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Why is WordPress so Popular?

You may not know it, but chances are good that you visit websites every day that are built upon the WordPress CMS (Content Management System) platform. From CNN and Martha Stewart to Playstation and People Magazine, some of the world's top brands use WordPress to power their websites. So what exactly is WordPress, and what makes it so popular? What is WordPress? WordPress is a free, open source, content management system built using PHP and SQL web programming languages. It is an easy-to-use and customizable program that runs purely in your web browser used to help you build, update, and maintain a website. It manages all of the difficult things like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS so you can focus on building clean, great-looking websites without needing to know how to code a single thing. WordPress can be downloaded for free from http://www.wordpress.org ; and can be installed on nearly every modern web server. In fact, most web hosting companies now offe