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WordPress.com

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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What is WordPress.com?

WordPress is web publishing software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is more than a publishing platform. It’s a powerful and empowering technology built by a global community of passionate contributors, united by the spirit of freedom to create and share without barriers.

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WordPress.com won the following awards in the Content Marketing category

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WordPress.com Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love WordPress.com?

1% Negative

7% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Fair
Helps Innovate
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Content Creation

Content Storage

Content Campaign Management

Web Experience Management Integration

Content Curation / Library Controls

Content Optimization

Editorial Workflow

Multi-Channel Distribution

Personalization/Audience Targeting

Content Analytics

Advanced Video Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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WordPress.com Reviews

Chirag G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted May 2024

Great platform for Small Businesses

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

Wordpress is very intuitive and has a very low learning curve, it also offers most of its features in the free variant.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's a simple plug and play sort of platform, you can get the site running in very short span of time and designing it requires very minimal code knowledge which is desirable for most.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Although wordpress is a great platform, it isn't build for superior dynamic functionality which restricts a business' Scalability. It is good for small businesses, but not every functionality can be achieved using it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You can consider buying it after testing it using the free variant or even develop everything over a local system and then move it to live server.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Cons

Less Performance Enhancing
Security Frustrates

Jasrah ..

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com differentiates itself from other similar products through its ease of use, built-in hosting, and strong community support. It offers a seamless experience for users who want to set up a website without dealing with technical aspects like server management. Additionally, it integrates with a vast array of plugins and themes from the WordPress ecosystem, providing extensive customization options. The platform's scalability, from personal blogs to complex business sites, and its robust content management capabilities further set it apart from competitors.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of WordPress.com is its ease of use combined with powerful customization options, allowing both beginners and advanced users to create and manage professional websites effortlessly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike the limited flexibility and customization options available on WordPress.com compared to the self-hosted WordPress.org, especially for advanced users and developers.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For someone considering WordPress.com, I'd recommend it if you're looking for a user-friendly platform with built-in hosting and a strong community. It's great for beginners and those who want to quickly set up a website without dealing with technical details. However, if you're an advanced user or developer needing more flexibility and customization options, you might prefer self-hosted WordPress.org.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Prathmesh C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Biotechnology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Easy to use and integration

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

flexibility, scalibailty

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

vibrant ecosysytem themes and plugins

What do you dislike most about this product?

Dependency on Third-party Plugins

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

i will recommend them to use it

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

WordPress.com Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love WordPress.com?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Content Creation Provides tools for creating content to be used and shared on the platform.

Content Storage The ability to store various content assets (including text, photos and video) in a defined, structured repository.

Content Campaign Management The ability to deploy specific collateral or assets from the system to feed multi-channel marketing campaigns.

Web Experience Management Integration The ability to integrate with dedicated Web Experience Management platforms (either in the vendor's own product portfolio, or with 3rd party solutions).

Content Curation / Library Controls The ability to curate content through tagging and metadata management, as well as library services (such as version control).

Content Optimization The ability to dynamically optimize content deployed to certain channels (web, mobile, social) using customer profiles.

Editorial Workflow The ability to move content through a structured, automated workflow process (i.e. intake content from create applications, and move to specific folders.

Multi-Channel Distribution The ability to deploy content assets and collateral to multiple channel endpoints (for example, traditional websites, native mobile applications or social media

Personalization/Audience Targeting The ability to display certain content types in a given channel endpoint based on audience demographics (known profile) or traffic attributes (unknown profile).

Content Analytics Analysis of file contents for data trends and any relevant characteristics.

Advanced Video Management The ability to store, manage and perform basic edits on high-fidelity video content.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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WordPress.com Reviews

Chirag G.

Great platform for Small Businesses

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Jasrah ..

Easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Prathmesh C.

Easy to use and integration

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Content Creation

Content Storage

Content Campaign Management

Web Experience Management Integration

Content Curation / Library Controls

Content Optimization

Editorial Workflow

Multi-Channel Distribution

Personalization/Audience Targeting

Content Analytics

Advanced Video Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support