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WordPress.com

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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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Awards & Recognition

WordPress.com won the following awards in the Digital Experience - Midmarket category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

WordPress.com Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 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?

2% Negative

9% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Fair
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Web Publishing Capabilities

Content Repository

E-Commerce Integration

Social Media Integration

Management Interface

Standard Templates

Analytics and Reporting

Digital Asset Management

Translation Facilitation

Content Security

Multi Channel Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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WordPress.com Reviews

Babatunde A.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Dec 2023

Fantastic Features of the product makes it wow...

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

It fantastic numerous features to customize, Integrate and work with more functionalities

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Plugin Customization

What do you dislike most about this product?

Plugin Editing with Php

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Best to use CMS platform to create varieties of website

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Shikher G.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Dec 2023

Best Website builder out there!!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

Wordpress.com provides many different types of plugins, which help to incrase the website functionality. Wordpress.com blogs are also SEO friendly which ranks well in google search comapred to other similar products out there..

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use features, we can implemet or integrate third party products easily (like - GA, GSC and Microsft clarity) and the wide range of plugins available.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The Speed of the websites that we build could be better, we need to install different types of plugins to make it faster, this should be provided by the wordpress.com.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Please install less number of plugins to make website effective.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Inspires Innovation

Yash W.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Easy customization for deplying websites quickly

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com stands out with its user-friendly interface, extensive customization options, and a vast community. It offers numerous themes and plugins, making it versatile for various website needs. Its ease of use and strong support network make it a go-to choice for both beginners and professionals.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

WordPress.com is different because it easy to use and has free options. Other products maybe not free or harder to use. WordPress.com is good for blogs and websites, with lots of designs. Other products might not have as much designs or be as simple.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Wordpress.com makes it hard to change how your blogs looks. They give limited designs and stuff. Also, it's not so easy to use for new people. They should make it simpler.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you think to use Wordpress.com, it's good for blogs and small sites. Easy to start and lots of designs. But, if you want do big things, maybe not best. Costs for extra stuff. Look other options too, for more controls and features.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

WordPress.com Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 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

Web Publishing Capabilities The ability to build and upload websites, update the associated webpages, and post content online.

Content Repository Database of content with an associated set of data management, ability to search, and access methods allowing application-independent access to the content.

E-Commerce Integration Includes payment and multiple design options, website security, online support, and integrated shipping.

Social Media Integration The solution provides support for social property and content creation management, as well as social media analytics.

Management Interface Advanced management interface functionality for enterprises that perform frequent refreshes of their site, perhaps through a syndication or publication process.

Standard Templates The solution provides the ability to use standard pre-made website designs, which help to simplify the process of building web presence.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Digital Asset Management Controls non-text assets such as images and video clips; includes advanced DAM functionality for product marketing.

Translation Facilitation Certain WCM tools offer workflow capability to facilitate language translation. This feature is appropriate primarily for multinational entities.

Content Security The ability to integrate existing security protocols and technologies, SSO, and Role-based permissions. Support for content filtering integration

Multi Channel Support Integration with email, telephone, and live chat, and with self-service and social media.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Babatunde A.

Fantastic Features of the product makes it wow...

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shikher G.

Best Website builder out there!!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Yash W.

Easy customization for deplying websites quickly

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Web Publishing Capabilities

Content Repository

E-Commerce Integration

Social Media Integration

Management Interface

Standard Templates

Analytics and Reporting

Digital Asset Management

Translation Facilitation

Content Security

Multi Channel Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

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