While many other sites create a list of reason to use WordPress, this list will be kept short on purpose. Most people doing work to create and/or maintain their own web site are less interested in some of the reasons others will list simply to fill out a list. Here are the 5 biggest reasons I see to use WordPress over other self-hosted solutions or even many of the big hosted solutions.
Flexibility
WordPress, which is used on over a third of all sites, offers flexibility, both in terms of basic items such as themes and plugins, many available at no cost, while others are either free / paid or outright paid to use. In addition to these things, if one knows a little about coding with PHP for example, one could create child themes to allow for customization to happen without disturbing a parent theme's ability to update without overwriting changes. Also, one can hire someone to code a specific use plugin or theme features if no personal coding experience is available.
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