Netfirms Launches WordPress Hosted Publishing Solution

September 21, 2005; 02:45 PM

Leading web host Netfirms, Inc. has added a hosted version of WordPress to its product line. Strong as an overall content management system (CMS), as well as a blogging tool, Netfirms WordPress makes setting up and maintaining a website faster and easier than ever before, with no programming skills needed.

By incorporating both a pre-install option during signup, as well as a one-click installer in the control panel, Netfirms makes it easy for customers to get started without having to manually install the software. After setting up a website, updating the site with timely, relevant content is important for keeping the website interesting to users. Search engines also favor websites where content is regularly updated.

With an easy-to-use interface, Netfirms WordPress allows anyone from beginners to experts to update their own websites in minutes, and see the changes in real-time. In addition, administrators can change design themes with one-click, completely altering the look of their site – including layout, colors and fonts – while the content stays the same. For added value and convenience, Netfirms has bundled many of the most popular plug-ins, plus almost 100 themes, with its hosted version of WordPress.

Although WordPress is often referred to as a blogging tool, many don’t realize how powerful it is as a CMS. “Web designers can build any style of website with WordPress,” says Jason Matheson, Product Manager, Netfirms, “then choose to either update the content themselves, or allow clients, who don’t need to know HTML, to handle that task.”

WordPress also includes advanced features, including multiple user-permission levels, trackback/pingback capabilities, robust spam protection, workflow options, password-protected posts and plug-in extendability.

For more information: visit www.netfirms.com/wordpress-about

About Netfirms, Inc.

Netfirms, Inc., founded in 1998, is the premier provider of web hosting solutions and technology to successful small and medium-sized businesses, home office, entrepreneurs and individuals worldwide. Netfirms hosts over 1,200,000 websites, delivering trust, quality, and reliability each and every day. With headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Netfirms is one of the largest web hosting companies in the world.