As presented at the North East Ohio WordPress Meetup in November of 2012.

1. Why
WordPress?
Brian Layman
North East Ohio WordPress
Meetup
@NEOWP

2. Why Choose WordPress
There are many reasons, but here are the
top 5 you can use to win any debate:
 WordPress is the most popular blogging
platform out there for the smallest and
most popular sites.
 It is easy and you are in control.
 WordPress is maintained.
 There is always an upgrade path.
 It is secure.

3. WordPress’s Popularity

4. WordPress’s Popularity
 http://en.wordpress.com/notable-users/

5. WordPress’s Popularity
 http://en.wordpress.com/notable-users/

6. WordPress’s Popularity
 http://wordpress.org/download/counter/

7. Ease and Control


WordPress.com
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress

8. Ease and Control
 For
full control, it really is a <5 minute install

9. Ease and Control
 http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/

10. Ease and Control
 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/

11. WordPress is Maintained
 Multiple
Teams
 Set Release Schedule
 Testing Alpha, Beta, and Release
Candidates
 Compatibility is noted for each plugin and
theme along with methods to contact the
author and leave comments.

12. Upgrade Path
 Plugin,
themes and core file updates are
detected and displayed ( even by
Google! )

13. WordPress is Secure

http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress

14. Why Choose WordPress
There are many reasons, but here are the top 5 you
can use to win any debate:
 WordPress is the most popular blogging platform
out there for the smallest and most popular sites.
 It is easy and you are in control.
 WordPress is maintained.
 There is always an upgrade path.
 It is secure.
These are my reasons. What are yours?