WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) that allows anyone to create and manage websites easily—without needing to be a programmer.

What Can You Use It For?

You can use WordPress to build almost any kind of website:

• Blogs

• Business websites

• Online stores (with WooCommerce)

• Portfolios

• News/magazine sites

• Forums or communities

• Membership sites

How Does It Work?

1. Frontend (what users see) – HTML, CSS, and JavaScript show your site’s design and content.

2. Backend (admin panel) – A dashboard where you control your site: publish posts, add pages, install plugins/themes, etc.

3. Database – Stores all your content, settings, users, and more.

4. Themes – Control the design/look of your site.

5. Plugins – Add extra features (like contact forms, SEO tools, galleries, shipping settings, etc.).

Key Features

• User-friendly – No coding needed to create a website.

• Customizable – Thousands of themes and plugins.

• SEO-friendly – Helps your site show up in search engines.

• Mobile-responsive – Works well on phones and tablets.

• Scalable – Can grow with your needs, from blog to full e-commerce store.

.org vs .com

• WordPress.org – Self-hosted version. You download and install it on your own hosting (full control).

• WordPress.com – Hosted by WordPress. Easier for beginners, but with more limitations (unless you pay).

WordPress is primarily built using the following programming languages:

1. PHP – This is the core language behind it. All of its backend logic, including themes, plugins, and the core engine itself, is written in PHP.

2. JavaScript – Used for client-side interactions, admin panel features, and building modern interfaces. WordPress also includes libraries like jQuery.

3. HTML – Provides the structure of its pages, themes, and the admin dashboard.

4. CSS – Handles the styling of its themes and the admin interface.

5. SQL – It uses MySQL (or MariaDB) databases, and SQL is used to interact with and manage the data (posts, users, settings, etc.).

6. React – Since WordPress 5.0, the new Gutenberg block editor is built with React.js, bringing a modern JavaScript framework into the core.

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