WordPress

WordPress is the most popular and widely used blogging software. A blog, short for web log, is a dynamic way to publish content. Most websites are static. They are written in HTML and clearly define where information goes on the page and that informations relationship to other information. Dynamic websites allow a user to create new content and have the website automatically update everything else. If you have a static HTML website and you want to add another page, you create the page, enter the content and then go to all the other pages and create links to this new page. With a dynamic website, all you have to do is update the content. The software automatically links all other pages to the new page and updates the navigation menu to reflect the new page.

This site uses WordPress because it is a free, easy to use, easy to understand, robust and scalable system. The most common use of WordPress is a personal or organizational blog. However don’t underestimate the power of WordPress. As you can tell from this site, you are able to customize many features and add additional capabilities to this software. It is very easy to run an entire organization’s website using this software.

In addition to the add-on features, you can alter the design of the site with simple templates. Many of these are available free from the WordPress site. If you want something more exclusive, you can purchase a commercial template. If you want something unique, it is very easy to find a designer/coder that can create a unique design for your organization.

You can visit the WordPress homepage and download the latest stable version.

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