What is WordPress?

What is WordPress?

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...
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)http://www.wnba.com/ 
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 Paradehttp://www.nprdpinc.org/
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 Dayhttp://feliciaday.com/
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.
The Official Star Wars Bloghttp://www.starwars.com/news
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.
thisisFINLANDhttp://finland.fi/
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.
Ladies Learning Codehttp://ladieslearningcode.com/
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.
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