Explore WordPress: Full Explanation of the Types of Websites You Can Build

Many beginners wonder what types of websites can be created with WordPress. The short answer is "almost anything". I'm going to show you some examples of the types of websites you can build with WordPress.

Getting Started with WordPress

WordPress is the super popular website builder supporting over 43% websites on the internet, making it the most popular choice on the market.

When it comes to WordPress, there are two versions to be distinguished. One is WordPress.com, which is a platform that offers website hosting services. The other is WordPress.org, which is often referred to as self-hosted WordPress. for an in-depth look at the differences between them, take a look at our guide dedicated to this topic.

In this post, when we say WordPress, we mean the self-hosted version. We recommend using WordPress.org because it gives you unlimited access to all the features of WordPress.

Before you start, you need to prepare a WordPress server and a domain name.

We've provided a detailed guide that shows you step-by-step how to build a website with WordPress.

If you just want to give WordPress a try, you can also install it on your own computer first. We have tutorials that show you how to complete the installation on both Windows and Mac computers.

Now that you understand the basics, let's take a look at what popular types of websites you can create with WordPress.

1. Blogs or personal websites

WordPress started out as a simple blogging platform but quickly evolved into a powerful content management system. Over the past 18 years, its blogging and personal website features haven't disappeared, but have instead become richer, more complex, and more powerful. Today, WordPress is one of the best blogging platforms for both small websites and large publications.

Thanks to its flexibility, WordPress can easily handle both personal blogs and blogs with multiple authors. It allows you to create content-rich websites that can grow into your business over time.

Want to learn more? We have a guide to creating a WordPress blog with step-by-step tutorials for beginners, check it out.

2. Corporate website

WordPress is the best tool for creating professional business websites, so powerful that even many famous brands are using it to support their websites yet.

Business owners especially love WordPress because it's both easy to use and flexible. Want to add some new features to your website? No problem, WordPress plugins allow you to add social media, optimize search engine rankings, track marketing results, and much more.

Picking a theme is also super easy, with thousands of options that give you the freedom to customize the look of your website without the need for a professional web designer at all.

Want to start building your own small business website? Check out our complete guide that shows you step-by-step how to do it with WordPress.

3. E-commerce websites/online stores

WordPress in conjunction with WooCommerce has become the hottest online store platform in the world. It works seamlessly with top payment methods such as PayPal and Stripe, allowing you to collect payments with ease.

Whether you're selling physical or digital goods, you can sell them all with WooCommerce. It makes it easy to add a wide variety of items to your store and provides convenient inventory, order, shipping, and tax management tools.

Want to learn the exact steps on how to open a store? We have a detailed online store opening tutorial for you to check out.

In addition to WooCommerce, WordPress supports other e-commerce plugins such as Easy Digital Downloads and MemberPress, which are specifically designed to sell digital products and subscription services.

4. Membership website

Membership sites allow you to sell subscription services. This means you can set up a paid area where members pay to see exclusive content, or manage an online community.

MemberPress is one of the best membership plugins on WordPress. It allows you to easily manage who can watch what content, handle subscriptions, manage users, and also works seamlessly with many third-party tools and payment methods.

5. Online course website

WordPress makes it easy to sell online courses and create online learning communities.

MemberPress Courses is a top-notch WordPress online course platform. It has a great interface that helps you easily create courses, manage who can take them and sell subscriptions.

Want to know more? Check out our tutorial on how to build an online course website with WordPress.

If you're looking for other options, the Thrive Apprentice plugin is also a good choice for creating and selling online courses.

6. Online marketplace website

If you don't have your own products to sell, you can also create a marketplace for other vendors to sell their products online.

WordPress offers some awesome plugins that can turn your website into an online marketplace. This way, other sellers can showcase and sell their products on your platform while you earn a commission on each order.

7. Portfolio website

Looking for a place to showcase your work properly? With WordPress, you can simply add a portfolio with a beautiful image gallery and slideshow to your website.

Whether you want to showcase your writing talents, musical compositions, videos or photography, a portfolio website can help you do it.

Portfolio websites built with WordPress not only have a sleek style and beautiful interface, but they also make it easy for visitors to browse your work and get to know you better.

8. Tourism website

WordPress is ideal for building travel websites. Whether you're sharing your travel stories or creating a destination guide to engage readers, you can use this as a starting point to grow your business.

9. Fashion/lifestyle websites

WordPress is perfect for businesses in the fashion and lifestyle field because it makes it easy to build a professional looking website or blog. You can also sell your products or do affiliate marketing through it.

10. Multilingual website

Want to build a multilingual website? WordPress can help you with that.

WordPress itself supports multiple languages, and you can create a multilingual website with special translation plugins.

Need guidance? Check out our tutorial on how to build a multilingual website with WordPress.

11. Online forum site

Online forums can help you build community and attract more search engine visits through user-created content.

With bbPress, you can easily add a forum to your website. bbPress makes managing forums easy. Also, you can run a blog, open an online store or showcase your business website on the same site.

12. Social networking sites

Want to create a vibrant and interactive online community? With WordPress and BuddyPress, you can easily create your own social networking site.

Users can register to join your community, edit their profiles, view the latest news, participate in group discussions, and more.

13. Wiki/knowledge base websites

Want to build a knowledge base or a website like a wiki?

With WordPress, you can simply add a document or knowledge base board to your website. This way, you can manage all your content in the same control panel with a powerful content management system.

Hopefully, this article has helped you get a clearer idea of what types of websites you can create with WordPress. Perhaps you'll also be interested in our Beginner's Guide to WordPress, which has the highlights of what you need to know once you've installed WordPress, as well as the best WordPress themes recommended by our experts.