As of 2017, it is said that WordPress powers around 25% websites globally. This is an astonishing feat that tells us how much this Content Management System (CMS) is popular. However, this is not as surprising consider how easy-to-use and powerful this platform can be. On top of that, it’s free of charge!
Here at Novage, we often choose WordPress to build all kinds of websites – from personal and business websites, up to e-commerce stores. We’d like to explain what’s possible with this CMS, as well as why WordPress should be your go-to platform regardless of what kind of a website you’d like to build.
Straightforwardness
Perhaps the biggest reason for WordPress’ popularity is its ease-of-use. This tool brings a simple User Interface optimized both for inexperienced users and Web professionals. If you know your way around in Word or similar software, you’ll get the hang of this CMS in no time.Building a website from scratch can be a bit of a challenge if you don’t have a reliable partner. Here at Novage, a team of dedicated professionals awaits to materialize your vision. Then, it’s up to you to add new posts, upload images, and play around with your website. Once everything is set up, you can learn how easy it is to add new content.
Easily Accessible
WordPress is not an application that you install on your computer. Instead, you use a Web browser to access it (and your website’s backend). Let’s say that you want to upload a new blog post. All you need to do is to open your site’s backend by entering a URL and then filling out your credentials. You’ll be taken to a nicely designed backend where you can write, upload images, format everything, and publish your content.
Google love WordPress
A Match Made in HeavenThis CMS comes with everything you need to optimize your website for search engines. Even out of the box, you can change permalinks and help Google to understand your website. However, you can also find hundreds of capable SEO plugins – many of them are free of charge! Using these plugins, like the Yoast SEO plugin, you can fine-tune your website and possibly rank it higher.
Supports E-commerce Websites
Numerous e-commerce websites are powered by WooCommerce. In case you didn’t know, WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin. This is why you can first build a website, and then seamlessly add an online store when you’re ready.
Even if you plan on building an incredibly complex store with thousands of products, WooCommerce will meet your needs. This platform is extremely intuitive yet powerful – just like WordPress.
Thousands of Highly Capable Plugins
At the moment, you can find close to 30,000 WordPress plugins. They can expand your website’s capabilities, introduce new options, or enhance your website’s looks. Also, you can easily browse and install them. If you ever downloaded an app to your iPhone, you’ll know how to install a WordPress plugin.
Content Management System
Let’s say you want to upload a new article, change an existing image, or pick another font for your website? Well, you can do all of these things without writing a single line of code. You don’t have to be a Web designer to make simple changes and upload new content.
For some of the bigger changes, we still recommend using a professional. Feel free to contact us for more information.
A Complete Freedom
WordPress allows us to build any kind of a website. No matter if you want to build a corporate website, personal blog, photography portfolio, or a full-fledged online store – you’re in luck. This CMS doesn’t restrict you in any way, meaning that we can implement any layout you’d like. The design is our passion and we are dedicated to unleashing your brand’s full potential through Web design.
Built-In Blogging
WordPress started out as a small blogging platform more than a decade ago. Even though it grew into an amazingly powerful platform, it’s still built around blogging. This is why it’s easy to integrate a blog into your website along with the capabilities you expect like straightforward content publishing, commenting, and RSS/email subscriptions.
Marketing-wise, a blog is a great way to inform your followers and keep them posted, so make sure to utilize this amazing feature.
Multiple Contributors
This CMS supports multiple registered users. For example, you can be a website’s administrator capable of making big changes. You can also add additional users who act as authors, or something in between. They can post new content, without doing any deeper modifications.
This CMS supports multiple registered users. For example, you can be a website’s administrator capable of making big changes. You can also add additional users who act as authors, or something in between. They can post new content, without doing any deeper modifications.
High Levels of Security
You don’t want your hard work to go to waste. This is why it’s important to know that WordPress provides plenty of reliable protection. This goes for common digital attacks, phishing scams, and anything in-between.
This is an open-source platform, meaning that contributors and developers all around the world can make changes. They work hard on resolving technical difficulties and removing any vulnerabilities. Also, you can also use a security plugin such as Security Ninja. A plugin like this one can act as a firewall, add a secure password, protect your website from phishing attacks, and more.
Mobile-Friendly & Responsive
One of the great things about building a WordPress-powered website is responsiveness. Today, you are ignoring a large portion of your visitors if your website isn’t optimized for mobile device. This isn’t the case with WordPress.
Novage’s team of experts builds two versions of your website. One for desktop (computer) users, the other one for mobile devices (smartphones and tablets). This is the only way to make sure you’re reaching as many users as possible.
Easy Scalability
Once your website is launched, you don’t have to stop modifying it. Even while having a live website, you can still easily add new posts, pages, or even an online store. This kind of straightforward scalability should at the top of your priorities. Learn WordPress makes it easy to grow and expand your website if the needed arises.
Conclusion
We hope that you learned something new about this amazing Content Management System. If you’re still unsure whether WordPress is the right choice for your website, don’t hesitate to contact us. You can easily schedule a free consultation and discuss with our Web professionals.