No Code-Tools: My First WordPress Website.
Published: 2022-03-24 09:11:52


I have spent the last month attending an in-person WordPress Bootcamp. As a full-stack developer, I have designed several websites, all coded from scratch. But the existence of no-code tools like  WordPress and Wix cannot be ignored. According to some estimates, WordPress powers upto 40% of the total number of websites.

First, take a look at my newly uploaded Website. It belongs to a locally owned interior decoration company.

[ebeninteriors.co.ke](https://www.ebeninteriors.co.ke/)

This piece will list down the five significant advantages of using WordPress from a bloggers' perspective.

They include:

1. Best for Blogging
2. SEO friendly
3. Minimal coding
4. Large Community
5. Scalability.

**BEST FOR BLOGGING**

Start blogging with WordPress. Don't wait any longer. It does not surprise that WordPress is one of the best blogging platforms. Initially, when it started, it was made specifically for bloggers before it evolved into an all-around entity serving all the industry needs. You can manage all the pages and posts on your feed on the WordPress dashboard. There is also an option to categorize posts and default boxes for comments, the author's name, and the article's publication date.

**SEO FRIENDLY**

SEO(Search Engine Optimization).SEO is all about keeping an eye on the numbers. And WordPress perfectly understood this assignment. By keeping track of your numbers, WordPress enables you to optimize performance and make your site easy to find on google. On the dashboard > insights section, you can get a hold of all the activity on your site. Keep track of the number of daily visitors, their favorite posts, and the countries they are viewing. Their are more advanced WordPress plugins that are made explicitly for SEO optimization. A good example is MonsterInsights.Their is a free version and a paid version. Make use of whichever suits you best.

**MINIMAL CODING**

With WordPress, you don't have to do any coding at all. With thousands of readily available templates and plugins like Elementor that provide you with the drag and drop option, It cannot get any easier. All you have to do is possibly edit the default writing on the template, and you have a website to go.

**SCALABILITY**

.You can have an infinite amount of pages with minimal effort. Even someone unfamiliar with websites can set up a website in one or two days. If you are running a business, you can quickly increase the pages to cater to the new products. Also, remove some of the pages whose product has already been sold out. You can make the changes live when the site is already running.

**LARGE COMMUNITY**

I consider the community to be essential in any field. As mentioned in my previous article [10 soft skills you need as a developer](https://programamkenya.hashnode.dev/10-soft-skills-you-need-as-a-developer),through your community participation, you will get jobs and referrals. And also, getting a mentor from the same community will help propel you further in your career.

**CONCLUSION**

I'm pretty excited about creating WordPress websites. I want to push the limits to see just how complex the designs can get without resorting to coding. So far, my experience has been good.

What do you think of no-code tools?
Do you use any yourself?
What is your experience with them?