What is WordPress and how does it work?

Many people ask, “What is WordPress? Why should I start using WordPress? My old platform is just fine.” - Well, then this article is for you. In this article I will describe 5 important reasons why you should use WordPress(WP). For the first question, the answer is very easy. WordPress is a website builder and WordPress is open source software. Whether you build a new website or keep your old one, moving to WordPress can always be a better choice. So, if you want to create a website or blog you can use WordPress for both. 

This article specifically discusses WordPress.org or Self Hosted WordPress. Many people think that WordPress is just a blogging tool, yes this is a blogging tool but not only just a blogging tool, you can create any type of website using this site/tool.

WordPress is clean, fast, secure, and so popular that about 32.3% of the world's websites are built on this tool, according to a recent survey. And there are so many themes and plugins to customize your site. So think for yourself, this may be a good reason to move to WP before moving on to the main point of the article.

Create free site: Is WordPress really free?

Yes, WordPress is a free software. You can download free WordPress and upload to hosting. You can edit, remove, copy as you wish, arrange whatever you want. You can create new posts and pages easily. Virtually any type of site can be created using WP, because WP is an independent platform, you can do whatever you want with this. Just download WordPress and start building websites.

WordPress is free, but you need to buy a domain name and hosting to install the website. The domain name is the site address such as Wirenet.com - and the website hosting is like the store house, where all the files of your website will be stored and your site will be served to everyone from that stored computer.

If you accept a managed WordPress service, your hosting company will install the WP site for you. But you can do it yourself if you want, by following our tutorial. And the answer of your question, ”From which platform should I buy domain and hosting?”, is - There are so many trusted online stores to purchase domain and hosting like Bluehost. Just google it.

WordPress is very popular, and the great advantage of using it is that the solution to any problem can be found by a simple Google search. No matter what problem you face, you can easily find a solution. In a word, as a beginner, as much as you can play with WordPress and feel free, it is not possible on any other platform.

WordPress is easy to manage:

Suppose you are a new computer user, you have two computer operating systems in front of you, Fedora for Windows and Linux, which one would you choose? Of course Windows, right? Because it's easier and more user friendly. - On the other hand, the same is the case with WP. There are many features added to WP by default, such as the system to keep everything updated, you can update everything with just one or two clicks.

The new core update of WP is actually notified to you, in which case you can easily upgrade to WordPress. Once you install WordPress, you can control almost everything else from the WP dashboard, and believe me, you don't need to be a super tech person at all.

You do not even have to rely on a hosting company to back up your site. You can easily backup the site by using the backup plugin in WordPress. In other cases you would have to ask your hosting for a backup or take a separate plan for the backup. You can do it for free in WP. You can securely store your site backup on any remote server.

There is also a WordPress mobile app, where you can easily manage your site, from creating new posts to getting control of all the basic WordPress functions from the mobile app!

Add as many designs and functions as you want, without typing a single code:

Many people think that you need to know a lot of coding and programming language to make a website as you wish, and it will cost millions of rupees to make a site from a developer. WordPress has completely changed this idea. There are many WordPress theme stores to give a unique look here, you can buy a good theme for just a few bucks. If you want to buy, there is a huge library of free WP themes, which is bigger than you can imagine! Just bought the theme or downloaded it for free and uploaded it on the site, and it became a new device. Much like changing the launcher of an Android phone, installing a new launcher changes the look of the phone!

On the other hand, if you want to add a unique function to the site, WP has a huge plugin library. The plugin is like the app on your phone. What to do if video can't be edited by default on your phone? Simple, just downloading a video editor app is the right thing to do? Just like that, if you want to add something, just install the plugin and the function will be added to the site. Suppose you want to enable the notification system on your site, in that case simply install the OneSignal plugin. You do not have to write 1 line and know any code. Want to add something more to the site; Customer area, contact form, analytics - whatever feature you want to add, everything has a plugin.

WordPress is more SEO friendly:

If no one finds your website or if there is no traffic to the website, no matter how good the website is, it will have no value. And, this website builder is much more SEO friendly than different platforms. WordPress is made with a lot of high quality code, so users do not have to be techie, Google Just can easily index WordPress sites and show sites easily in search.

In terms of design, WordPress is much more user friendly, you can easily understand everything. There are several good plugins in WordPress for SEO that will do SEO for you and give you instructions on what to do. This is why you will see that most WordPress websites are in a high ranking position. Because it is much more SEO friendly! You can also track your audiences by adding your site on google analytics.

WordPress is much secured:

WordPress has been developed with security in mind. It is much more secure, with providing much faster and more frequent updates. They are fixed as soon as any new bugs come out. But when it comes to internet security, nothing is 100% hacker proof. Many WordPress sites are being hacked all the time, we will soon publish a series of articles on this issue.

Hopefully, the answers to many of your questions have been revealed from this article. You can use this website builder to create any kind of website. Admittedly, it is a universal tool. So if you haven't tried this yet, at least try it. Just become a WordPress user and taste it. Because there are millions of people who started with WordPress. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and let us know. We are always ready to answer any question!