{"id":6687,"date":"2026-11-04T19:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsolutions.ee\/uncategorized\/why-build-a-wordpress-website\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T19:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:46:51","slug":"why-build-a-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsolutions.ee\/en\/blog\/why-build-a-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Website: Why WordPress Is the World\u2019s Most Popular Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In short:<\/strong> WordPress is the world\u2019s most popular website platform: according to W3Techs it powers about 40 % of all websites and nearly 6 in 10 sites with a known CMS. A WordPress website is flexible, SEO-friendly, multilingual and yours to own. One condition: it needs regular maintenance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

If you are looking for a new website, you will almost certainly hear the word WordPress. Why this platform? Why do both small businesses and big media companies trust it? Here is what makes a WordPress website<\/strong> a good choice, where its weak spots are and how to manage them.<\/p>\n

How popular is WordPress?<\/h2>\n

According to W3Techs, in October 2026 WordPress powered about 40 % of all websites in the world<\/strong>. Among sites with a detectable content management system its share is almost 59 %<\/strong>. No other platform comes close. WordPress was launched in 2003 and is developed by an open-source community.<\/p>\n

Why is WordPress so popular?<\/h2>\n

1. Open source and ownership<\/h3>\n

WordPress is free and open source (GPL licence). Your site, data and code belong to you. You can change host or developer without changing platform. On closed platforms such as Wix or Shopify you depend on a single vendor.<\/p>\n

2. Easy content editing<\/h3>\n

With the block editor you change text, images and pages without coding. A team member learns everyday content editing in a few hours.<\/p>\n

3. Tens of thousands of plugins<\/h3>\n

The WordPress.org directory has around 60,000 free plugins<\/strong>: forms, booking, multilingual content, SEO, memberships, e-commerce. There is a ready solution for almost every need, and it can be customised.<\/p>\n

4. SEO-friendly<\/h3>\n

Clean URLs, Yoast or Rank Math, structured data, fast caching and multilingual SEO are well solved in WordPress. A properly built WordPress site does well in Google and in AI search. See also our SEO services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. Multilingual<\/h3>\n

In Estonia you often need Estonian, Russian and English. WPML or Polylang let you translate every page and give Google the right language signals (hreflang).<\/p>\n

6. Grows with your business<\/h3>\n

A simple website can later become an online store (WooCommerce<\/a>), a booking system or a customer portal. You do not have to start from scratch each time.<\/p>\n

7. A large developer community<\/h3>\n

Because WordPress is so widespread, you can always find a developer for it \u2013 in Estonia too. You are never held hostage by one partner.<\/p>\n

8. Constant development and AI<\/h3>\n

WordPress is updated several times a year, and recent versions add interfaces for AI tools. Read what is new in WordPress 7.2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WordPress weak spots \u2013 and how to avoid them<\/h2>\n