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WordPress is web publishing software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is more than a publishing platform. It鈥檚 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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89 Likeliness to Recommend
96 Plan to Renew
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87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+92 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?
Pros
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Fair
- Helps Innovate
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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WordPress.com Reviews
Sophie P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2025
Website designing with WordPress.com
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?
WordPress.com stands out for combining website building with powerful blogging tools.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like the balance of creative control and technical ease.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I do not like limited control over hosting settings.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would recommend to you that you understand the limits of customization so it does not turn into frustration later.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service

Mabel O.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2025
Security needs to be stretched!!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?
WordPress.com is a hosted platform where you can create a site without installing anything. It makes making blog sites easier with zero stress
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
All plugins are installed already and hosted, makes it easy to create a blog site
What do you dislike most about this product?
Many WordPress plugins and themes have vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Implement strong passwords, enable two-factor authentication, and keep your WordPress installation, themes, and plugins updated also choose a reliable hosting plan
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity

Zion C.
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Apr 2025
Easy Way to Bring Your Ideas to live
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?
Supper easy integration and use with less technical knowledge.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Vast library of free plugins.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing for now . I like WordPress
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Don't hesitate WordPress will save both time and money and that's the aim. Except in some advanced projects WordPress is cool for static websites.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity