WordPress is known as a blogging platform but it is so much more. It is the most search engine friendly and easy to use CMS. For many it is a revolution in websites.

Gone are the days of needing website developers to instal, update, maintain or modify your site. No longer need you rely on someone else for even the smallest changes.

What is a CMS?

A Content Management System (CMS) is a software package that helps to build a website quickly. It also means it can easily be updated, maintained and added to by even non-technical staff.

WordPress

WordPress is an open source CMS. That means it is a system created and supported by a group of developers who make the source code available. It can be downloaded freely.

At INSYNRG we choose mainly to use WordPress but there are other open source CMS such as Joomla and Drupal.

Hosting

Website hosting is an important consideration for a company website. Gone are the days where you are beholden to the website designer using a custom designed platform. Open source allows more flexibility in hosting. WordPress can be installed easily on shared hosting without the need for a website developer.

Ease of Set Up

WordPress is not only easy to install. There is also a wealth of themes available to suit the user’s needs. There are both paid and free themes. Believe it or not even someone with very little technical experience can get a simple WordPress site up and functioning without expending a lot o time and effort.

Learning

There is a lot of information available on WrodPress installation, customization and functionality. It is considered to be the easiest to learn. It does not take long to learn and master. It is easy to add pages, posts, content and images. It feels very user friendly.

Design

WordPress allows you to create a custom design skin (look). There are also freely available and low cost skins available online which allow you to create a more professional looking site without stepping outside your affordable web design budget.

Overview

WordPress is great for straigthforward sites. It is the simplest to install and understand. It is the easiest to maintain and update – even with no technical knowledge.

There are many different looks you can achieve due to the variety of available themes and skins. It also has the flexibility to have a custom designed skin.

It may have some limitations with regard to complex sites. However most businesses tend to over complicate matters and in many cases for the average small to medium sized enterprise WordPress is more than capable. It’s usability makes it a winner for the majority of these businesses.

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