{"id":1818,"date":"2015-02-01T01:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/larryludwig.com\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2022-10-24T13:35:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T17:35:15","slug":"learn-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larryludwig.com\/learn-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How To Use WordPress \u2013 Step-By-Step Free Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WordPress powers millions of websites. From small personal blogs to <a href=\"https:\/\/larryludwig.com\/wordpress-ecommerce-setup\/\">eCommerce<\/a> sites and multinational firms &#8211; it&#8217;s the choice of people and businesses worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It competes with website builders like Squarespace &amp; Weebly, platforms like Shopify, and Content Management Systems like Joomla &amp; Drupal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply because it can do it all. 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