WordPress is an Open Source software system used by millions of people around
the world to create beautiful websites and blogs. It is completely customisable by
the use of themes and plugins.
WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful
website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free
and priceless at the same time.
Themes can be easily downloaded from the official WordPress site or from
hundreds of other places around the web. The same goes with plugins, which are
used to extend the functionality of your WordPress site.
As well as being a fantastic blogging and content management system, one of the
huge benefits is the wealth of information out there. There’s a great community of
people behind the design & development of the WordPress system itself. People
from all over the world contribute their time, knowledge and skill to keeping
WordPress updated and secure.
There’s also a huge number of designers, developers & bloggers who share their
knowledge through blog posts, tutorials, reviews, videos and the creation of
thousands of themes & plugins.
WordPress powers a staggering amount of websites. In fact, it powers over 29% of
the whole web! Everything from personal blogs to large corporate websites. The
following are just a very few examples of the millions of diverse sites powered by
WordPress...
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) was founded in 1996, as the
women’s counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Presenting Britain’s best shows and groundbreaking American originals, BBC
America is home to brilliant television from both sides of the pond.
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC is the largest parade in the country.
The National Puerto Rican Day celebrates and honours the leaders, educators,
artists, and celebrities that have left a cultural footprint on this nation.
Felicia Day is a professional actress who has appeared in numerous television
shows including, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural and Eureka. Felicia is best
known for her work in the web video world. She costarred in Joss Whedon’s
Emmy Award–winning Internet musical, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. She also
created and starred in the hit web series The Guild.
Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise conceived by George Lucas.
The first film in the franchise was originally released on May 25, 1977, by 20th
Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. Star Wars is one
of the most popular movie series of all time and the series’ official blog is powered
by WordPress.
thisisFINLAND forms an attractive window on Finland for everyone interested in
our country, its culture and its people. Produced by the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs of Finland and published by the Finland Promotion Board, thisisFINLAND
was originally established in 1995 as Virtual Finland.
A new Toronto-based collective of women working to empower everyone to feel
comfortable learning basic, beginner-friendly technical skills in a social,
collaborative way.