# WordPress

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: Word Press, WP, wordpress.org, WordPress site, Wordpress.com

Free, [open-source software](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source) for building and running websites and blogs, used by a large share of the web. Site owners add pages in an editor and extend the site with themes and plugins. It is a [content management system](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/content-management-system).

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) launches the company site on WordPress so the marketing team can publish posts without asking a [developer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer).

Official site: <https://wordpress.org>

## Connects to (11)

- [No-code](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/no-code): Tools that let you build an app or site by arranging visual blocks or describing what you want, instead of writing code.
- [Open source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source): Software whose code is published for anyone to read, use and build on, under a license that sets the rules for doing so.
- [Hosting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hosting): Renting space on a server so your site or app can be reached on the internet at all hours.
- [Gutenberg](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gutenberg): The block editor built into WordPress.
- [WP Engine](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wp-engine): A hosting company that specializes in WordPress sites.
- [Webflow](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/webflow): A visual website builder and host.
- [Content management system](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/content-management-system): Software that lets people create and edit a website's content, such as pages, posts and images, without writing code.
- [WPBakery](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wpbakery): A drag-and-drop page builder plugin for WordPress, sold separately.
- [Gravity Forms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gravity-forms): A paid WordPress plugin for building forms such as contact forms, signups and surveys.
- [PHP](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/php): A programming language for building websites on the server.
- [Tulsa WordPress Meetup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wordpress-tulsa): A free monthly meetup in Tulsa where WordPress users of every level, from beginners and business site owners to developers, teach and…

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