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title: WordPress
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# WordPress
## WordPress
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system. It is most associated with blogging but supports other types of web content including more traditional mailing lists and forums, media galleries, and online stores.
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* Built-in blog ready to go whenever applicable
* Plugins to extend functionality to WordPress sites
* Thousands of free themes are available to customize
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Easy to use, Wordpress offers an easy solution for both developers and non-developers.
With its ease of use, Wordpress offers a simple solution for both web developers and non-web developers alike, for making great websites. Whether its elegant page transitions or a customized contact form you're looking for, WordPress users are only a few clicks away from success and a beautiful website.
### From Blogging Platform to CMS
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In this instance, you could create a custom post type for products, a custom post type for locations, keep thing the default posts section exclusively for your news/blog content.
## WordPress.org vs. WordPress.com
### WordPress.org vs. WordPress.com
The free and open-source version of wordpress is found at [https://wordpress.org](https://wordpress.org) and must be self-hosted on a server or local development machine. This is also the version of WordPress that is frequently available as a simple installation through cPanel on the majority of hosting providers. Meanwhile, a hosted version of WordPress is available [wordpress.com](https://wordpress.com), but this is not an open-source version. Users of the WordPress.com site may need to pay subscription fees to access many of the features and benefits of the open-source WordPress.
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It is important to choose extremely difficult or random passwords for the administrators and for the database. This guards against random brute-force attacks.
Using tools such as [Jetpack](https://jetpack.com/) and an [SSL certificate](https://www.verisign.com/en_US/website-presence/website-optimization/ssl-certificates/index.xhtml) increases your protection against unwanted attacks.
### More Information
- [WordPress Codex: the online manual](https://codex.wordpress.org/)