I think the #1 reason to use WordPress is the plugins. Plugins are add ons that you can add to your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example if I took one of my old hand coded html websites and wanted to add a contact form, it would require me to create of find a code for sending email, likely split into multiple files and then code it into the website. With WordPress I install my choice of a ton of contact form plugins and have it up and running in a fraction of the time it would take me to create one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are currently over 50,000 FREE plugins on WordPress.org. Not to mention free ones hosted elsewhere like GitHub, and large libraries of cheap plugins out there as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means that rather then needing a programmer for the smallest function on a website, you install something someone else created and gives away for free and are done in minutes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course nothing in life is that simple\u2026 There are times when plugins don\u2019t work right, you can\u2019t find what you want, etc\u2026 But these thousands of plugins do give a head start to any project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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