Who created,invented WordPress? 

It was launched on May 27, 2003 by its founders, American developer Matt Mullenweg and British developer Mike Little. WordPress Foundation owns WordPress, WordPress Projects, and other related brands.  

“WordPress is a factory that creates websites” is a basic analogy designed to clarify the functions of WP.it hosts content and allows users to create and publish websites without requiring anything more than a domain name and hosting. 

It’s a web content management system. It was originally created as a tool for publishing blogs but has evolved to support the publishing of other web content, including more traditional web pages, Internet mailing lists and forums, and media display, membership site, learning management system and online store.

5 important things about WP.

Wordrpress.com V/s WordPress.org

It is hosting provider like godaddy, hostinger, Big Rock etc. It provides Hosting service. The company has right to use WordPress name. The WordPress.org is WordPress builder.

 No Drag and Drop

It manage the web content but to add , delete and edit the content smoothly you need PLUGIN like Elementor, Divi or WP Bakery. However, in recent year it has develop a web builder GUTNBERG to drag and drop but It’s not powerful yet.

      No Official Support  

It is OPEN source platform. Hence there is no email Id or contact no to support to help you. However, there is help community on website. There are expert people in the community which may help you. 

          BackUp

Back up is very important. It will help to back up the website in case if the website breakup. This can happen due to code error. Back up can be taken up with help of plugin or the hosting provider can provide automatic back up depending upon the service.

 No Coding

Website using coding is not possible for every user and company. WP platform not only help a normal user to build and edit the website on their own without the help of developer or coder. Apart from this user can custom design website also using the same platform.

15 companies that use WordPress website 

1)About Facebook 2)News.microsoft.com 3)White house.com 4)Newyyork time 5)Wired.com (technology magazine) 6)Walt Disney company.com 7)Sony music.com 8)Ripley.com 9)Trip advisor blog.com 10)Techcrunch.com 11)BBC AMERICA.com 12)CNN POLITIC 13)Play station 14)Ford Company 15)General Electric