WordPress is an open source content management system released on 23 May 2003 by its developers Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg. According to a report by CodeGuard, the WordPress content management system powers nearly 80% of all websites in the world. WordPress has made such dramatic gains in popularity because of its ease of installation, management, and support. WordPress being adopted by bloggers as well as designers & developers thats the main reason of its pace growth. WordPress is such a versatile & super-friendly content management system . It is used by top companies in the world like eBay, GM, and Reuters News, it is also used by over 7.5 million other sites of all sizes and niches.

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Here are some excellent reasons for WordPress popularity :

User Friendly : Its take 7-8 hours for a novice to learn WordPress . Easy to install , Setup & manage as compared to other cms like Joomla , Drupal .

Plugin Power : Plugins extend and expand the functionality of WordPress , there are around 44,823 plugins available online.

WordPress themes : Thousands of free and paid wordpress themes available online created by professional designers & coders . Whether you want a Ecommerce theme ,online membership theme or a real estate theme then WordPress has it.

WordPress is a user-shaped content management system with immense creative and practical potential. A reasonably skilled user can build a site with social sharing, SEO, e-commerce, maps, new post types, and custom site structures in just a few hours.