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WordPress.com

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.0 /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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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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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.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

89 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.

+89 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

9% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Performance Enhancing
Fair
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Web Publishing Capabilities

Content Repository

E-Commerce Integration

Management Interface

Standard Templates

Social Media Integration

Digital Asset Management

Analytics and Reporting

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

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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WordPress.com Reviews

Ayushman G.

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

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Submitted Aug 2022

Great CMS product for all kind of users

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress provides enormous plugins and themes which are really helpful in creating amazing products. It also provide support for third party plugins and themes and there are n numbers of third party services which provides beautiful and fully functional themes. It also provides support for the ecommerce with its WooCommerce plugin. It is really simple to use. This simplicity is not much available in other products. It also provides a great access management feature which really helps a lot in assigning different roles for different tasks in the organization.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of this is its drag and drop feature to build amazing and responsive website. It is so easy to create fantastic engaging websites in minutes with the WordPress. It has various plugins to help us out in different situation. You just name a feature or a service, you will find a plugin for the same. It becomes a lot easier ti manage the content and optimize it with the help of plugins. It also provides nice and informative admin panel for viewing the stats of our published content.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I haven't face much issues while using it, it is up to the mark. The only thing that annoys me sometimes is that there are some phishing and early level plugins available on its store which really affects the security of your website. These kinds of plugins should be removed.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend this product if you are looking for a great CMS tool which requires less time and manual labor to build great website. If that's your requirement then must go with it.

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Effective Service
Saves Time

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

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Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

Easy to Use and Simple Product

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Ruhi S.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Powerful software

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

fully configurable features, functions, and style. You get access to the WordPress source code, allowing you to utilize and alter any pre-made themes and designs. One could manage your host requirements to support the expansion of your website. Since WordPress is self-hosted, you must select the hosting provider that best meets your requirements.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

transparent software There are countless connectors available to add more features like e-commerce, a book system, etc. Simple to manage, easy to install, and well-known for having a community ready to help with any problem should it arise.

What do you dislike most about this product?

WordPress is an open-source platform that depends on manual verification and third-party upgrades, so it cannot guarantee a secure site. Because hackers have figured out how to exploit these weaknesses, the owner must perform routine maintenance to prevent bad things from happening.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

WordPress offers a range of formats that can be used to build excellent websites. WordPress is a fantastic platform for building websites since it's simple to use after you've mastered the fundamentals.

Pros

Saves Time
Acts with Integrity
Includes Product Enhancements
Appreciates Incumbent Status

Cons

Less Caring
Under Delivered
Less Productive

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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

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Ayushman G.

Great CMS product for all kind of users

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy to Use and Simple Product

Likeliness to Recommend

Ruhi S.

Powerful software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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