Content Management Systems – Introduction to WordPress
A good content management system (CMS) can transform your digital presence in a number of positive ways. A CMS is a software you can use to create, develop, edit, store and publish content online. WordPress is reported to be the most popular and widely used CMS. It is claimed that WordPress powers 31% of all websites on the internet and is used by a whopping 59% of websites whose CMS is known. This article aims to explain what WordPress is, how WordPress development works, and discusses the importance of WordPress maintenance. What is WordPress? At its simplest, WordPress is a software programme that users can use to create, design and maintain their websites. It is an open source software, which means it is not subject to any intellectual property restrictions like copyright and trademark, and can be accessed for free by the public and users can modify it as they require. WordPress started out as a blogging tool, which bloggers used to create content and images for publi