6. History & Stats
31.2% of the web and growing
59.8% Market-share among CMS
FOSS - Forked from b2
Started because @photomatt loved Jazz
and wanted to make jazz related websites.
Backed an Awesome Community of
Contributors.
Stats w3techs.com
7. Limited theme options
Limited plugin options
Limited free storage
Pay to remove ads
Little or no technical control
Managed by Automattic (Company)
Full theme customization
Any plugin allowed
Storage varies by host
Run your own ads (or don’t)
Full control over database & files
Managed by WordPress Foundation
WordPress.COM WordPress.ORG
VS
9. Themes
Free Themes: WordPress.ORG
– 1,896 themes
– Thoroughly Checked
Premium Themes may be paid
or at times free.
– Feature Filled to set them
apart from the regular themes.