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Why WordPress is so Popular
Wordpress is used by 43% of all websites globally. What an incredible statistic. That is almost half of all websites in existence. How did Wordpress get to this point? Why is it so popular? It is worth noting that the next most popular platforms are: Shopify, Joomla,...
Why WordPress is so Popular
Wordpress is used by 43% of all websites globally. What an incredible statistic. That is almost half of all websites in existence. How did Wordpress get to this point? Why is it so popular? It is worth noting that the next most popular platforms are: Shopify, Joomla, Squarespace, Wix and Drupal. Shopify is dedicated to ecommerce. Joomla is probably the most similar to Wordpress in that list. Squarespace and Wix are Saas hosted platforms. Drupal is mainly used by enterprise level projects. Here are the reasons why Wordpress is so popular: QualityWordpress is extremely high quality software. It is extremely stable. It get updated with new features constantly and with security patches to ensure it is as secure as possible. Open SourceThis means that the software is free (it still needs to be hosted so there is a still a cost) and open source. This means that there is strong community behind the project and community support.PowerThey say there is a plugin for everything. In other words...
