The Rise of WordPress

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The Rise of WordPress
Its no secret that WordPress is one of the most
popular ways to build a website. But just how
popular is WordPress? And does WordPress
popularity extend beyond its blogging platform
roots?
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WordPress has officially taken over the internet.
Actually, that happened a while ago, but with
W3Techs reporting that WordPress is powering 30
of the Internet, there can be no doubt.
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The report goes on to indicate that WordPress
owns a whopping 60.3 market share, almost 10
times more than their closest competitor, Joomla,
which came in at 3.1 usage and 6.3 market share.
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Is WordPress market share still growing?
Yes! WordPress market share isnt just still
growing, At the start of 2017, WordPress powered
27.3 of all websites. By October 2018, WordPress
had made it to the current market share of 32.0.
Some quick math should tell you that WordPress
gobbled up an additional 4.7 of the total
website market good for 17.2 growth.
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WooCommerce Market Share
Because WordPress had its origins in blogging,
you might be surprised to realize how dominant
WordPress is in other areas notably, eCommerce.
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With developers becoming the rock stars of the
digital age, tech sites like InfoWorld are
proclaiming this the rise of the developer.
Along with this rise, developer salaries have
gone up over the last five years.
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What Web Developers Do?
Web developers design and create websites. They
are responsible for the look of the site. They
are also responsible for the sites technical
aspects, such as its performance and capacity,
which are measures of a websites speed and how
much traffic the site can handle. In addition,
web developers may create content for the site.
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WordPress Training Classes Offered

• The training classes offered by the Web Guru are
  intensive, hands-on classes that will get you up
  to speed quickly.
• The Web Guru is located in Orlando, Florida and
  also travels around the country conducting
  classes, workshops and custom WordPress training.
  You can read more about WordPress Training
  Classes in Orlando here
• The Web Guru, also known as Navin Kulshreshtha,
  has over 12 years of industry experience and over
  8 years of teaching experience. He is an Adobe
  Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified
  Instructor (ACI) and has taught hundreds of
  groups and individuals.