subject: About Word Press [print this page] Word Press is a free, Web-based software program. Word Press is Open Source personal publishing system that anyone can use to build and maintain a Web Site, complex Blog or web log. It was originally intended as an easy way to set up a Blog. But, thanks to the efforts of a large Open Sourcecommunity of Word Press programmers working to extend and improve its capabilities, Word Press has become much more than just a tool for Bloggers.
It's written in PHP and, Word Press offers intuitive administrative tools and sophisticated design features that make it easy to develop and integrate a personal or professional Blog on your Web Site.
Top Five Reasons to Use Word Press for Your Business Web Site
*SEO Word Press provides good search engine optimization (SEO) right out of the box..
*Content it is easy to update content on your website without knowing HTML.
*Extensions There are free design themes and plug-ins, or the ability to extend your website with polls, contact forms, ratings or hundreds of other cool features without having to hire a web developer.
*Support If you do have problems, or want to add very custom features, it is easy to find support and developers who can help you.
*One-click-installation Quick installs are provided by many hosting providers.
*Open Source Software
*User Friendly
Word Press is one such advanced Blogging tool and it provides a rich set of features. Like WordPress Pages, WordPress Links, WordPress Themes, Cross- Blog communication tools, Comments, Spam protection, multiple authors, Typographical niceties, intelligent text formatting, Easy installation and upgrades, Easy Importing etc.