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WordPress.com

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

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What is WordPress.com?

WordPress is web publishing software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is more than a publishing platform. It’s a powerful and empowering technology built by a global community of passionate contributors, united by the spirit of freedom to create and share without barriers.

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Awards & Recognition

WordPress.com won the following awards in the Digital Experience - Midmarket category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

WordPress.com Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love WordPress.com?

1% Negative

9% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Performance Enhancing
Fair
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Web Publishing Capabilities

Content Repository

E-Commerce Integration

Management Interface

Standard Templates

Social Media Integration

Digital Asset Management

Analytics and Reporting

Translation Facilitation

Content Security

Multi Channel Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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WordPress.com Reviews

Rahul s.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted May 2024

Wordpress : Design Your Web

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

Wordpress provides various custom templates , themes and plugins which enables the user to create dynamic websites easily and in a short duration of time. It also allows easy integration of third party payment gateways, chatbots and emailing products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The custom templates provided by wordpress enables the user to design a webpage in the most easy way and manner. It also provides free plugins and enables the user to develop a secured website.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Wordpress user interface could be more dynamic and user friendly. Its pricing is also a bit too high.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make use of proper theme and its corresponding plugins in order to make the best use of the webapp

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Saves Time

Jasrah ..

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted May 2024

Easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com differentiates itself from other similar products through its ease of use, built-in hosting, and strong community support. It offers a seamless experience for users who want to set up a website without dealing with technical aspects like server management. Additionally, it integrates with a vast array of plugins and themes from the WordPress ecosystem, providing extensive customization options. The platform's scalability, from personal blogs to complex business sites, and its robust content management capabilities further set it apart from competitors.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of WordPress.com is its ease of use combined with powerful customization options, allowing both beginners and advanced users to create and manage professional websites effortlessly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike the limited flexibility and customization options available on WordPress.com compared to the self-hosted WordPress.org, especially for advanced users and developers.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For someone considering WordPress.com, I'd recommend it if you're looking for a user-friendly platform with built-in hosting and a strong community. It's great for beginners and those who want to quickly set up a website without dealing with technical details. However, if you're an advanced user or developer needing more flexibility and customization options, you might prefer self-hosted WordPress.org.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Reza R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Awesome product with endless features

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

It's a really well-made product with lots of features and capabilities that make it easy for anyone to start using it immediately.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Customization of add-ons and being able to add a template easily.

What do you dislike most about this product?

there are lots of updates for the product and once doing the update we need to make sure everything is working again.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

you can start using it freely to see if it fits your needs or not.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

WordPress.com Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love WordPress.com?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Web Publishing Capabilities The ability to build and upload websites, update the associated webpages, and post content online.

Content Repository Database of content with an associated set of data management, ability to search, and access methods allowing application-independent access to the content.

E-Commerce Integration Includes payment and multiple design options, website security, online support, and integrated shipping.

Management Interface Advanced management interface functionality for enterprises that perform frequent refreshes of their site, perhaps through a syndication or publication process.

Standard Templates The solution provides the ability to use standard pre-made website designs, which help to simplify the process of building web presence.

Social Media Integration The solution provides support for social property and content creation management, as well as social media analytics.

Digital Asset Management Controls non-text assets such as images and video clips; includes advanced DAM functionality for product marketing.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Translation Facilitation Certain WCM tools offer workflow capability to facilitate language translation. This feature is appropriate primarily for multinational entities.

Content Security The ability to integrate existing security protocols and technologies, SSO, and Role-based permissions. Support for content filtering integration

Multi Channel Support Integration with email, telephone, and live chat, and with self-service and social media.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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WordPress.com Reviews

Rahul s.

Wordpress : Design Your Web

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jasrah ..

Easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Reza R.

Awesome product with endless features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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