- editing without needing to know HTML
- easy to update current events – takes a few minutes
- No uploading of files – like static HTML sites
- post-dating of articles so they can automatically “go live” in the future
- reader participation through comments
- organization of the content using tags – these are like signposts for search engines
- If you already have a site and are switching to WordPress you can retain the URL addresses
- easy addition of new functionality (because it is “open source”)
- free support by the very responsive developer and user communities
- Pinging facility – pings newsaggregators automatically
- You can add gazillions of plugins to add more functionality
- easy to integrate social media widgets – seamless with twitter, Digg etc
- Instant traffic – no waiting 3 months to see a few visitors
- So many free themes and custom themes to choose from
- Add image galleries videos very easily