This presentation is an attempt to offer you an incredible insight into WordPress popularity. Find out what makes it a fantastic choice to create a powerful website? Your thoughts are also welcomed.

2. WordPress is probably the most
powerful and easiest blogging and
website content management
system (CMS) in existence today.
The first full version of this online,
open source website creation tool
was released for use in January of
2004 and in a short period of time
the platform revolutionized the
landscape of the internet.

3. Interesting Statistics on
WordPress Usage
Presently WordPress is powering 23.3% of all Worldwide Websites
WordPress 4.1 was released on December 18, 2014. You will be
amazed to discover that it has been downloaded 9,548,082 times.
The industry created by WordPress such as web development,
hosting, theme and plug-in development, support and security is
accounted for earning over 1 Billion dollars annually.
A survey conducted by WordPress in 2014 revealed that 25% of
WordPress users earned their revenue from the platform.

4. The following slides will offer
you a clear picture to make you
understand why popularity of
WordPress has increased over
time.

5. WordPress is easy to
install even if you are
not familiar with FTP.
You will find a number
of web hosts offering
one-click WordPress
installers that will let
you install WordPress
without any hassle.
However, if you are using an FTP program,
you can simply create a database, upload
WordPress using FTP and run the installer.
Install WordPress with Just One Click!

6. Simplicity, Flexibility And Greater Accessibility
WordPress is an open source platform
licensed under GPLv2, which implies it is
free to use, modify and customize. You can
build any type of website you want, be it a
government website or professional
portfolio and publish with ease.
It eliminates the use of sophisticated HTML design software like Frontpage
or Dreamweaver.
The interface is simple to use and makes customizations easy.

7. Content Management System
WordPress has grown fast from
blogging software to a Content
Management System. It is effective
for those who all wish to publish
new content regularly and want to
house it all at one location.

8. Full Standards Compliance
Every piece of WordPress generated code complies with the standards set by
the W3C. This implies that your website will not only work in today’s browser
but it will be also compatible with the next generation of browser.

9. Google Loves WordPress
The simple layouts of WordPress, the permalinks and the easy linking in
WordPress would be naturally attractive to Google. Matt Cutts, the head of
Google “web spam team” while speaking at WordCamp San Francisco 2009
praised WordPress for being SEO-friendly platform. He said “WordPress is a
great choice” for SEO because it solves some 80 – 90% of mechanics of Search
Engine Optimization (SEO)”.

10. Community
As one of the most popular open source Content
Management System on the web, WordPress is
supported by a vibrant and ever growing
community. If you have any query, you can place it
on the support forums and a volunteer will assist
you. One can even attend a Meetup or WordCamp
to explore the platform more. Community lives at
the heart of the WordPress and has contributed
immensely to make it what it is today.

11. Innovative
Every new WordPress version comes packed with useful and exciting features.
And most importantly it includes innovations that make the platform more
powerful and user-friendly.
Companies are also contributing to make WordPress an even more powerful
CMS.
In a 2014 post, Matt Mullenweg suggested that companies willing to
contribute to the growth of WordPress could participate in an initiative he
terms “Five For the Future”, where 5% of their workforce time will be devoted
to “helping move the WordPress mission forward”.

12. MakeYour Own Contribution
You can even contribute and support the platform by answering queries on the
support forums, translating WordPress into your language, writing documentation,
speaking at a WordCamp or writing about WordPress on your blog.

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