Top 5 Reasons why WordPress is the BEST Blog Software
1. OPEN SOURCE
Nothing gets better for a blog webmaster to be using a popular open source publishing platform such as the WordPress software that is used by millions around the world. Open Source means that you will be using a blogging software that you can modify to your liking, whether that be simple CSS3(cascading style sheets) coding, or HTML5/PHP server side scripts. You can totally turn your WordPress blog into a powerful native mobile application by developing various app features in WordPress. When it comes to open source blog software, WordPress is king!
2. CONSTANT SECURITY/FEATURE UPDATES
If you have a blog, enterprise site security should be your biggest focus. You wouldn’t want your users to browse a site that gets hacked all the time. WordPress is great for addressing and fixing/updating various security flaws that are found by the WordPress community. Staying on top of the latest in blog security is one way you can ensure your organic visitors browse a site that is safe, secure, and reliable.
3. FEATURE-RICH THEMES
In today’s world of blogging software’s, catering to mobile users first is a priority, and by choosing WordPress, you will be given a wide array of responsive themes at your fingertips. If you don’t like responsive themes, there are plenty of non-responsive themes to choose as well. Though by targeting your organic visitors who browse your blog with smartphones, tablet pc’s, or other mobile device, you will be reaching out to a wider audience.
4. POWERFUL PLUGINS
WordPress offers a wide variety of powerful and feature-rich plugins, that can help turn your blog into a feature-rich blog…so long as you provide the content. Plugins can offer greater administrative blog tools at your disposal and even provide your site visitors a more pleasant browsing experience. Plugins can be used in widget areas such as RSS feeds and calendar events, or even displaying advertisements inside post content. Be weary though of plugins that have not been updated for awhile and for plugins that do not have much 5-star reviews and downloads. A plugin author who isn’t supporting their own plugin probably means that the plugin author is just simply lazy and want a bunch of downloads from their users.
5. TOP-NOTCH THEME/PLUGIN DEVELOPER SUPPORT
Whether you need help in WordPress hosting, the famous 5-minute installation process, or have questions regarding the plentiful support documentation, WordPress delivers a webmaster the proper support when needed. I enjoy the fantastic support that the WordPress team, plugin authors, and theme developers share with their users.
BOTTOM LINE
If you are still wondering whether or not you should go with WordPress as your open source blog software of choice, then rest assured knowing that even though I only listed the top five reasons why WordPress is the BEST blog software, I could have easily listed ten’s, dozen’s, hundered’s or more reasons as to why WordPress is king in the blog software world.
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