{"id":30096,"date":"2022-08-12T10:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T07:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=30096"},"modified":"2024-02-02T09:45:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T07:45:04","slug":"wordpress-and-elementor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wordpress-and-elementor\/","title":{"rendered":"What is WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A tool to build professional websites without coding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creating a website by writing HTML code, integrating CSS styles, and debugging a website\u2019s backend are daunting tasks even for experienced professionals. WordPress and Elementor work together to make coding a thing of the past<\/strong>, enabling anyone to quickly create a professional website<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we\u2019ll take a look at what WordPress<\/strong> and Elementor<\/strong> are and how they work together to save you time developing sleek professional websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s first take a look at WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is WordPress?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WP Admin with the Elementor plugin installed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that simplifies the process of creating blogging websites. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At it\u2019s core, it\u2019s a user-friendly way to create the database underpinning your website without any need to know <\/strong>SQL<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>the standard database language. <\/strong> In addition to being designed for non-programmers, WordPress is an open-source platform; meaning it\u2019s free to use. This open source approach led to the growth of a large and thriving global WordPress community in which members create themes and plugins to help others build their websites, and extend WordPress\u2019s capabilites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elementor is one such plugin that has found popularity within the community thanks to its powerful editing and site building tools – tools which make building professional WordPress sites even more efficient and intuitive.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know? <\/strong>WordPress powers ~43% of all websites on the internet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress.org<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WordPress.org provides you with the software to create your own website. It can be referred to as self-hosted WordPress because you are responsible for hosting or, in most cases, finding a third-party, to host your site. So while the software is free, you will most likely have to pay for someone to host your site. There are a few other limitations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n