Almost a third of the most visited sites on the Internet are built in WordPress. Some of them include the New York Times, Reuters, CNN, and TIME Magazine websites. Even the website of the Rolling Stones—a band that was formed exactly 42 years before this service—was created using it.
However, assuming you’re not Keith Richards and don’t have several hundred years of life to spend on research of this kind, we’ll try to ease your way to answering the question:
Is WordPress still the best choice when it comes to building a website?
WordPress and WordPress Development
WordPress is the most popular software when it comes to creating websites. Technically, it is an open-source content management system based on the PHP programming language and MySQL database. There are two terms that need to be explained before continuing—content management system and open source.
A Content Management System (CMS) is a computer application that makes it possible to publish, organize, and modify content on a site through a user interface. Simply put, it is a tool that allows you to create your website and manage its content without knowing how to program.
Open source means that the program is free for everyone, and anyone can download and install it. It can be used for any purpose, and no one can suspend your website for censorship or violation of terms of service. You also have the freedom to customize WordPress based on your needs without any restrictions.
In other words, today you can easily create any type of website using WordPress.