used as a very powerful platform for building standard websites. It is widely successful open-source software backed by an enormous active community of followers and developers. This means you get state-of-the-art content management software and you pay absolutely no licence fees.
Do you:
- Want a website that you want more control over?
- Have content that changes on a regular basis?
- Want to add a blog to an existing site?
If you answered Yes to any of these questions, WordPress may be for you!
Benefits:
- Open-Source: WordPress is at the heart of the open source movement and is backed by an enormous active community. This means that you NEVER have to pay for your software or any licence fees.
- Easy to use editor: The visual editor means you can add articles and content to your website with absolutely no coding knowledge. This is a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, users with basic word processing knowledge will easily be able to update using this editor.
- Extendibility: WordPress is built on a solid foundation; extra functionality can be easily added to your website. E.g. Contact forms, voting, sitemaps, photo galleries...
- Web Browser Administration: Website maintenance is decentralised. Updating your website is done through a web browser and never tied to an individual computer
- Multimedia rich websites: Easily add text, music, videos, documents, and much more!
