What Is WordPress

What is WordPress, and why is it slowly coming to power the majority of websites out there?

In short, WordPress is an open source blogging platform that has taken on a life of its own.  Whether it be hosting your own blog, or using a free hosted blog, this piece of software has become so popular that it is literally everywhere you turn.  The reason this program has become so popular isn’t just that it’s free to use, but it is a solid program capable of doing more than blogging, and highly customizable via an enermously active development community.

As I write this, there are 2,700 plugins listed in the official WordPress plugin directory, and as for themes, the firles that determien the look o your blog, there are tens of thousands out there, which allow you to change your blog as often as you like.  This will also allow you to design your own plugins and themes if you are brave enough to give it a try.

The only thing we want to remind you if you are new to trying your own blog, don’t get sucked in by huge amounts of plugins.  The more of there you load onto WordPress, the slower it will go as it is constantly checking for updates to your plugins, seeing if each page needs what they run and so on.  Always ask youreself if the app will actually add to your reader’s experience, or is it something you just think is cool?  Always install with your readers in mind, nust what works for you or amuses you.