In the world of website-making, WordPress is one of the most well-known names. Almost every website owner know what WordPress is and for beginners who want make or learn to make website, it is the best choice for them. Reason being:

• It is free
• It has unlimited features
• It is very easy to learn and use

So what is WordPress? It is an open source Content Management System (CMS). In a much simpler term, WordPress is basically a software that allows someone to easily build and manage the content of a website - online. A lot of websites, including some of the biggest websites in the world, utilize WordPress. Thus, it can be said that WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world. Apart from the fact that it is free and easy to use, there are other important reasons why WordPress is popular to use:

• Using WordPress, one doesn't need to build a website from ground zero - it saves time and energy
• WordPress is so flexible that website owner can modify the website without any limitations
• A lot of themes and plugins to choose from and use, without having to understand programming
• WordPress is consistently being improved and updated by millions of programmers around the globe
• Due to the enormous amount of its users and community, it is very easy for someone to find online solutions for problems he experienced

In the beginning, WordPress was mostly used only for making blogs. Nowadays, however, it is widely used to build e-commerce website, directories, company profile websites, etc.