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Myth: I can’t customize WordPress

To go from a simple blog to a major business or news site, you’ll need to customize WordPress a bit (or a lot). New users sometimes experience WordPress’s initial limitations and panic. Don’t worry: with a little know-how, you...

WordPress for Business: the Myths

WordPress is JUST for blogs In ancient times, people got a bit spooked by things they didn’t understand. Lightning. Fire. Puberty. Coleslaw. Just about everything had mythological (and not entirely factual) explanations. Today, we’ve replaced those gods with technology...

Myth: WordPress is slow for big sites

STATUS: FALSE-ish (unless you have poor hosting or a sloppily built site) We at Kyosei love WordPress. It’s a rock solid piece of tech, and, with a good dev team, WordPress can easily be customized to suit nearly any...

Myth: To Use WordPress, I Have to Be Hosted at WordPress.com

STATUS: False-ish Most people get confused by the thousands of sites located at “yoururl.wordpress.com.” While these sites run on the WordPress CMS, they are not the type of WordPress sites that you would build for your business or host...

Myth: WordPress is just for blogs

So, is WordPress simply a blogging platform? STATUS: FALSE In ancient times, people got a bit spooked by things they didn’t understand. Lightning. Fire. Puberty. Coleslaw. Just about everything had mythological (and not entirely factual) explanations. Today, we’ve replaced...