WordPress is an open source blog software package that works exceptionally well as a content management system. It makes it easy for anyone to set up, manage and maintain a website.

• Since WordPress is open source, itʼs free. Thatʼs always a bonus.
• Since itʼs open source it also has a thriving community of developers constantly improving the software and creating plugins to expand the software.
• WordPress lets you create pages (stand alone content) and posts (time-driven content) to build out the content of your site.
• You can also easily manage your siteʼs look and feel with themes. These are custom designs for your site that control how everything is laid out and organized.
• The software is highly customizable, so you can use it for just about anything.

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So whatʼs a content management system (CMS) anyways?

By now you’ve seen the words “content management system (CMS)” a few times. So what is a CMS? It’s a website software that makes it easy for non-tech people to organize and manage web content.  This is ideal, because it makes managing a website simple and affordable.

No longer does updating a website mean passing off your work and waiting for someone else to make simple changes. This can be a  slow and painful process for everyone involved, not to mention expensive. Thanks to the WYSIWYG editors (”What You See Is What You Get,”) editors like Microsoft Word and content management  systems, you donʼt need a degree in computer science to keep up with your website. If you can successfully send an e-mail, you can update a web page.

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