If you are in the process of designing a website for your business, you may be wondering if you should use Frontpage or WordPress. Or, if you have already created your website, you may be wondering if you should make the switch to WordPress.
In this article we will go over some of the differences between the two programs and what their benefits are.
For many people, price can be a big issue. FrontPage is available for retail purchase at around $130 – $150. This is already outdated software, as Microsoft has since released Expression Web, an updated HTML editor that replaces Frontpage.
WordPress is a free, open source blogging platform that can also be used to create websites. It is very easy to install and new versions are being released all the time. These “upgrades” are also free.
There is a large community of WordPress users, and if you ever need assistance you can find help through one of their many forums. Many WordPress have also created widgets that can be used to make WordPress work exactly how the owner wants it to work.
For instance, there is a widget that creates a message that can be displayed at the beginning and end of each post which thanks the reader for visiting and invites them to sign up for the site’s RSS feed.
FrontPage is a program that needs to be installed on your computer. If a business owner hires an assistant or helper for website updates, that person will need to have FrontPage to make sure everything is compatible.
WordPress is web based, which means that a user can sign into their account from any computer with an internet connection. If they hire an assistant that person can log into the site from their computer and upload their own work. This can save the business owner a lot of time and open up the range of people with who they can work with.
Anyone who is familiar with Microsoft’s word processing software, such as Word or Works, will find it easy to navigate FrontPage. The program offers various windows that allow users to build their website in different ways. New users can choose to use the “design window”, which features the “what you see is what you get” editor, also known as WYSIWYG for easy website building. Experienced users can use HTML code in the “code window”.
WordPress is also very easy to use and allows their users to use the WYSIWYG editor or view their entry in code.
Both programs offer many benefits, but one thing is for sure: more and more people are switching over to WordPress. Even if you decide that WordPress isn’t for you, it may be worth your while to get at least a little comfortable with it, since so many other people are using it.
Glad I found your message about FrontPage and WordPress. I’ve been using FrontPage for several years but I think I might like to switch to Word Press before my old FrontPage software is obsolete. However, can I take my current web site and switch it over to Word Press? Will I need to start all over? How about just the text content? Any suggestions? I don’t have a web guru in my pocket so I stumble through on my own. I’m not happy with my web site right now so a major change would okay.
Rusty
I’m a total wordpress addict. I love it. Frontpage is something I tried for 2 days.. it was just too expensive and give me a major headache.. with wordpress on my blogs I can edit them anywhere a computer is.. Plus it was so simple to learn and so fun too! 🙂
I’ve been using WordPress for over a year now and love all the features it has. I have it installed on my hosts servers so I have more choices when it comes to themes and widgets. I’ve been creating webpages for people for several years now and I’m now recommending WordPress to them for their website. It just makes sense to have a website that you can update yourself without having to hire someone to do it for you.