[WordPress](https://wordpress.org/) is an open source solution for designing websites. The easiest way to host a WordPress site is with [Wordpress.com](https://wordpress.com/wordpress-hosting/), which is reasonably cost effective, although many [hosting options](https://wordpress.org/hosting/) are available. A common misconception is that WordPress is only for building simple blogs and e-commerce sites. However, WordPress is actually a web framework like [[React]] or [[Django]] and can be much faster to use than building a website directly from JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. You can develop custom APIs to extend your WordPress site[^1]. I use WordPress to design my site at eriktuck.com with the Starter plan. It's super easy to connect a [[GoDaddy]] domain to WordPress through WordPress's hosting platform; you can also buy a domain directly from WordPress or transfer an existing domain. [^1]: [WordPress vs coding - why devs SHOULD learn WordPress](https://youtu.be/zxXXC-vqWng?si=bmbe1A2T4f78zmxI) > [!Tip]- Additional Resources > - [WordPress Tutorial for Beginners](https://youtu.be/UT3No6nswz8?si=YZmMw4_riWxnv4t4) (Kevin Stratvert)