WordPress is web software you can use to create a highly functional website or blog. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. WordPress started as a blogging system, but has since evolved to be used as a full content management system and so much more through the thousands of plugins, widgets, and themes. The core web design software is built by hundreds of community volunteers, and when you’re ready for more there are thousands of plugins and themes available to transform your site into almost anything you can imagine. A significant number of professional web developers use WordPress for web development. As WordPress powers nearly 28.9% of web, the demand for developers with this skillset has remained consistent over the last 10 years. The WordPress platform is renowned for its simple-to-use content management systems capabilities. WordPress is a content management system (CMS) not a website builder. CMS's are flexible but have a learning curve. Website builders are less flexible but easier to use. A CMS like WordPress has a steeper learning curve but is more flexible.