Why Use WordPress For Your Website? Cause It’s So Darn Easy!
Using WordPress has become increasingly popular in the last few years. It’s more than just a web log (blogging) platform. Entire websites can be built using WordPress. It’s the perfect communication medium for both individuals and businesses to keep friends, family and customers up-to-date on events, products and services. Make a controversial blog and vent your personal frustrations about the crazy world we live in. Or create something helpful with tips and tutorials about your favorite hobbies like computers and electronic gadgets, sewing, gardening, the list is endless.
Easy To Install
The free version at WordPress.com is a good starting point to learn the ropes, but the best way to get the most benefit and functionality out of WordPress is to run the full, self-hosted version. No matter what your experience level is, you can hit the floor running with easy 1-click WordPress installation found in your web hosting control panel.
Endless Selection of Themes
No other blogging platform has so much to offer with the availability of themes. WordPress already has some great free themes available, but you can also install both free and paid themes found elsewhere online. You can also make your own WordPress themes with a WYSIWYG theme builder called Artisteer.
The Magic of Plugins
Adding enhanced functionality is also easy with the wide selection of plugins available. From one of those slick slider photo galleries for the home page to sharing buttons for social networking sites. That’s not even the tip of the iceberg. Plugins are easy to find with a simple search engine search or by going to the WordPress Plugin Directory.
Old School Websites are Passeé
WordPress leaves little reason to monkey around with hand coding traditional HTML sites or using expensive website builder software. For years I used website design software and the biggest hassle I had was maintaining continuity. I’d always end up with stand alone pages. Every one of them looked different from the other and none of them were linked together. Building navigation menus was a real pain.
WordPress eliminates all of that because the theme is automatically maintained throughout the site and navigation “just happens by itself” via categories, tags (keywords) and archives and widgets for the most recent posts, pages and comments. You will never again have orphaned pages.
You can also take advantage of the new menuing system introduced in WordPress 3.0, you can create hierarchical multi-tiered menus and assign them to your top navigation bar or use them in widgets in the sidebars. You’ll be able to create menus out of posts, pages, categories, tags and custom links.
Find the Best Blog Host
Finding the best blog host is a key building block for establishing a successful blog.
