Why WordPress?

Traditionally, WordPress has been the forerunner in personal and professional blogging software. Did you know, however, that WordPress is not only a viable solution for static sites, but also an excellent CMS (content management system)? Anything you dreamed of doing with a CMS is possible with WordPress including eCommerce, social networking, events management and online learning modules.

Free!

WordPress can be used for free. That’s right, absolutely free. It is built using PHP/SQL technology which is Open Source and licensed under the GPL (general public license). This means you do not need to purchase expensive, complicated web design software and incur the costs of constant upgrades.

Easy!

Your WordPress site can be managed from your browser. In many cases, its entire design, layout and content population can be maintained within the administrative panel provided in your install. In addition, any web host that provides PHP 4.3 or greater and SQL 4.1.2 or greater will support WordPress. Many hosts also provide easy install right from your hosting control panel.

Functional!

WordPress sites allow for the use of plugins and widgets which extend the functionality of your site. Let’s just say, for example, you would like random photos to appear in the sidebar of your site. There’s a plugin for that. There are plugins for Google functionality such as maps and plugins for events calendars. These plugins can be found in WordPress community sites, Google searches or even through the search function of your administrative panel.

Clean!

WordPress is completely consistent. Once your design is in place, only the content changes as you make updates. The essentials for navigating through your site are always in the same place, always easy to find.

SEO Friendly!

Current web standards are not only handy for clean, functional sites, but they are absolutely essential for search engine optimization. Categories, pingpacks, tags and clean CSS are only a few of the ways that WordPress is standards compliant.

Forward Thinking!

We all see how quickly web technology evolves. WordPress is evolving, too, and has the potential to be more easily compliant with new technologies.