Web Designer's Case for WordPress as a CMS

WordPress is an open-source content management system (CMS). Originally created in 2003 as a blog publishing tool, WordPress has become so much more in the last couple of years. It is now a viable option for website developers looking to implement it as a CMS in their customer’s websites.

WordPress Doesn’t Cost a Cent
The WordPress software is free for anyone to download. With that being said, you must realize that in order to provide this software free of charge, there is no technical support phone lines, or any functionality guarantees for that matter. But with the extensive testing that has been done over the years, along with a huge user community, resolving issues is relatively painless.

Premium Themes
WordPress themes provide the “look and feel” for your WordPress website. With the popularity of WordPress today’s themes include some of the best designs available. Ranging from free up to around $100, these premium WordPress themes include many additional features that enhance WordPress as a CMS, including photo galleries, portfolios, custom options, and even eCommerce functionality.

WordPress works with Mac or PC browsers

Simple To Use
The WordPress user interface has been created to make the maintenance of your website a simple task. The streamlined interface may not be as functional as some other CMS systems that are available, however, what it lacks in functionality, it more than makes up for in usability. With its regular updates, the WordPress development team is always striving to improve the user experience for WordPress administrators and authors.

Community Support
Because of its wide adoption by web developers all over the world, WordPress has a very strong community that contains a lot of knowledge. Plenty of forums, blogs and user groups exist that will provide answers to any issues that you or your web designer come across during the building of your website project. With WordPress being installed on almost 35 million websites, there is a good chance that your problem may have already been solved by someone else.

Overall, if you are considering using WordPress as your content management system, you won’t be disappointed. You will be able to add and edit content whenever you like, and have some of the best them, plugin, and community support that is available.