What is WordPress?
{{Infobox software | name = WordPress | logo = WordPress logo.svg | screenshot = WordPress Dashboard.png | caption = WordPress Dashboard | collapsible = yes | developer = Ryan Boren, Mark Jaquith, [[Matt Mullenweg]], Andrew Ozz, Peter Westwood | status = Active | released = May 27, 2003 | latest release version = 4.6.1 | latest release date = {{release date and age|2019|03|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wordpress.org/news/2019/03/wordpress-5-1-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ |title=WordPress 5.1.1 Security and Maintenance Release |date=12 March 2019 |access-date=2019-04-15 |archive-date=2019-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412105846/https://wordpress.org/news/2019/03/wordpress-5-1-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | operating system = [[Cross-platform]] | platform = [[PHP]] | license = [[GPLv2]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wordpress.org/about/gpl/ |title=WordPress › About » GPL |publisher=WordPress.org |accessdate=2010-06-15 |archive-date=2013-06-24 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Hcj7BEuQ?url=http://wordpress.org/about/gpl/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | website = https://wordpress.org/ }} '''WordPress''' is a piece of [[software]] which has become the most widely used content management system and is used for setting up [[blog]]s. It is [[open source]], licensed under the [[GPL]], and written in [[PHP]]. ==Features== WordPress allows users to create and edit websites through a central administrative dashboard, which includes a [[text editor]] for modifying content, menus and various design elements.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jimmyweb.net/insights/7-reasons-why-wordpress-maintenance-is-important/ |title=Why Wordpress Maintenance Is Important |date=6 November 2021 |access-date=2022-01-02 |archive-date=2022-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102054243/https://jimmyweb.net/insights/7-reasons-why-wordpress-maintenance-is-important/ |url-status=live }}</ref> WordPress provides plugins whi