The worlds most popular open-source CMS
WordPress is the open-source CMS behind a large share of the web. It runs everything from blogs and marketing sites to e-commerce (via WooCommerce) and fully custom builds, with total control when self-hosted.
Highlights: thousands of themes and plugins, the block-based Gutenberg editor, headless via the REST API, and a huge developer ecosystem. Maximum flexibility for teams that want to own their stack.
WordPress itself is free and open source. Hosting, premium themes, and some plugins may have their own costs — see the official site for current pricing.
No. The block-based editor lets you design and customize pages without writing code, though developers can extend it further with custom code.
Yes, through WooCommerce, which adds e-commerce functionality like product listings, carts, and checkout.
Yes. WordPress exposes a REST API so you can manage content in WordPress and render it on a separate frontend.
You can self-host on your own server or use a hosting provider that supports WordPress; the choice affects control and maintenance effort.
Yes, it scales from small blogs to enterprise sites, backed by a large plugin ecosystem and active developer community.
Through plugins and themes, which add features like stores, newsletters, analytics, and social media integration without rebuilding the core platform.