{"id":15812,"date":"2023-06-12T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T09:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15812"},"modified":"2024-01-03T14:45:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T14:45:59","slug":"20-years-of-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/blog\/20-years-of-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"20 years of WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How well do you remember 2003?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an era before social media and smartphones, it was the year that Apple revolutionised the music industry with the launch of iTunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was also the year that the London congestion charge came into existence and the space shuttle Columbia tragically exploded during re-entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mix of highs and lows then, with hopefully more highs than lows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of those highs (although none of us knew just how groundbreaking it would be at the time!) was the launch of a new blogging platform called WordPress, on May 27th 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simplistic and functional, as most websites were back then, it was nothing more than a tool to let people write and publish blog posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20 years (and many updates) later, it still retains that core blogging feature, but has evolved into an extremely powerful and user-friendly website management system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, as of May 2023, 43%\u2071 of all websites in existence use WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And who can blame them, when the WordPress of today allows you to create and manage pretty much every type of website you can imagine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need an eCommerce website? No problem, WordPress can handle it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What about online registration for events and lessons? Yep, not a problem!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How about a fully-fledged website for a restaurant, complete with interactive menu, photos of dishes, online reservations, contact form and location map? You guessed it, WordPress is up to the job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an incredible arsenal of plugins, themes and templates, it\u2019s no exaggeration to say that with WordPress the possibilities really are limitless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like everyone else, we\u2019re huge fans of WordPress \u2013 absolutely blown away by how indispensable it has become over the last two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So we thought we\u2019d do something really special to celebrate this momentous event. Something that will make WordPress even more useful and essential than it already is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay subscribed to our blog and keep your eye on our website over the coming days to be one of the first to know about this exciting news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2071Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress\">https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/wordpress-hosting\/managed-wordpress\/?PR=BRT40\">Get WordPress today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to know more?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can visit The Hub for tips on starting your business with a domain name, a business email, and a website. 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