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WordPress.org Overview
What is WordPress.org?

WordPress is arguably the most popular open-source, cloud-based content management system based on PHP and MySQL designed to help small to large businesses create, manage and publish content for websites. The customizable solution allows enterprises to use plugins, widgets, and themes to simplify web creation and design. Top features allow users to upload and store multimedia content, auto-save progress, and restore critical data.

Company Automattic
Year founded 2005
Company size 1001-5000 employees
Headquarters Remote
Social Media
Managed by:
Axel Grubba
Founder
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WordPress.org Product Details
Capabilities
API
CLI
OSS
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Linux, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows, On-Premise Linux, On-Premise Windows
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
WordPress.org Pros and Cons
Pros
  • WordPress.org is free!
  • There are thousands of themes, plugins, and widgets to choose from
  • You have complete control over the functionality and aesthetic of your website. 
  • There’s an active community with plenty of self-help guides and documentation available online.
  • WordPress.org boasts powerful blogging features and SEO functionality.
Cons
  • At least with older versions of WordPress, the design editor comes with a steeper learning curve.
  • With any open-source software, you need to find your own hosting, which can seem daunting at first if you’re new to website creation. 
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WordPress.org Features
API Access
Asset Management
Collaboration Tools
Content Analytics
Content Archiving
Content Migration
Content Personalization
Content Preview
Content Scheduling
Customer Support
Customizable Templates
Drag and Drop Interface
E-Commerce Integration
Form Builder
GDPR Compliance
Inline Editing
Media Library
Mobile Editing
Multilingual Support
Plugins and Extensions
Responsive Design
SEO Management
Search Functionality
Social Media Integration
Tagging and Categorization
Template Management
User Roles and Permissions
Version Control
WYSIWYG Editor
Workflow Management
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8,637 WordPress.org Reviews
4.4 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 14, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Roshni G.
Attorney
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"Wordpress is versatile and easy to use for all levels of technology expertise"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

Wordpress is supported by so many plug ins to accommodate a variety of features- from landing pages, pop up boxes, and an excellent place to view and track your analytics with Google Analytics and Yoast- the dashboard is easy to use. It is easy to publish and format blog posts, as well as optimize your posts for SEO. You can change your themes easily (with a click of a button). You can customize your header, set your featured image, and create easy to navigate menus and sub menus. There are a variety of themes that work well with Wordpress, from Genesis to Divi, making it easy to set up your website and publish content.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

You have to continually upgrade your plugins (everything requires maintenance, so this is really a small annoyance) and make sure you enable double authentication for maximum security.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy method for publishing shareable content and providing a "house" for all marketing offers, including funnels and landing pages. I realize that contrary to other platforms, you DO need a website to house your content. A funnel alone is not enough.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 12, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Abdellah A.
Founding Manager
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"Agile system to build any kind of website"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

I have been building websites using Wordpress for a few years now. What I love about Wordpress is it's agility as a system to accommodate any kind of website and how it gives you unlimited possibilities to add plugins and turn your website to a totally functioning website under your industry's standards. I have built websites ranging from my own portfolio to websites for different industries such as: music, hospitality, retail and every time wordpress manages to impress me by how I can customize it to work exactly as needed for each industry and each need.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

From my experience using ready to use themes, I haven't been a big fan of the visual composer. It is quite a slow system to update and create web pages.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

Wordpress made it possible for me to accept payments online easily and also adapt the websites to their respective industry standards: online booking system for a tourism website, building a portfolio for my work, taking pre-orders etc.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 11, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Matthew B.
Creative Director & Head Web Designer
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"Work Marriage Made In Heaven"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

I love the reliability and familiarity of Wordpress. It's easy to learn and challenging to master.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

I dislike their reliance on forums for answering problems.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Wordpress as the framework for all of our websites. Its beneficial for getting clients involved with their own websites.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 11, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
CG
Carolina G.
Dirección Comercial
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"Una buena herramienta para manejo web"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

Es fácil de manejar y permite gran variedad de contenido. Múltiples plantillas que permite personalizar cada pagina según la necesidad

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

Que algunas veces al actualizar la versión del wordpress, no funciona con todas las plantillas. Igualmente pasa con algunos pluggins

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

Puedo enlazar el grupo de restaurantes con que trabajo, permitiendo que el usuario pueda encontrar todo en un solo lugar

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 11, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Christine P.
Cast Member
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"Great for blogging! Love wordpress! "
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

Wordpress is the best platform to start a blog on! It was easy to use and with it were able to create a wonderful blog! We could all sign into our accounts and work on our pieces; it was very nice!

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

Wish there were more design features! It would have been so nice to be able to design a little more through Wordpress!

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed a place where we would be able to blog to our heart's content and Wordpress was the solution! Wordpress allowed us to spread our message and create a community. Very thankful!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 11, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Abby E.
Senior Graphic Designer/Design Coordinator
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"Wordpress - Total Design Control"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

Creating a website as a graphic designer with CSS coding experience is so easy with Wordpress. I simply purchase a premium theme, install to Wordpress and I have full control over all plugins and coding aspects of the site -- complete back-end control. I have found with both Squarespace and Wix, you do not have full access to the back-end, or you need to pay more to get more of that control and access. With Wordpress, I have access to everything I want to control, but without having to do all of the ground-up website building since I am using a pre-built template.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

Having full control also means dealing with initial setup (installation on your hosting provider), dealing with site errors, purchasing SSL certificates, etc. So some of the things that I am not familiar with in terms of managing a website, I have had to teach myself - I think Squarespace, Wix and other sites provide more assistance and "dummy" guides for those things.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have created several websites for freelance clients. I prefer Wordpress as it allows me to have full control and not face many roadblocks with the varying design requests that come from the clients, in terms of what they want on their site. I designed a site using Wix for one client who preferred it, and have had many more issues when she needed certain features on the site that it turned out had to be purchased as add-ons from Wix. If it has been Wordpress, I could have easily installed a free plugin.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 10, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Jeff S. avatar
Jeff S.
Alexa Consultant / Google Home Consultant / Bestselling Author / Professional Speaker
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"It's not just about blogging...WordPress is simply the best way to build almost any website"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

WordPress can be whatever you want it to be. Blogging, for sure, but it's so much more. I've built enterprise-level sites, mobile apps and chatbots using WordPress. When it's time to build a new web application, I think WordPress first, then look for reasons going a different way would be better, and it rarely happens. I've developed with Drupal, Joomla, custom PHP, you name it. I just do jobs faster and better with WordPress. And their new Rest API capabilities are opening a whole new world of possibilities.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

While it's great that there are so many WP developers out there, that means there's a lot of bad work out there and many clients have had bad experiences with WP as a result. There also so many do-it-yourselfers and hobbyists who never update plugins or core and end up getting hacked. Then they say that WP isn't secure. WP is completely secure...as long as you set it up properly and install your updates regularly. While I have no problem with plugin developers charging for their work, some of the prices have gotten out of control. I wanted a simple retweeting plugin a few weeks ago and the developer wanted $80 per year for it. Come on, dude, I can explain an $80/year WooCommerce plugin that makes them more money, but how the heck can I sell them on a retweeting plugin that costs the same. I ended up building it myself.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've created dozens of mobile apps for iOS and Android using WordPress. I can build a better app in half the time for half the money, giving smaller businesses access to having their own app. I've created large shopping sites with affiliate sales program and automated deliveries.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Aug 10, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Becky L.
Director Of Customer Happiness
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"Flexible and Easy to Use and Customize"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

Wordpress.org. is really flexible out of the box, and if there is ever anything I can't get to work, there is always a plugin available. The feature I like most in Wordpress is probably one of the most simple features: the Text and Visual toggles on the pages. That, and the update rollback feature are instrumental to what I do in web design for clients.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

I had to think for a long time to come up with something I did not like about Wordpress.org. The only thing I do not like are some of the drag-and-drop based UI builders that are add ons to wordpress - I find some of these drag and drops make Wordpress harder to use.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

SEO, Traffic, designing fun and easy-to-use websites... all of these typically large and time consuming projects are made easier and faster with Wordpress. I've realized benefits surrounding time savings especially with the rollback tool, where if I update a site, I can roll it back to a previous version if a mistake was made. No onerous debugging.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 10, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Akemi M.
Photographer
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"Wordpress is like no other"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

I love the freedom Wordpress.org offers, no restrictive TOS, no risk of having your website or blog removed, just total freedom.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

The extreme lack of consumer service from Wordpress is the biggest issue. Relying on other users of Wordpress would be nice but 9 times out of 10, you never get any support answers from users.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

The fact I do not have to build my website from the bottom up has been a major help. Wordpress provides the foundation, tools, and supplies, all I need to do is build what I think is best.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 10, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Caitlyn P.
Doctor Production Analyst
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"Word Press is Impressive"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

How easy it is to use, customize, update, and upkeep!

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

It can be a bit finicky, and it had a bit of a learning curve.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes customization and coding easier / simple

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 10, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Jacklyn P.
Marketing Specialist & Assistant
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"Great Web-Building Platform"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

Everything is sectioned off and the layouts are pretty endless.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

That the back end where you place the templates are not more user friendly when bringing in pre-designed pages.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

Major outreach and broadcasting of events. WordPress is just easy to navigate.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Aug 10, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Beatriz B.
Comunicación Y Marketing
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"Love Wordpress"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

The interface is simple and navigating inside the desktop is very convenient and easy. The number of themes on the Internet helps to always find the design you want.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

Advertising pluggings, I really hate them

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Wordpress for bulding simple websites. I usually choose a simple template and modify part of the HTML code

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 10, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Milca P. avatar
Milca P.
Professional Speaker And Digital Marketing Consultant
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"The BEST CMS ever"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

Facility of usage, constantly updating, flexibility

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

Nothing at the moment. I like all in wordpress.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

Once again, i have no complications creating and building content with Wordpress. With this CMS the knowledge of code is minimal.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Aug 09, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Samantha E.
Shopper Marketing Program Coordinator
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"My wordpress review on g2 Crowd"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

I like WordPress because it is very user-friendly. It can always be easily worked to get the exact benefit you are looking for. Also it has both free and pricing options which makes it work for everyone.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

The only item I probably dislike about wordpress and that most times you need to have wordpress.com in your internet link. Besides that it is an amazing online software to use for many.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to blog and get out articles, stories, press releases and many other communications for the company.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Aug 09, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Anuj A. avatar
Anuj A.
Software Dev Sr. Analyst
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"Very Easy And User Friendly Tool"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

The backbone of the tool once you are into it is its Dashboard. The UI is so intuitive, rich, powerful, user-friendly and attractive like it's saying to the user - hey come on and let's do something. Whether you just need to start creating your website from scratch or a single page or any template, it's easy. it's like what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG). I really like it and found it better than Progress Telerik Sitefinity, Joomla, Drupal. it has vast variety of plug-ins which you can use. it has good SEO handling capabilities as well.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

I would say the security needs to be improved. On larger enterprise scale we have come across issues which caused vulnerability to the hosted websites. Option not to use year/month/date folder. SEO can be further improved. It needs a little time for any new learner to learn it.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

We hosted multiple enterprise web sites on WordPress for end users as part of our project requirement.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 09, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Keiko Z. avatar
Keiko Z.
Principal Consultant
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"There's no better platform for building websites."
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

I've been building websites in WordPress for over six years now, and it is my preferred platform for building websites. It's powerful, versatile, and offers enough customization that it makes turning over websites to my clients largely headache-free. What I love most about WordPress is how intuitive the platform is for both developers and users.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

The platform does require regular updates, as do individual plugins. Unfortunately, these are not automatic, and require the user to complete the update manually. Normally, this isn't a big deal, but if you're a developer maintaining multiple client websites at once, it can be a pain.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

When my clients ask for various sets of robust features for their website, WordPress has been able to deliver at nearly every instance. I trust WordPress for my own personal websites and branding as well.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 09, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Mike K.
Creative Communications
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"Jetpack Alone is at the Foundation of Many WP Installs"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

Markdown support is great. It enables me to use a really simple, cross-platform text language to format my posts.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

Needing to involve another server call on page loads. Even though the WP.com servers are fast, it still adds a layer of electronic communication to the page load. I thought this was about Wordpress.com. Wordpress.org, I guess would apply to the open source software and community itself. I find that generally, though the plugin support forum is okay, for general development discourse, StaceOverslow is much more useful.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are a lot of Jetpack plugins that have become a regular part of my workflow including markdown support and site monitoring.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 09, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Rocky Singh K. avatar
Rocky Singh K.
Founder & Ceo
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"The ultimate tool to build your online store. "
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

I like that there is so much to learn. It is pure creation at your fingertips, literally.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

Not much really, but I would love to be taught a course.

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

I run my main website with it.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 08, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Gail G.
Voiceover Artist
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"Easy to use"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

It's easy to use and understand and yet perfect to my website great

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

There are a lot of steps some times to get what you want accomplished

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

Created a great looking website.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Aug 08, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Sandeep R.
Associate Hr
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"Word press a power full blog"
What do you like best about WordPress.org?

The best part about Word Press is that it’s easy to use and flexible enough for just about anything. That’s the main reason why Word Press has grown so much in popularity.

What do you dislike about WordPress.org?

Adding a way to like and dislike comments in WordPress is a useful and easy to implement way of increasing engagemen

What problems is WordPress.org solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ntg i was faced using the wordpress

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