How does Wordpress work? Easily explained

Whether you are an entrepreneur or a blogger, you need an online presence. WordPress makes it easy to create websites and blogs. In this article we explain how WordPress works.

Explanation and benefits of WordPress

WordPress is a content management system (CSM). CSM is software that can be used to generate and manage content and documents. Most CMS programs are used for websites and blogs. So also WordPress.

• WordPress is a simpler CMS because you don't need any professional HTML knowledge to use it.
• For example, WordPress has template templates with which you can set up the design of the online page easily and quickly.
• With WordPress you can create a blog, campaign page, homepage, e-commerce shop, professional website, portfolio, online magazine, wikis, news portals, social platform or an event website.
• WordPress is also an open source program.
• This means that everyone can install WordPress on their computer for free.
• In addition, the source text, i.e. the code that each website generates when it is created, is freely visible. You can therefore make changes to the source text at any time.

WordPress features

WordPress is a very easy CMS program for creating websites. Even laypersons can use it to generate an online page. We have summarized the functions WordPress offers for you below.

• With a CMS, including WordPress, there is a so-called backend and front end.
• The backend is the interface for using the CMS for the website creator. Here you can set, change and manage content.
• For example, you can create and manage a library of photos, audio files and videos.
• Furthermore, content can be created, modified and the publication can be planned.
• WordPress also offers the assignment of user rights by dividing the users into administrator, author, employee, subscriber and editor and giving them the corresponding rights.
• The front end shows the website created, i.e. what a visitor to the online page can see.

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