WordPress is the world’s largest content management system (CMS).
It’s free to use and includes all the features any website owner could need. And if it doesn’t have a feature you want or need, you can have a developer create it for you because it’s built on open-source software.
But with all of these features come some complications. WordPress has a fairly steep learning curve compared to other CMSes like Wix or Squarespace.
I’ve built dozens of websites using WordPress.org (not WordPress.com, which is a totally different beast). Here are the 9 steps I recommend you follow to build a beginner-friendly website with WordPress: