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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

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+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

Personalization/Audience Targeting

Editorial Workflow

Multi-Channel Distribution

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 IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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Score 8.8

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WordPress.com Reviews

Akshaj M.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Nov 2023

User-Friendly, needs Advanced Customization option

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

Wordpress.com stands out because of its ease of use and the massive community behind it. There's a huge range of themes and plugins, which means you can pretty much do anything with your site. It's also great for both beginners and more experienced users.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite thing about Wordpress.com is its user-friendliness. It's really easy to set up a blog or website even if you don't know much about web design. The variety of themes and plugins available makes it super versatile for different types of sites.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The main downside is that the free version has limited customization and you'll likely need to pay for more features or to remove ads. Also, for advanced customization, you might need some technical know-how, which can be a bit challenging for complete beginners.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're thinking about using Wordpress.com, start with the free plan to see if it meets your needs. Explore different themes and plugins to find what works for your site. Also, be ready to upgrade to a paid plan for more features and control.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Pravat Ranjan P.

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

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Submitted Nov 2023

Great No Code Website Creation Software

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

Low implement with high quality of output

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Wide range of integration services

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as of now

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great platform with low code/no code and having wide range of integration services

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Unique Features
Efficient Service

akshaj m.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Easy to use, amazing product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com is more user-friendly than others. It's easy for beginners.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

he best part is its ease of use. Makes website building simple.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The limited customization options are a downside. Wish for more flexibility.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For considering WordPress.com, know it's great for starters. But if you need more control, maybe look at other options too.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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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.

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).

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

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

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

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

Akshaj M.

User-Friendly, needs Advanced Customization option

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Pravat Ranjan P.

Great No Code Website Creation Software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

akshaj m.

Easy to use, amazing product

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

Personalization/Audience Targeting

Editorial Workflow

Multi-Channel Distribution

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 IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support