{"id":14385,"date":"2023-03-23T08:57:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T13:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c1mdev.com\/c1m.ai\/?p=14385"},"modified":"2024-11-16T11:18:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T11:18:49","slug":"wordpress-websites-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c1mdev.com\/c1m.ai\/wordpress-websites-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Websites \u2013 What You Need to Know\u202f\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may not be inherently familiar with WordPress websites<\/span>, but if you have visited any professional or personal websites in the past 24 hours, you have encountered a site\u00a0powered by WordPress<\/span><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Approximately <\/strong>810 million websites<\/a><\/strong> use WordPress, representing 43% of all websites on the internet.<\/strong> WordPress is utilized around the world, from small business websites to high traffic websites like BBC America and the Wall Street Journal. These websites\u00a0promote big brands, share insider news and breaking news coverage, publish popular weekly online magazines, and more.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Simply put, WordPress is the leading provider of modern websites<\/span>,<\/strong> and the WordPress platform<\/span> is a website<\/span> builder that every marketer and small business should know.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if you have viewed or used a website<\/span> that WordPress powers, there is still a lot to understand outside the site features. You can transform a WordPress website for any time and any purpose. This includes serving as the official site of a global recorded music company, to being the backbone of an official news source.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Using WordPress to power new or existing websites requires a little expertise to understand\u00a0the fundamentals and the many options for these dynamic websites.<\/strong> Therefore, before you launch your new WordPress-based website<\/span>, familiarize yourself with the following guidelines, best practices, and great examples of what a website<\/span>\u00a0powered by WordPress can achieve. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who Uses WordPress?<\/a>
\nThe Basics of Creating a WordPress Website<\/a>
\nWordPress Website Fundamentals<\/a>
\nPurchasing and Launching a WordPress Site<\/a>
\nNavigating through a WordPress Website<\/a>
\nThe Benefits of Using WordPress for Your Website<\/a>
\nWhat’s the Best Way to Create a WordPress Website?<\/a>
\nAre You Ready to Launch Your Next Web-based Project with WordPress?<\/a><\/p>\n

Brief History of WordPress<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

WordPress was first developed in 2003 by American blogger Matt Mullenweg and British blogger Mike Little.\u00a0WordPress websites were initially focused on creating user-friendly community blogs. However, the popular <\/span>website builder<\/span> quickly grew in popularity and adaptability in the years that followed.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2005, themes \u2013 or tools for the foundational design of WordPress websites \u2013 were introduced, followed by a rapid release of multiple plugins. By 2011, the WordPress CMS<\/span><\/span> (content management system) was deemed one of the easiest and most flexible for web development. Furthermore, by 2022, an estimated <\/strong><\/span>one-third of the top million most-visited websites<\/a> and over 40% of all websites on the internet are powered by WordPress.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

WordPress remains one of the most popular content management systems<\/span> today. Therefore, the number of websites on WordPress continues to grow as more and more <\/span>website builders<\/span> discover its well-earned reputation as the dominant content management system in the online world.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Who Uses WordPress? <\/span><\/h2>\n

Here are some examples of popular websites using WordPress in unique ways. \u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n

WordPress websites can create various purposes and by any entities, from personal websites to big brands. In addition, there are a few great examples of how household names create and utilize websites that use by WordPress and use the website<\/span> builder in ingenious ways.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tip:<\/span><\/i><\/b> Because all of these popular websites use WordPress, they can all be copied from or borrowed from in terms of style and functionality. In fact, when it comes to web design, one of the best first steps to creating your own WordPress site is\u00a0finding styles, themes, and elements that will benefit your\u00a0website<\/span> and web pages from the inside out.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Microsoft News<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Microsoft News uses the WordPress site\u2019s grid layouts for its website<\/span>. This allows it to prioritize and highlight recent news, breaking news, and other stories as they trickle in via reporters or press releases.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Skype Blog<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Skype blog, which is part of Microsoft, uses a similar layout to Microsoft News to share Skype tutorials, Skype features, and heartwarming stories about how Skype is used to connect people around the world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

TED Blog<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The TED Blog, a nonpartisan, non-profit organization\u00a0committed to spreading ideas, uses its WordPress website<\/span> in a unique way by transforming its video content to written form for website<\/span> browsers. (Note that you can include video content in every WordPress website<\/span>!)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BBC America<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

BBC America\u2019s website<\/span> is\u00a0distinctive as it\u00a0includes content in written form, highlighting its popular television series and breaking news contributions. It\u2019s also one of the many <\/span>e-commerce WordPress sites<\/span><\/span>\u00a0where browsers can purchase BBC America-themed merchandise.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PlayStation Blog<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The PlayStation Blog\u2019s WordPress-based website<\/span> features trending news on game releases and other advancements, encouraging browsers to purchase their gaming systems and other products.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

cPanel Blog<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

cPanel, the most popular control panel in WordPress hosting<\/span>, naturally uses WordPress to power its own <\/span>cPanel blog <\/span><\/i>and\u00a0share\u00a0news and updates related to its unique features compared to other, multiple platforms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vogue\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

This popular weekly magazine that focuses on celebrity style and fashion has every edition published since 1892 on its WordPress website<\/span>. This\u00a0makes it one of the most diverse portfolios of historic content on the web.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Angry Birds\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

On the <\/span>Angry Birds<\/span><\/i> WordPress website<\/span>, you can watch videos, purchase merchandise, read about updates, and even download the popular <\/span>Angry Birds<\/span><\/i> game itself \u2013 in fact, there are more than 2 billion website<\/span> users!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Etsy Journal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The <\/span>Etsy Journal <\/span><\/i>is well-known as the blog component of the new global economy\u00a0of Etsy. This site is essentially a forum for featured artists, local artists, and any crafty website<\/span> browser who wants to connect in a creative online space.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Flickr Blog<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Flickr Blog shows the strength of a WordPress site<\/span>. Flickr Blog uses WordPress to power an untold number of images and videos that many users share daily through this popular platform. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sony Music Blog<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Sony Music blog is another example of a big brand utilizing a straightforward WordPress blog<\/span>. WordPress is used\u00a0to share news on featured artists, new releases, and other press releases or highlights stemming from the large Sony Music corporation.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Basics of Creating a WordPress Website<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Creating a WordPress site<\/span> from scratch takes time and deep knowledge of the fundamentals that go far beyond creating content.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As such, website<\/span> builders will want to keep the following guidelines in mind and\u00a0keep an eye on all the intricate details along the way, from the Alexa ranking to features like the full-screen slider and everything in between.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WordPress Website Fundamentals\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0WordPress Content Management System<\/span><\/b> is designed to be intuitive. This means that it provides an instinctive way to create, edit, and manage the posts and web pages that appear on your website<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WordPress has a full set of features out of the box. However, there are two primary ways to go beyond the basics:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n