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WordPress.com

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

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What is WordPress.com?

WordPress is web publishing software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is more than a publishing platform. It’s a powerful and empowering technology built by a global community of passionate contributors, united by the spirit of freedom to create and share without barriers.

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Awards & Recognition

WordPress.com won the following awards in the Digital Experience - Midmarket category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

WordPress.com Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love WordPress.com?

1% Negative

8% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Fair
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Web Publishing Capabilities

Content Repository

Content Workflow Management

E-Commerce Integration

Management Interface

Standard Templates

Social Media Integration

Digital Asset Management

Analytics and Reporting

Content Security

Translation Facilitation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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WordPress.com Reviews

Cissy A.

Role: Finance
Industry: Communications
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Dec 2024

WordPress.com is an excellent software

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

In contrast to numerous web designers, WordPress.com (on premium plans) upholds modules and custom subjects, offering almost limitless usefulness and plan choices. Clients can incorporate devices for e-commerce, SEO, analytics, and more, catering to highly specific needs

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

WordPress.com originated as a blogging platform, and its robust blogging tools—like scheduled posts, categories, tags, and reader engagement tools—still set it apart.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing REALLY

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Perfect Suggestion for any new user in the industry

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Chad R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Dec 2024

Plug, Play, Publish: WordPress in Action.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com has become a reliable tool in our IT department, serving as the backbone for hosting our agency’s blogs, campaign microsites, and client portals. Its ease of use and adaptability make it a standout platform for managing web content without requiring extensive technical expertise, which is a major win when supporting creative teams that often need quick turnarounds.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of the features that shines brightest is the plugin ecosystem, even on WordPress.com’s managed hosting. Whether it’s SEO optimization, advanced analytics, or contact forms, there’s a plugin for nearly every marketing need. The block editor is another gem—it’s intuitive and allows for creative layouts without writing code. For our agency, this means creatives can experiment with designs while IT ensures functionality and performance.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Customization beyond the themes and plugins provided can be restrictive compared to WordPress.org. There are times when we’ve had to adjust expectations because a specific client request wasn’t possible without moving to self-hosted WordPress.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

WordPress.com has drastically reduced the time it takes to create and launch digital assets. It also keeps everything centralized, making backups and updates a breeze for our IT team. Clients love the polished look of the sites we deliver, and the marketing team appreciates how user-friendly it is for ongoing content updates.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Gemma J.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Dec 2024

Flexibility Overload

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

You can go as basic or advanced as you want, with thousands of themes and plugins to customize your site—something proprietary platforms like Squarespace or Wix can’t match.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I’ve used plugins to set up advanced SEO tracking, add booking systems, and even integrate eCommerce—all without writing a single line of code.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I’ve had moments where updating one plugin breaks the whole site, leaving me scrambling for a backup.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

invest in a good hosting provider and set up regular backups because things can go wrong quickly if you’re not prepared.

Pros

Saves Time
Client Friendly Policies
Fair
Friendly Negotiation

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

WordPress.com Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love WordPress.com?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Web Publishing Capabilities The ability to build and upload websites, update the associated webpages, and post content online.

Content Repository Database of content with an associated set of data management, ability to search, and access methods allowing application-independent access to the content.

Content Workflow Management The ability to enable editorial or authorship workflows on content within the platform.

E-Commerce Integration Includes payment and multiple design options, website security, online support, and integrated shipping.

Management Interface Advanced management interface functionality for enterprises that perform frequent refreshes of their site, perhaps through a syndication or publication process.

Standard Templates The solution provides the ability to use standard pre-made website designs, which help to simplify the process of building web presence.

Social Media Integration The solution provides support for social property and content creation management, as well as social media analytics.

Digital Asset Management Controls non-text assets such as images and video clips; includes advanced DAM functionality for product marketing.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Content Security The ability to integrate existing security protocols and technologies, SSO, and Role-based permissions. Support for content filtering integration

Translation Facilitation Certain WCM tools offer workflow capability to facilitate language translation. This feature is appropriate primarily for multinational entities.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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WordPress.com Reviews

Cissy A.

WordPress.com is an excellent software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Chad R.

Plug, Play, Publish: WordPress in Action.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Gemma J.

Flexibility Overload

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Web Publishing Capabilities

Content Repository

Content Workflow Management

E-Commerce Integration

Management Interface

Standard Templates

Social Media Integration

Digital Asset Management

Analytics and Reporting

Content Security

Translation Facilitation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support