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Wordpress vs. Traditional Web Page Software

By Luca

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If you are in the process of designing a website for your business, you may be wondering if you should use a traditional web creating software such as Frontpage or a blogging platform like WordPress. Or, if you have already created your website, you may be wondering if you should make the switch to WordPress.

In this article we will go over some of the differences between the two programs and what their benefits are.

For many people, price can be a big issue. Web design software like FrontPage is available for retail purchase at around $130 – $150. This is already outdated software, as Microsoft has since released Expression Web, an updated HTML editor that replaces Frontpage.

Wordpress is a free, open source blogging platform that can also be used to create websites. It is very easy to install and new versions are being released all the time. These “upgrades” are also free.

There is a large community of WordPress users, and if you ever need assistance you can find help through one of their many forums. Many WordPress users have also created widgets that can be used to make WordPress work exactly how the owner wants it to work.

For instance, there is a widget that creates a message that can be displayed at the beginning and end of each post which thanks the reader for visiting and invites them to sign up for the site’s RSS feed.

Dedicated Web software such as FrontPage needs to be installed on your computer. If a business owner hires an assistant or helper for website updates, that person will need to have FrontPage to make sure everything is compatible.

WordPress is web based, which means that a user can sign into their account from any computer with an internet connection. If they hire an assistant that person can log into the site from their computer and upload their own work. This can save the business owner a lot of time and open up the range of people with who they can work with.

Anyone who is familiar with Microsoft’s word processing software, such as Word or Works, will find it easy to navigate FrontPage. The program offers various windows that allow users to build their website in different ways. New users can choose to use the “design window”, which features the “what you see is what you get” editor, also known as WYSIWYG for easy website building. Experienced users can use HTML code in the “code window”.

WordPress is also very easy to use and allows their users to use the WYSIWYG editor or view their entry in code.

Both programs offer many benefits, but one thing is for sure: more and more people are switching over to WordPress. Even if you decide that WordPress isn’t for you, it may be worth your while to get at least a little comfortable with it, since so many other people are using it.

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