What is a WordPress Website? A WordPress website is any website that uses WordPress as its content management system (CMS). WordPress powers both the backend of the website (the interface where a user logs in to make changes or add new content) and the frontend (the visible part of the website that your visitors see on the web). Here are just a few examples of the types of websites you can. The visual appearance of your WordPress site is controlled by a WordPress theme. WordPress themes are professionally designed templates that you can install on your website to change its appearance. By default, each WordPress site comes with a basic theme. If you visit your website, then it will look something like this.

There are several ways to get WordPress. The easiest is through a hosting provider, but sometimes tech-savvy folks prefer to download and install it themselves.

Either way, you can use your WordPress through a web browser and with our mobile apps.

Inspiration strikes anywhere, anytime

Create or update content on the go with our mobile apps.

Learn more about our mobile apps

WordPress Hosting

Choosing a hosting provider can be difficult, so we have selected a few of the best to get you started.

Privacy-focused and dedicated to the Open Web, DreamHost provides some of the most powerful and secure managed WordPress environments in the world.

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SiteGround offers top-tier website performance and support regardless of your technical skill. Join millions of happy clients using their WordPress services to get the help you need at prices you love.

Visit Siteground

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Priceless, and also free

Download WordPress and use it on your site.

Installation

With our famous 5-minute installation, setting up WordPress for the first time is simple. We’ve created a handy guide to see you through the installation process.

Release notifications

Want to get notified about WordPress releases? Join the WordPress Announcements mailing list and we will send a friendly message whenever there is a new stable release.

Requirements

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We recommend servers running version 7.4 or greater of PHP and MySQL version 5.6 ORMariaDB version 10.1 or greater.
We also recommend either Apache or Nginx as the most robust options for running WordPress, but neither is required.

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More resources

For help getting started, check out our Documentation and Support Forums.

Wordpress Website Development

Meet other WordPress enthusiasts and share your knowledge at a WordPress meetup group or a WordCamp.

Wordpress Website Templates

To support education about WordPress and open source software, please donate to the WordPress Foundation.