WordPress is a free platform which was developed to build blogs used as content management systems for websites. A number of media managers use this platforms.
There are many benefits and also some drawbacks related to this.
Some of the benefits:
- Open source structure: Many programmers share their code openly which helps the users to solve their problem.
- Simplicity: It is simple to operate ,the system is simple to install.
- Its fast construction
- Convient use: The system is made for the mass market so admin interface is convenient and friendly with non-professionals.
- The price is low cost
Drawbacks
- Lack of flexibility: If you want to develop a more sophisticated site like E-commerce or even large corporation website is not standard.
- Control: It releases system updates that are good for wordpress and not for you. There are some updates that may harm.
Speed : Is slow due to some unnecessary generic code.