WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) and blogging platform. In fact, 24% of websites worldwide use WordPress. Although, WordPress isn’t the only CMS or digital publishing platform out there. So, why should you opt WordPress platform for your website rather than using a different platform like Joomla, Drupal, Wix, Weebly, or Squarespace?
In this blog, I have compiled the five reasons to use WordPress in website design. Read on to find out.
1. WordPress is Free as in Freedom
WordPress is totally free software. Which means you are free to download, install, use and modify it to match your needs? You can use it to create any kind of website like ecommerce, brochure, portal etc.
2. Easy to Learn, Use, and Update
One of the major reasons to consider a WordPress CMS for your website is that it’s easy to update. We always suggest you using WordPress for the backend of a B2B website because it has a very short learning curve, is user-friendly, and is simple to update.
With easy-to-use and -update content management system, anyone can update the website. With a WordPress website design, you no longer have to submit all website changes to the IT department or an out-sourced developer and wait around for them to make it a priority.
3. WordPress is SEO Friendly
The coding and mark-up used to create WordPress websites follow best practices and, therefore, are attractive to search engines and are easy for search engine crawlers.
You can also use several available WordPress SEO plugins for further optimization of your website including H1 titles, Meta descriptions, Meta titles, etc.
4. Safe & Secure
WordPress is already being developed with security in mind, and it is considered to be very safe and secure platform to run a website.
WordPress’s secure system and rolls out updates regularly to ensure continued security for websites and blogs. WordPress always notified users of required updates and the updates are easy to make for that you don’t have to pay anything.
5. WordPress is Easy to Customize with Themes and Plugins
For non-tech savvy folks, WordPress is the perfect for them, because there are thousands of free website templates (themes) that you can choose from. WordPress themes are easy to customize because a lot of them come with their own options panel allowing you to change colors, upload logo, change the background, create sliders, and customize according to your needs without writing any code at all.
You can add custom functionality to your WordPress site by using plugins.
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