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- What Makes WordPress Stand Out From The Crowd? - November 14, 2012
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According to stats, WordPress currently powers nearly 46-48% of all the websites and blogs on the internet. When it comes to starting a website or a blog, WordPress is the first name that comes into any user’s name – and then followed by alternative options such as Joomla and Drupal. These stats clearly prove that WordPress can currently be crowned as the best CMS platform to use.
Unlike Joomla and Drupal, WordPress attracts bloggers. This is due to several factors, which will be discussed later in this article. This article doesn’t intend to spread a negative word about any other CMS platform such as Joomla or Drupal, but rather spreads out the added benefits that are acquired.
The Exclusivity Held By WordPress
What makes WordPress so unique is the suppleness and ease (in terms of cases where technical knowledge is required) it provides to its users , of which the number grows enormously on a daily basis. Here are a few reasons why WordPress stands out of the crowd -
Flexibility
Even though WordPress was built primarily to be used as a blogging platform, it is widely being used for an uncountable number of reasons. Out of 10 people who want to set up a blog or a site, 7 will go with WordPress just because they know that it can’t get easier than this.
This doesn’t mean that other CMS platforms aren’t easy to use, but WordPress is just in a different world. The term “˜flexibility’ can’t really be defined because different users have different needs on a CMS platform to be satisfied. But yet, the stats strongly prove that WordPress does satisfy users – in possibly all the ways a user wants.
Wide Design Options
You can probably find ANY WordPress theme that you never saw but always imagined in your mind over the web. There are millions of WordPress themes available around the net and hundreds or thousands being developed daily. These WordPress themes are a bit difficult to develop, but EASIEST to use as a blog/site owner. The easiness of the theme often depends on the options it has within. If the theme is a premium (paid) one, it has more chances to have better options and built-in functions.
Enhanced Functionality
WordPress strongly supports the use of added functionality in the form of plug-ins, popularly known as WP Plugins, which are developed by proficient coders – often referred to as developers. The plugins are functioned for specific uses, and they range from premium to free.
Friendship With The Search Engines
Be it the theme that one is using, or a remarkable plugin such as SEO by Yoast, WordPress just rocks the search engines. Almost every article that you land on through search engines is hosted on a blog which uses WordPress. The handling of posts (articles), pages, categories, tags etc is accurately managed by WordPress, and just requires some minor contribution from the users to get indexed on search engines. But to improve Google pagerank and rank higher is the job of the user!
Winding Up
Be it an idea of a blog or a site, WordPress is often preferred to be the choice of a normal user. It can be called as a “˜time-saver’ for millions because not everyone is a tech-savvy to start a blog/site within minutes. WordPress just makes a site owner’s life easy.
Just imagine there is no WP, things become that much difficult and devote more time to place all those elements in a proper way. When the free versions are so versatile, paid versions should probably bring in more.
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Paid version? For WordPress? That’s something to think about!
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Paid wordpress… Noooo!
It feels so good to know that at least something as cool as WordPress is still free in this world! :p
WordPress should always be free dude
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Agree with Joe ….
Its good that we have the best CMS available free of cost !!
BTW great share Raaj
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I think Joe is talking about self hosted blog . But I have to say WordPress is the best for Bloggers . IT provides a lot of features not only to be used for blogging but also for standalone websites .
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Hi Narender,
I was talking about WordPress.ORG the CMS man!
Joe
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Hello,
Yes I do believe the same that wordpress is definitely different among all. I like the points that you have suggested and specially the one of being familiar with the search engines is what it makes it different and unique. Flexibility also being the factor for being different. Thanks for the share!!
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Pleasure Aditi. Thanks for dropping in your words. Cheers
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I started with Joomla and moved my blog to Drupal due to its power and security. But you know what? It sucks when it comes to Social, it really does. The platform is just difficult.
So I converted my blog and forums from Drupal to WordPress last Christmas. I was certainly worth the effort.
Wordpress is driven by true bloggers needs … Drupal isn’t and that’s why it kinda sucks.
Good post, Raaj.
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Hi Martin. Long time huh! Are you talking about GeekAndJock? Let me know. Thanks!
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Hey old mate. Actually, I used to have all my sites running under Drupal installs. Now none of them are and all of them are WordPress powered. I love the platform!
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I have no experience with the other platforms but wp rocks for me.
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Hmm..I’ve used other platforms Bert – but WP seriously rocks! Undoubtedly!
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I’m not 100% sold that wordpress is the best platform. I have some blogger sites that do better in rankings. But it could be that they are older so I’m not giving up on WordPress. WordPress is awesome when everything works (plug-ins, etc) is easy to use and is so very flexible. It can be a technical challenge if you have to go into your Cpanel. (It is for me at times). Interesting that so many websites are now made from WordPress.
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Hi Lisa. Actually, I was just comparing CMS platforms and blogger is something different
Cpanel is fun
And coding is the best thing to do 
Raaj Trambadia recently posted..(Giveaway) WP Subscribers Triple-Site License
It was a very difficult to manage the content without WordPress. And what about the love that we get from Google. Its just because of WordPress, we can save lots of time in doing everything that we do on our blog.
No doubt, WordPress is the king of all CMS platforms.
Thanks Raaj for sharing such a nice article.
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A pleasure Pritam! WP has always been a great help to me
Raaj Trambadia recently posted..What Is Plugins WP?
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WordPress is the best CMS, that’s why majority of the people choose it.
Even I am blogging with this CMS,this is the best one.
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Indeed it is Shasha. Keep it up and never stop! Cheers
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I’ve built a few sites from scratch using html and css etc. and you can definitely make them unique this way. But I also use wordpress for my blog. Creating a blogging platform from scratch would be a nightmare in my eyes. Just the way it seamlessly controls the archiving of your posts and organizes everything into tags is one of the most time saving factors. And like you said, there are so many great themes available today, that I rarely run across two blogs that look just alike. Gotta love wordpress!
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Of course it is possible Robert. Even I’ve built some sites from scratch. But when we talk about ‘normal’ people (us developers are not normal people you see
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I ve tried others but nothing beat WP really. Actually it is no contest. WP simply the best!
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Contest DOES exist Ismail – but WP is like millions of laps ahead in the race
Raaj Trambadia recently posted..What Is Plugins WP?
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I make regular use blogspot, may have to learn a lot more when using wordpress. It is true that WordPress has unique views, so I would learn about wordpresss more and start using wordpress. Thank you
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I highly encourage you start doing so Annur. I’m sure you’ll love it like anything!
Raaj Trambadia recently posted..5 Outstanding Free WordPress Social Sharing Plugins (Non-Floating)
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there are many benefit using wordpress. I’m agree with you raaj, WordPress is very SEO Friendly and based on my opinion WordPress is the best in SEO.
Beside that, it’s easily to operate..And one of the biggest advantage using wordpress is supporting from wordpress community. As we know, wordpress plugin always Update by the wordpress community. It give strong support to us to make our blog/website perform better.
For me, wordpress is the best CMS..Thanks raaj for posting.
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That’s true Werry. And there are millions of WordPress developers – so if you’re willing to spend some cash for something unique on your site/blog, it can be done within minutes!
My pleasure. Cheers
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Hi Raaj,
Thanks for sharing the importance of wordpress and giving some lights on Drupal and Joomla also.
I am not sure about drupal and joomla as yet i have not use it but i am really very impressed with wordpress as it is really very easy to use.
If work little bit more on pluggins and themes then you can just play with your blog,can give it any direction ,whatever way you want.
Thank You
Shorya Bist
From Youthofest.com
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Exactly Shorya. And yeah, get your hands on Drupal and Joomla so that you can easily differentiate b/w all of them. Cheers
Raaj Trambadia recently posted..(Giveaway) WP Subscribers Triple-Site License
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Oh I’ve been there and done that, Shorya.
Really I have. I’ve actively used Joomla in a commercial environment and it’s really fragmented. I’ve personally used Drupal on at least 4 of my own personal sites – all of those sites are now migrated and use WordPress. Drupal is really mature and extensivable – just crap when it comes to getting things done easy and poo-poo when it comes to marketing and social.
Trust me, stick with WordPress and move forward
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WP seems to be the king for now, but I’m curious how long until a new platform emerges as the easier and more flexible CMS.
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I can’t comment on that Brad – but I wonder how more flexible would it be if there’s a new CMS?
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Your totally correct on many points
The wordpress framework is SEO freindly,easy to install and can be customised with thousands of extra plugins
I am learning all the time so it is also an educational framework.I doubt if I will ever move away from WordPress
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Never do Greg! Cheers
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Nice article Raj no doubt that wordpress is the best one From others due to its unique features
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True Ali! Cheers
Raaj Trambadia recently posted..(Giveaway) WP Subscribers Triple-Site License
Really nice article.Wordpress is the best platform for blogging at the moment.It’s simple and easy to understand and work with.
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WordPress for life Abhishek! Cheers
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I’ve tried Joomla and Drupal but I don’t like their interface, not user friendly. WordPress rocks, easy user interface, easy to modify, search engine friendly. I love WordPress CMS.
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True Rajesh. Even though Joomla and Drupal have some features which WP doesn’t posses, WP is yet my first choice!
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WordPress really does have a strong amount of variety that lets people tailor sites to what they need. And on top of that, Worpress just works. No sense in not using their service when it is reliable and consistent, and continues to develop plug ins to help site owners make their site more complete and engaging experiences for visitors.
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Exactly Paul. The ‘ease’ of code (at least for devs) just makes WP best of the best!
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Hi ,
this is really great explaining about Word Press, I thing this is the easiest and most SEO optimized free platform out there. Using it the last 4 years and it is great.
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For sure it is Boris. I’m sure I’ll continue using it for the rest of my life! Even though there might be competitions in the future, but nothing can beat this!
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Hey Raaj. Great article!
I’m curios if in the near future WordPress will hold their ground or they will go down and competition will thrive (example of IE).
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Hi Cristian! Thanks. If we take IE as an example, there wasn’t any big competition that time and having internet connection at our houses 10 years back was indeed a big thing. But if you remember, WordPress came out when Blogger existed. Yet, it came out to be a winner. About the future, hopes are limitless so we’ll always hope for more (human nature you see!), but I’m sure WP would continue upgrading regularly and matching user’s requirements!
Cheers
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Hey, Raaj. Thanks for taking time to reply. I think you’re right. Have a nice day!
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Thanks for the post!I am planning to start a blog and I am confused in choosing between wordpress and Joomla.from this article,i came to a clear understanding about the advantages of WordPress over others.Thanks again!
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Hi!
Your article is so true! I have started out with WordPress and it is so easy and good to use that I have never felt the need to try out anything else.
The thing about wordpress is that there are so many great free plugins and themes that can be customized to your preferences. It plays well with everybody.
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Interesting post. I started with Joomla- which then was Mambo- and 6+ years ago ended up with WordPress. BEST move ever! Like most have mentioned- plugins for WordPress are astonishingly good. WP is simple to mod too.
I dont use anything else as a creative these days. Both my Auckland based photography site and also graphic design business use wordpress exclusively.
I can understand why nearly 50% of the web uses WordPress. Its that good!
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I agree that today WordPress is the leader among all available platforms. It is not perfect, but actually nothing is. WP satisfies most of the bloggers’ needs, and one of its most important advantages is its friendship with search engines. Thanks for this share – it was interesting to know your perspective and see the stats.
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Good post Raaj. There’s a reason behind WordPress’s overwhelming popularity. Its the whole package – ease of use, themes, plugins, widgets, support community, a powerful cPanel, security and the whole deal! Yes, it has its drawbacks, but after having used other CMS, I believe it is light years ahead of its competition!
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The thing about wordpress is that there are so many great free plugins and themes that can be customized to your preferences. agree that today WordPress is the leader among all available platforms. It is not perfect, but actually nothing is. WP satisfies most of the bloggers’ needs, and one of its most important advantages is its friendship with search engines.
First of all nice article Raaj
although I don’t agree with you on some points… First of all crowning WP as “best cms to use” is ridiculous because there’s no such a thing. If you’ve said best cms for bloggers or people who want a simple website without getting down and dirty with code I would agree.
At the beginning you also mentioned that according to stats WP powers 46-48% of websites – would you mind share your source? It would give your post a lot more credibility. Also these numbers don’t match your pie chart…
Other than that it was a good read man keep it up
WordPress is amazing because it is very customizable and easy to use,and that is why wordpress stand out from the crowd.
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Hi Raaj,
You’re totally correct. WordPress is so popular because of its flexibility and easy to use. There are numbers of plugins which are quite handy to make your task easy and that’s why people with low technical knowledge/skills use it.
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I have used many CMS like joomla, drupal, wordpress. phpnuke,but I must say it is great and easy to use for a simple personal blog and also for a great site.
I agree with you Rino and I also have to say that wordpress is the easiest way instead all the others that you mention.
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WP is a great CMS bc of its flexibility & most important ease of use, it will continue to be the most popular CMS given the fact that any novice can easily get a site up and running.
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I agree that WordPress is an awesome platform. My small business website is ran on it and I’ve never had any problems with it.
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I have been on squarespace for 5 years now and love it’s reliability, but I am constantly wondering if and when I should just make the switch to wordpress. It just seems so much more flexible.
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Its simplicity and awesome plugin support. I just love wordpress.
wordpress still the best, simple and of course free cms. Love wordpress
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WordPress is best in CMS industry. There are many other platforms out there but they can never compete with wordpress. WordPress makes blogging very easy and its plugins also do most of the work for us. I love WordPress.
My site also runs on wordpress.
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Surely wordpress is the best and most flexible CMS I’ve used in my lifetime. It’s easy interface and millions of available plugins makes me the most influencing reason to love it…!!
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WordPress is just amazing, Can’t think what blogging would be like if wordpress was never out there. And genesis justs makes everything alot better. With its flexibility and Seo optimized.
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I can’t even Think about Blogging WIthout WordPress,It is the best and Simplest CMS For Blogging….
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Personally I like the simplicity probably the most not to mention all the free plugins available to make my life and probably yours easier. I have used quite a few CMS website scripts over the years and I can’t think of a single one that is as easy to use or learn as WordPress.
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WordPress is the coolest thing on the internet right now.
Gives you freedom to try out things and is simple enough for a new bee to be comfortable.
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I have been using WordPress for my websites for many years now. I could not imagine building one in any other way. The quality of the build along with some awesome SEO based plugins, such as Yoast, make it a very powerful thing. Not surprised that mots of people do what I do however, I didn’t think that the percentage was so high. Interesting post and thanks for the share.
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I am a new blogger, two months back I build my website. I didn’t have any programming skills but because of the WordPress platform, I was able to do it myself. I love WordPress.
BTW thanks for the post Raaj. Thumbs up!
Cheers!
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Nice post. WordPress has become the most powerful CMS for you can turn your site to anything you want it to be even without programming skills. You can even mimic yahoo answers!, pinterest or craigslists using wordpress and many more.
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You are right I think your survey is nearly perfect about WP usage in websites now a days its is due to the plugins which are easy to install and also WP is easy to make search engine friendly site.
fast loading time also been consider in it.
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I think the biggest benefit to wordpress is the number of add-ons and customizable options. There are countless plugins, themes, and customizations to turn wordpress into shopping carts, video sites, sharing sites, and more. The possibilities are endless.
There is nothing greater than wordpress. Even an amature as me can make a website, so simple and easy to use applications with hundreds of pluggins to apply. I’m pleased after installing wordpress in my Cpanel, so i don’t have to spend my money to a pro for making me a business site. Love WP very much.
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thanks for explaining all the advantages of wordpress as it has become a great tool or big help to those who are not professional blogger or programmer. great post Raaj.
high five to you.
I could not run my business with out WordPress! Viva la WordPress!
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yeah same here..without wordpress everything will be very difficult
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The last statistics I’ve seen show WordPress powers 55% of all Content Management Systems and only 18% of all websites. That’s still impressive but if you can provide documentation that WP powers nearly half of all websites I would like to see it because that is an even better selling point for what I do as a website designer.
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What I like the most in wordpress is the ease with which you can expand your site’s structure, functionality and designs. Here I am referring to thousands of free and premium plugins and thousands of themes.
And only that, more than 60% or websites use wordpress as CMS.
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WordPress is head and shoulders from any other platform out there. No need to use anything else.
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hey raaj,
there is no doubt that wordpress is best. it is awesome , fabulous and i love it. it has flexibility, it hass options for SEO, it has plugins and free themes which make your work easy and most important these all features are easy to understand and apply.and this makes wordpress best platform for blogging
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I just love WordPress due to its wide Customization Options and its frankness with Search Engines.
BTW Great Post.
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In terms of CMS, yes you are right. But in terms of getting more popular for a fresh blog, I choose blogspot. In the later time you can convert your blog to your personal website.
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there is no question why wordpress is number 1 because it is best of the best
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Raaj awesome post… WordPress rocks I was reading forbes article and i think the figures were something like 1 in 20 new sites are made on wordpress!
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I like WordPress very much. First it provide a platform in which there is no need of html knowledge for a newbie. Seconds , its availability of thousands of plugins. For Every task I want, what I to do is find a suitable plugin. Thats all.
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