WordPress: Detailed Technical Description
📅 Release Date
WordPress was launched on May 27, 2003, by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little.
📝 License
WordPress is an open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) v2 or later.
💻 Programming Language
WordPress is primarily developed in PHP and uses JavaScript for interactive features.
🏛️ Architecture
WordPress follows an architecture based on a template system and a hooks/actions mechanism.
It is designed to be extensible through themes and plugins.
📂 Database Support
- MySQL (5.7+)
- MariaDB (10.3+)
⚙️ Main Features
✅ Intuitive CMS: User-friendly interface for content management.
✅ Easy customization: Themes and widgets system.
✅ Extensive plugins ecosystem: Over 60,000 plugins to add functionalities.
✅ SEO-friendly: Built-in optimization features (enhanced with plugins like Yoast SEO).
✅ User management system with roles and permissions.
✅ Multilingual support via extensions like WPML or Polylang.
🔥 Advanced Features
🚀 Gutenberg Editor: Block-based interface for dynamic layouts.
🔗 REST API for interacting with other applications and services.
📦 E-commerce support with WooCommerce.
🔌 Built-in update system (WordPress, plugins, themes).
📊 Statistics and analytics via tools like Google Analytics.
💡 Compatible with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue.js).
🔐 Security
🔹 Regular updates to fix security vulnerabilities.
🔹 Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) via plugins.
🔹 Protection against SQL injection and XSS attacks.
🔹 Automatic backups available via extensions like UpdraftPlus.
🔹 HTTPS and SSL support for secure connections.
✅ Pros and Cons
✅ Pros
✔️ Easy to use, even for beginners.
✔️ Rich ecosystem with thousands of themes and plugins.
✔️ SEO-optimized with numerous extensions to improve rankings.
✔️ Active community and extensive support.
✔️ E-commerce ready with WooCommerce.
❌ Cons
❌ Can be slow if not properly optimized (requires good hosting and caching).
❌ Plugin dependency for advanced features.
❌ Can be vulnerable if updates are not regularly applied.
❌ Less flexible than Joomla or Drupal for highly complex projects.
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