Why you should use WordPress?
On the market, you have access to a lot of content management systems (CMS) that allow you to create your website. The most common once are WordPress, WebGui, Drupal, Joomla, eZ Platform, MODX, concrete5, Composr, Magento, and Squarespace.
Among all those platforms mentioned above, WordPress is estimated to represent nearly 60% of the website that uses CMS and 34% of the web operated through it. Nevertheless, the main advantage of this platform is its community. Since it is an open-source platform, the platform is constantly enhanced by its community of web developers. Thus, they develop several plugins and themes that can be used by everyone.
In addition, you do not need to have experience in coding in order to have a nice website. Therefore, if you just started and you have no experience in coding or just a little, we will recommend using WordPress. Through the plugins and themes that are available, you are able to build a nice customized website. However, always keep in mind that they are other CMS that could be more suitable in other context.
Table: Main Content management systems
Below, you can find some examples of the advantages of the main content management systems (CMS)
CMS | Advantages | Example |
|---|---|---|
WordPress | Easy-to-use interface and a community of web developer that enhanced the platform through the creation of plug-ins and themes. Its advantage is that it is suitable for beginners and people who have more experience in coding. | Best Buy |
Magneto | More suitable for e-commerce with a multitude of options for eCommerce businesses of all sizes. - Multiple currencies and languages for international businesses. | Burger King, Nestle |
Drupal | It is a good platform for a website that manages a lot of pages or that have a large number of users. Even though for drupal you will need to have knowledge in web design and development, it is the more secure platform. In addition, it allows creating a good structure for SEO purpose | The Economist |
Joomla | This platform is recommended for small business and its advantages lie in its customizations options while being easy to use. However, it is more suitable for an audience that has experience in coding. | Havard University |
If you are interested in learning more about CMS you can read this article. In the table, we did not add all platforms such as Wix or Weebly. This is due to the fact that we wanted to find a balance between price and flexibility.
In summary, because of the flexibility that the platform offers, we recommend that you use WordPress to build your site. In the following article, we will give you a quick introduction to the platform.
