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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

Trevor B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Jul 2024

Easy to implement - need addons to really shine

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

Low total cost of ownership and ease of implementation

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use for end users

What do you dislike most about this product?

Addon support can be a painpoint as versions change

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure you can find support for all the features you need

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Effective Service

Cons

Vendor's Interest First

Jason G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted May 2024

Easy to use and Best in the market. Recommended

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

I consider this as the best to use. I have been using using it since 6 years and its easy to use and you can make website faster

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Tons of customization and easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

customizations can be more

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Conisder using wordpress.org it is much better and more customizable

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Ritika B.

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

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Submitted May 2024

Fantastic tool! easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

It has Search Engine And SEO Friendly. Also it implements Responsive Website Design.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is user friendly and pretty easy to use.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It has Slow Page Speed. At times I have experienced unexpected & unplanned downtime.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend new users to go through the initial trainings for a better understanding of it's features. It allows a smooth experience later on

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
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.

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

Trevor B.

Easy to implement - need addons to really shine

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Jason G.

Easy to use and Best in the market. Recommended

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ritika B.

Fantastic tool! easy to use!

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