WordPress

WordPress — Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS.

WordPress is a web Content Management System (CMS). It was originally created as a tool to publish blogs but has evolved to support publishing other web content, including more traditional websites, mailing lists, Internet forums, media galleries, membership sites, learning management systems, and online stores. Today, WordPress is built on PHP and MySQL, and licensed under the GPLv2. Available as free and open-source software. The open source publishing platform of choice for millions of websites worldwide—from creators and small businesses to enterprises. WordPress is among the most popular content management systems, it is also the platform of choice for over 43% of all sites across the web.

The WordPress open source project has evolved in progressive ways over time—supported by skilled, enthusiastic developers, designers, scientists, bloggers, and more. WordPress provides the opportunity for anyone to create and share, from handcrafted personal anecdotes to world-changing movements.

People with a limited tech experience can use it “out of the box”, and more tech-savvy folks can customize it in remarkable ways.