If you are considering creating a new website using the WordPress content management system, we have created an overview for you explaining why to use WordPress instead of its competitors like Wix, Webnode, Shopify...
Today, we have prepared 20 reasons why you should choose WordPress for creating your website:
Why Use WordPress?
1. WordPress Powers About 30% of All Websites
Around 30% of all websites on the internet use WordPress. One out of four sites you visit uses WordPress. There are many reasons why people choose WordPress for building their websites. See the article.
2. WordPress Dominates the CMS (Content Management System) Market
WordPress has become the most popular content management system. Today, it also dominates the CMS market, holding 60% of the market share. To give you an idea, the nearest competitor, Joomla, has around 6%. A CMS is a software application used for creating and managing website content.
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3. WordPress Has Unlimited Plugins
Since WordPress is open-source, it means that everyone has access to the source code and can modify it as they wish. This results in a wide range of plugins, from SSL to Elementor.
WordPress dominates in this area as well. The number of plugins today is around 60,000, and new ones are created every day!
Plugins are also often compatible with the APIs of other applications, such as Google Analytics and more.
4. WordPress Allows You to Edit Templates Without Coding
Besides the numerous plugins created by the community, there are also unlimited templates for your website. Templates define how your site will look. The ability to edit these templates without coding knowledge is useful for everyone.
On WordPress.org, you can find thousands of free templates, and thousands more can be found on developers' and programmers' websites.
5. WordPress Supports Czech Language
Don't speak English? No problem! WordPress already supports over 169 languages. The most popular plugins also support the Czech language. Using WordPress will be easy for you even without knowing English. There are many blogs on the Czech internet where you can find guides and tips for WordPress.
6. Major Companies Use WordPress
WordPress is used not only by small sites but also by today's giants. You can find sites like Sony Music or Mercedes Benz using WordPress.
Major companies using WordPress: BBC America, Sony Music, Microsoft News, Facebook Newsroom, Chicago Sun Times, Bloomberg Professional
7. WordPress is Free
The WordPress content management system is free and open-source. WordPress offers a wide range of pre-made templates and plugins for free. This means that a new site can cost you 0 CZK without hosting and domain. Today, it is possible to own a site for less than 350 CZK/year thanks to WordPress.
There are many paid plugins and templates in WordPress. Purchasing such a template is not mandatory. Various types of plugins and prices are also available. Again, you can create a site for free, including everything.
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8. Large Community
Since WordPress is the largest platform for website creation, you can find thousands of tutorials and guides on the internet on how to use WordPress. Even in the Czech scene, there are complete video tutorials for beginners and advanced users.
9. WordPress is Flexible
Since WordPress is open-source, it has unlimited possibilities. You can modify the source code to suit your needs and preferences. You can also use pre-made modifications. WordPress is also very handy with API work.
10. WordPress is No Longer Just a Website Platform
WordPress introduced the REST API, which opened the door for developers to create various types of applications using WordPress.
11. WordPress Integrates with Everything
With WordPress, you can still use your favorite email environment. You can use your favorite payment gateway… Thanks to many plugins, you can integrate WordPress with everything that has an API.
12. WordPress Has Its Own Environment
If you don't like working on many platforms, WordPress has a dashboard where all your plugins and extensions have an icon. In the dashboard, you can handle emails, check Google Analytics, and much more. The dashboard is a user's affair. It is up to you how you want the dashboard to look and what functions it should have. If you want, you can manage the entire site from one dashboard.
13. WordPress is Simple
Another reason why WordPress is popular is its simplicity. WordPress focuses on flexibility but also simplicity in its development. Even a person without programming education can handle WordPress.
Features like Real-Time preview actively support users without programming knowledge. Learn more about programming.
14. WordPress Finds Errors
WordPress is not the most stable, but it always registers an error and deals with it very well.
15. 23% of the Top 10,000 Sites Use WordPress
Returning to point 2, WordPress dominates the market as a whole, but we can see that a large portion of the biggest sites in the world use WordPress. It is important to note that large sites often have their own content management systems.
16. WordPress Helps with SEO
SEO – Search Engine Optimization is the most basic value your site has. Your SEO determines your ranking in search engines. Plugins like Yoast SEO or All in One SEO are free and help you optimize your site for search engines. You don't need programming knowledge for this; logical thinking is enough.
Additionally, plugins are available that help with SEO automatically. Theoretically, you don't need any SEO knowledge for WordPress.
17. WordPress Loads Quickly
Loading times are essential today; no one wants a site that takes a long time to load. It ruins the user experience and your SEO.
WordPress provides a number of plugins that help optimize the site to make it as fast as possible.
With WordPress, it is relatively easy to achieve loading times of under 1 second.
18. WordPress is Mobile-Friendly
Everyone has a mobile phone today. There is a significant increase in searches conducted on mobile devices. More than 60% of all searches are done on mobile today. Therefore, having a mobile-compatible site is important. WordPress has taken care of this with a mode specifically for mobile, where you can customize your site specifically for mobile.
There are also many templates that are automatic and can resize based on your screen size.
19. Writing Articles in WordPress is a Breeze
There's nothing easier than creating a site, adding a text editor, and writing. It's like using Word, simple, quick, and effective. As an article author, you don't have to focus on the technical side. All formatting can be done in a few minutes using very simple functions.
That's All!
Why use WordPress? It's fast, simple, yet complex. It can also be quite complicated. The beauty of WordPress is that it's for everyone! Whether you're a beginner or an expert, everyone can find something for themselves!
