

WordPress users may install and switch among different themes. This allows support for more human-readable s. Its architecture is a front controller, routing all requests for non-static URIs to a single PHP file which parses the URI and identifies the target page. WordPress has a web template system using a template processor. It stores your content that allows you to create & publish webpages only requiring a domain and a hosting site to work. "WordPress is a factory that makes webpages" is a core analogy designed to clarify what WordPress is & does. A local computer may be used for single-user testing and learning purposes.

To function, WordPress has to be installed on a web server, either part of an Internet hosting service like or a computer running the software package in order to serve as a network host in its own right. The software is released under the GPLv2 (or later) license. WordPress was released on May 27, 2003, by its founders, Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little, as a fork of b2/cafelog. WordPress has also been used for other application domains such as pervasive display systems (PDS). Used by more than 60 million websites, including 33.6% of the top 10 million websites as of April 2019, WordPress is the most popular website management system in use. It is most associated with blogging but supports other types of web content including more traditional mailing lists and forums, media galleries, and online stores. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system. WordPress () is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP & MySQL.
