What Is WordPress

W70037 342 The number of Websites using WordPress in the World (January 2011) WHAT IS WORDPRESS? WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and content management system (CMS) powered by PHP and MYSQL. T) WHAT'S A THEME Themes allow users to change the look and functionality of a WordPress website without altering the informational content. WHAT'S A PLUGIN Plugins allow users and developers to extend its websites functionality beyond the features that come as part of the base Wordpress install. WHAT'S A WIDGET eatended capabilities. Widgets offer users drag and-drop sidebar content placement and implementation of many plugins (W) 308 2.5 PPDDDD million people billion pages view more than 4 cach month. O 2003 O2004 A 2005 1 2007 11 2010 v2 supports themes v2.1- Wordpress passes 1 million v3 - Wordpress passes 11 million Wordpress is born v1.2 supports plugins users users Infographic by Anthony Burke www.graphictony.com GM ups ebY SONY W- ARCMERE JAY-Z KakyPerry elapalza MP3 Ebe New jork Emes CNN Forbes O REUTERS MACLEAN'S WEBSITES POWERED BY WORDPRESS MOST POPULAR WORDPRESS PLUGINS WordPress is cuRently 1 All in One SEO Pack - Downloads 9,623,521 2 Google XML Sitemaps - Downloads 6,745,506 3 Contact Form 7 - Downloads 5,561,755 the most popular CMS in use on the Internet. Commercial Themes are available for purchase from a number of providers: 22% themeforest WoO THEMES the number of all new websites powered by Wordpress elegantthemes ESTUDIOPRESS