What is WordPress?

Learn what “WordPress” means in plain words.

WordPress

A popular system for running websites, with an admin panel and plugins. It needs regular updates, otherwise it is easy to hack.

It is free, has thousands of ready-made themes and plugins, and it runs more than 40% of all websites in the world.

Every plugin and the system itself have to be updated. Outdated versions are the most common way websites get hacked.

Category: Websites

CMSAn admin panel for changing the content of your website yourself, without coding, for example WordPress.
PluginAn add-on to your website system (for example WordPress) that adds a new feature. Every plugin needs regular updates.
BackupA saved version of your website or data that you can go back to when something breaks.
HostingThe place on the internet where the files of your website live. Without hosting nobody can see your website, even if you have a domain.