WordPress Features and Advantages

The use of WCMS or Web CMS had been a very effective tool in maintaining a website. This allows non-technical users to make changes to a website with little training. Though A WCMS typically requires a systems administrator and/or a web developer to set up and add features, according to many web experts for different website development Manila companies, it is primarily a website maintenance tool for non-technical staff.

Because of the popularity and usefulness of WCMS, different WCMS applications were introduced in the past that are still popularly used today. One of the most popular is WordPress. 

What is WordPress?

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a dynamic WCMS based on PHP and MySQL. It has many features including: 

Themes

WordPress users may install and switch between themes. Themes allow users to change the look and functionality of a WordPress website or installation without altering the informational content. Themes may be installed by using the Wordpress "Dashboard" administration tool, or by uploading theme folders via FTP. 

Plugins

One very popular feature of WordPress is its rich plugin architecture which allows users and developers to extend its abilities beyond the features that are part of the base install; WordPress has a database of over 18,000 plugins with purposes ranging from SEO to adding widgets. 

Widgets

Widgets are small modules that offer users drag-and-drop sidebar content placement and implementation of many plugins' extended abilities. Widgets allow WordPress developers to add functionality to their sites. These small widgets can be used to add functionality such as a slideshow, Facebook-like box, small news slider, and more. 

Mobile Application

Native applications exist for WebOS, Android, iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) Windows Phone 7, and BlackBerry which provide access to some of the features in the WordPress Admin panel and work with WordPress.com and many WordPress.org blogs. 

Other Features

According to many web experts for different Philippine web design companies, WordPress also features integrated link management; a search engine-friendly, clean permalink structure; the ability to assign nested, multiple categories to articles; and support for tagging of posts and articles. 

Automatic filters are also included, providing standardized formatting and styling of text in articles (for example, converting regular quotes to smart quotes). WordPress also supports the Trackback and Pingback standards for displaying links to other sites that have them linked to a post or article.

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