Building a WordPress website
WordPress is a content management system that has been in use since 2003 and can be used to build websites. Initially, WordPress was designed for blogs, and many bloggers still use it to create a website where they can publish their blog, but it seems that its use has expanded and is now used to build various and diverse websites. Its popularity is enormous and even big names like the New York Times and the BBC use it for their websites.
Open source system
The WordPress system is an open source system built in the PHP language. What does open source mean? Two important things – the first is that its code is accessible and open to any programmer who wants to take part in it, so that millions of minds from all over the world are working on its development and upgrading. Which explains its tremendous development and the fact that it is software that never stops being upgraded. The second thing that comes from being an open source system is that it is free for anyone in the world to use, completely easily and completely free.
Design and plugins
WordPress is built on a basic structure, to which each user, i.e. the website administrator, can add plugins of various types, allowing him to adapt the basic template to his needs. The system has over 15,000 completely free plugins, from plugins for managing mailing lists, through plugins for displaying “floating” images, to plugins for collecting payments for websites through which purchases are made.
In terms of system design, WordPress website administrators also have something to work with in order to create a website according to their preferences. The system offers hundreds of free basic templates for design, while in addition, more unique WordPress templates can be purchased for a fee through various sites. And if you want to be completely unique – the system does not limit you to only an existing type of design, as any programmer who is knowledgeable in the field can help you create a personal and unique design just for you.
Building a WordPress website leaves dust on all the old methods
Building a WordPress website is currently the most popular way to build websites in the world, and there are many good reasons for this:
- Flexibility – the method by which the system is built; a method of basic structure and customization of plugins, with so many different plugins that suit almost every need and allow everyone to adapt the site to their needs. Thus, also from a design perspective, the method is suitable for a very large number of website owners.
- Free – is there a need to expand?
- User-friendly interface – Ease of use is also felt by users who visit the sites, but is especially important for site administrators. The interface is built in such a convenient and understandable way that anyone can manage their own site.
- Always on the move – The fact that its code is open to millions of programmers from all over the world creates a system that never stops being renewed, upgraded, and improved. Since it was released in May 2003, thousands of upgrades, new plugins, and improvements have been added to the system, transforming it from a blog management system into a system that is suitable for almost any website you want.
WordPress and Google – a love story
So far, we’ve mentioned enough good reasons for the high status of WordPress website building, and that’s without even beginning to touch on the most significant reason for WordPress’ immense popularity – the way it’s optimized and works with Google. Without a doubt, it’s a real love story.
We all know that building a website is not enough. You need to get people to your site, and the way they get to sites is through search engines, led by the undisputed ruler – Google.
Search engines in general, and Google in particular, have all kinds of data for favoring or promoting certain sites over others, and every website owner of any type invests a large portion of their resources in promoting their site.
Building a WordPress website involves using a system that is built from the ground up to be tailored to Google’s requirements and preferences, which makes it easier to promote the site.
It starts with WordPress URLs, which are friendly, understandable, and reflect the content of the site, as search engines will always prioritize these types of URLs over others.
Among the plugins that WordPress allows you to add, there are those that allow the site administrator to control the title tags, description, and keywords, which also contributes to promoting the site in search engines. Added to this is the smart structure of WordPress that emphasizes certain pages on the site over other pages and creates a correct link hierarchy both in terms of use and for promotion purposes.
Two other important additions:
Two other important plugins offered by WordPress that are specifically optimized for Google are a plugin for connecting the website to Google’s statistics service – Google Analytics and a plugin for creating a sitemap. By connecting to Google Analytics, the website administrator can receive detailed data and statistics on the website’s traffic, and by creating a sitemap that is submitted to Google, you can ensure more successful promotion of the website.
Besides the enormous and rising popularity of building websites on WordPress as real websites, the use of WordPress to create satellite websites is increasing – websites that are set up solely to promote another existing website, by utilizing the high promotion capabilities provided by WordPress.
Overall, except for very specific sites that require extremely high information security capabilities or an interface for managing many users, building a WordPress site is suitable for all types of sites, so this system may make things much easier for your administrators.
What does building a WordPress website involve?
Building a WordPress website will cost you a few thousand shekels, and then, because the system is so easy and clear to use, its operation will be easy and accessible. Building a WordPress website includes choosing an appropriate design from an existing template database or a custom design. Hosting a WordPress website on an appropriate server and using the appropriate database, compatibility with all platforms, backup, and of course ongoing maintenance and operation. Building a WordPress website will place you alongside millions, including the largest companies and organizations in the world, who have also chosen the simplicity and sophistication of WordPress to build their websites.
Good luck to everyone!
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