The different types of website you can build with WordPress

The first thing that springs to most peoples minds when thinking of WordPress is blogging, or a personal website, however there’s a lot more you could use it for…

You could build a website for your business or professional services. Just be mindful of the theme you choose and how it will deliver your content to your audience. Its also essential to consider if it will work with your branding.

With the WooCommerce plugin you can transform WordPress into a shopping portal for potential customers and sell pretty much anything. It’s a great and cost effective too.

Portfolio websites to show your work are another excellent choice on WordPress, and there are plenty of themes to get you started in the WordPress Theme Directory.

The options are extensive – if you wished to build an online community with forums then bbPress would be a great choice, or if you want to create a job board why not try WP Job Manager, perhaps your website needs to cater for different languages, then give the premium WPML a whirl.

Truthfully, a lot can be achieved on WordPress with its flexible content management and custom data fields, so if you’ve got an idea for a website but are unsure if it could work on WordPress, let me know and Il be happy to offer some advice.

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