WordPress turns 12! Yet the journey begins now

With a rich clientèle inclusive of top names from various industries and fortune 500 companies viz UPS upside, eBay, CNN, Fortune.com, TechCrunch, NBC sports, DowJones and many more WordPress have now turned 12.

Last recorded on 14/3/15, statistics states that WordPress has a share of 23 % of the total websites which means 190,558 websites in total. 409 million people view WordPress blogs and 61.8 million post are added monthly. With such a wide acceptance WordPress has certainly gained a strong foothold hold in the market. Apart from web development companies now go on for WordPress Plugin development of their own. What all things culminate to help WordPress attain this zenith?

Lets find out.

1. WordPress is for Free!

It is but natural that every one has an inclination towards stuff which is available for free. Who wouldn't love to take their business online using ready to use technology without spending a dime. Plus, when it offers high customization as per the needs of your eCommerce store. Well i would accept it with alacrity. 

 

Though people will certainly give free things a try but they take them for granted as they think that free things do not offer quality. However, this open source world has confuted all these conceptions or rather I would say misconceptions. WordPress being an opensource software is free and is not only equally competent but is superior to its paid counterpart and it has proved its mettle as it holds the maximum number of top 1 million websites and has the largest share in the market.

2. Less technicalities involved

WordPress has created a revolution in the tech world by providing easy to use interface which requires minimal or even no technical expertises. Anyone who has a little common sense or is used to use simple computer softwares can work on WordPress with any difficulty. One can easily add a post or page using the basic MS Word like functionalities in their WordPress site.

3. Conducive Environment for SEP

Search engine optimization is one of the most in-demand feature of Web applications which one can easily get in WordPress web development. All you need to do is to have rudimentary a grasp of SEO and knowledge of simple plugins to get super fast results. Moreover, WordPress offers such functionalities which can incorporate SEO very easily with your WordPress site.

4. Stylish WordPress themes for super fast development

Functionalities are certainly necessary for a websites but are not sufficient for the success of a website. The look and feel of your website are extremely important for success as customers do get attracted to good designs. Your website is the face of your business in this techsavy world, so do make sure to keep it highly maintained so as impress the users. 

 

This is why WordPress is in demand as it comes with numerous themes which can change the look and feel of your website just by adding these themes. These themes give a 360 degree change to your website.

5. Easy support

WordPress is known for its vast community of developers thus you can easily count on them for support. There are numerous people who use WordPress and have shared their experiences in the mass media which enables you to know a lot about its intricacies.

There are numerous forums and blogs written by WordPress developers which helps you to know more about it in a very short time span. So, if you think that you are trying something experimental and you might get stuck somewhere in between, do not worry as we have ample lot of support out there.

As WordPress has now completed 12 years in the industry we wish that its community grows more wholesome with the passage of time. 

 

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