WordPress is currently the most widely used software for creating and managing websites worldwide. It falls into the category of CMS (Content Management System), which means Content Management System. You can learn more in our article 'What is a CMS?'
Additionally, it is open-source software. This means that many developers worldwide contribute to its creation and maintenance with their voluntary contributions to ensure its continuity and free usability.
As a CMS tool, it allows the creation of websites without the need for programming knowledge, as was required with HTML in the past. HTML demanded programming knowledge and made updating and maintaining websites tedious and laborious.
Nowadays, with CMS, anyone can perform the same functions of creation and updating with a very user-friendly visual interface, contributing to the efficiency in the dissemination of content and messages reaching target audiences.
WordPress became popular as an easy-to-manage blog, but today it can be used to create practically any type of website, whether corporate, advertising, online stores, or even digital newspapers.
Another major advantage offered by WordPress is its plugins. WordPress has over 50,000 free plugins, making it a very flexible system adaptable to the needs of any user.
To clarify, a plugin is a software component with a very specific functionality added to an existing website or application to achieve specific actions. They are extra configurations that can be created.
Do I not need a Developer with WordPress?
Although WordPress allows you to create websites without programming knowledge, it has multiple internal functions that require maintenance and updates. You could do it on your own if you decide to study the subject diligently, but still, your website will need developer support if your business or company grows and its needs increase.
WordPress and its templates
Templates are a kind of prefabricated designs that come with different fonts, sizes, colors, backgrounds, and some images that contribute to giving style to the web page layout being created. In concept, they are similar to plugins but specifically used for web design, that is, the visual part.
The advantage of templates is that they work completely independently of the content published on the website, allowing for updates, modifications, inclusion of logos, other images, etc., to give identity and body to the site itself.
It is worth mentioning that, just like with any other application, WordPress must be downloaded to the PC to be able to use it in creating websites or personal blogs. If the purpose is to publish them, we will need to have an internet connection that provides us with an IP address linked to a domain name and hosting to host said website or blog. If you don't understand what these concepts are, you can visit other articles on our blog to learn more.
In summary, creating a website can be as simple as writing a letter, as it could be in the past. We have the tools and facilities at hand that allow us to do so. Making our own blog or website can be a quite enjoyable task and depending on the field in which we operate, it can even be a source of income as we can even grow our own online store.