WordPress – Not just for blogs

You may have heard of WordPress as a “blogging platform”. WordPress did start out as a blogging platform but since then has evolved into a feature-rich content management system (CMS) that can be used for almost anything including e-commerce.

WordPress is well known for being the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world. You can view an amazing showcase of websites that use WordPress right here: http://wordpress.org/showcase/
Some famous users of WordPress include: Yahoo, CNN, The New York Times and Martha Stewart.

What WordPress can do for you

The best thing about WordPress is that it’s so easy for you to manage your website that it can actually save you money. How? It’s simple, with WordPress, you can update your pages and products by logging into an admin panel using just your internet browser. Within only a few clicks, you can add new edit content and publish it automatically. You needn’t know any HTML or CSS which means you don’t need to hire anyone to update your website for you. Pretty nifty! Click here to book a free demo of WordPress and see for yourself :)

Hosting for WordPress

You can see a list of hosting companies that WordPress recommends here: http://wordpress.org/hosting/

Squidlimbs highly recommends Bluehost.com. By choosing Bluehost you will ensure that the coding process will be as fast as possible.

If you are looking for affordable hosting space and don’t require an SSL certificate, contact us about the hosting package that we offer.

Or you can check with your current host if they have the following requirements, most good hosts do:
PHP version 4.3 or greater
MySQL version 4.1.2 or greater