{"id":399,"date":"2017-09-06T15:42:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T15:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dickinsonent.com\/cortex\/?p=399"},"modified":"2018-01-13T04:33:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T12:33:53","slug":"wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dickinsonent.com\/cortex\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress \u2014 Why Are You Using Anything Else?"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress \u2014 Simply A Great Content Management System (or CMS)<\/h4>\n

WordPress works for your Portfolios, Blogs, Online Brochures, and of course, Interactive\u00a0websites. And with WordPress Plugins, you can easily build-in functionality that serves associations, corporations, and e-commerce websites.<\/p>\n

\"WordPress<\/p>\n

That all said, the WP framework is designed for sites of all depth and sizes. Small businesses love it because of its powerful extensibility and its ease-of-use; and large corporations like it for its user manageability and customization ability.<\/p>\n

In fact, its ability to be extensible is all based on the [open-source] framework… which is one of the least talked about aspects of WordPress \u2014 to understand more about open-source software, check out\u00a0GNU\u2019s Philosophy<\/a>, but first, let’s back up and see how we got to WordPress’ staggering popularity!<\/p>\n

\"WordPressWordPress Web Sites Are Now 28% Of The Web In 2017<\/h4>\n

FUN FACT: A “website” has a\u00a0unique hostname\u00a0(a name which can be resolved, using a name server, into an IP Address). It must be noted that around 75% of URL’s are not active, but parked domains or similar \u2014 so only about 25% of all registered domain names are websites. The numbers below are about actual websites, not URL’s.<\/p>\n

\n

“We have come a long way since the first baby steps of the World Wide Web. Back in January of 1996, we had 100,000\u00a0websites, and if we go back to mid-1993 there were\u00a0only a total of 130\u00a0websites.” ~ Pingdom AB<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Now in 2017, we have 1.25 Billion active websites, and with 28% of the web being WP sites, the number of active websites that are on the WordPress framework is about 354.2 Million as of September 2017.<\/p>\n

\"WordPressThis Is Why Content And Good SEO Practices Are So Important!<\/h4>\n

It is easy \u2014 under the WP framework \u2014 to optimize your content. \u00a0My favourite\u00a0content SEO helper is “Yoast SEO”.\u00a0Yoast SEO\u00a0is<\/p>\n

Yoast SEO\u00a0is “the most complete\u00a0WordPress SEO\u00a0plugin”. It handles the technical optimization of your site & assists with optimizing your blog content.<\/p>\n

What About WordPress’ Equates To Ease Of Use?<\/h4>\n

If you have the capacity\u00a0to understand Microsoft\u00a0Word, you will understand WordPress, yet some do not like the interface. Personally, I do not mind the interface, pretty quickly \u2014 like with anything \u2014 you get used to it.<\/p>\n

7 Things to LOVE About WordPress<\/h4>\n

1. AT ITS CORE, IT\u2019S FREE
\n2. SEARCH ENGINE MAGNETISM
\n3. PLUGINS THAT MAKE IT EXTREMELY EXTENSIBLE
\n4. IT IS UPDATED REGULARLY
\n5. SUPER INVOLVED WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY
\n6. NON-TECHIE EASE
\n7. FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE<\/span><\/p>\n

If customization is your thing, WordPress has its advantages. WordPress is fully compatible with outside frameworks and programming languages, making it possible to weave in any integration.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more? Call me at 1-888-503-3523 or contact me here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WordPress \u2014 Simply A Great Content Management System (or CMS) WordPress works for your Portfolios, Blogs, Online Brochures, and of course, Interactive\u00a0websites. And with WordPress Plugins, you can easily build-in functionality that serves associations, corporations, and e-commerce websites. That all said, the WP framework is designed for sites of all depth and sizes. Small businesses … <\/p>\n

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