{"id":69428,"date":"2023-08-30T07:01:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/?p=69428"},"modified":"2025-12-09T03:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:01:44","slug":"20-wordpress-statistics-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/20-wordpress-statistics-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"20+ WordPress Statistics to Know in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2003, WordPress began as a humble blogging platform. Today, it powers <strong>over 43% of all websites<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among its users, you&#8217;ll find anyone, from budding bloggers to major news outlets like The New Yorker and BBC America. They all feed off a massive ecosystem that gives them access to <strong>tens of thousands of themes and plugins<\/strong> with a total download count that exceeds 2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To show you how big WordPress really is, we meticulously gathered information from established sources like W3Techs, BuiltWith, and Statista, cross-referencing the figures where possible and updating them with the latest available data as of January 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statistics below reveal how WordPress continues to dominate the CMS market in 2025, who&#8217;s using it, and where the platform is headed next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fascinating Facts: WordPress Statistics in 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WordPress powers <strong>43.6% of all websites<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has been the<strong> fastest-growing CMS<\/strong> since 2014.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People google the word &#8220;WordPress&#8221; around <strong>2.7 million times a month<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WordPress users publish<strong> 70 million new posts monthly<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than <strong>409 million people view about 20 billion pages<\/strong> on WordPress every month.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WordPress is translated into <strong>more than 200 languages<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can find around <strong>60k add-ons<\/strong> in the WordPress plugin repository.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>WordPress entered the scene back in 2003<\/strong> and has been breaking records ever since. More often than not, the<strong> top websites are powered by it<\/strong>. Take a look yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>General WordPress Statistics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large mpg-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-General-WordPress-Statistics-1140x513-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-General-WordPress-Statistics-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp\" alt=\"20+ WordPress Statistics to Know in 2025, General WordPress Statistics\" class=\"wp-image-69431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-General-WordPress-Statistics-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-General-WordPress-Statistics-1140x513-1-300x135.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-General-WordPress-Statistics-1140x513-1-768x346.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-General-WordPress-Statistics-1140x513-1.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what WordPress has achieved up until now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress gets more sites from Joomla than from the other CMSs.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>W3Techs<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it loses more sites to Shopify than to other CMS options. Still, WordPress is a powerful tool in the online shopping world, as WP ecommerce stats show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The word \u201cWordPress\u201d gets around 2.5 million searches in Google on a monthly basis.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>KWFinder<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve dabbled in SEO, you know that\u2019s quite impressive. And even if you haven\u2019t, the number is big enough to make even the greatest skeptic think twice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress is a leading term on YouTube, too \u2013 there are 3k+ channels mentioning the name.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>Statista<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>From tutorials to reviews, YouTubers love to discuss<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress-how-does-it-work\/\"><strong>WordPress<\/strong><\/a>. It takes its rightful place among brands like<strong> PlayStation, Etsy, and Microsoft.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress proficiency is among the top five most popular technology skills in the PHP tech stack.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>Statista<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Given <strong>WordPress\u2019 popularity<\/strong>, that\u2019s hardly surprising. Knowledge of <strong>PHP 7 and 8, Laravel, and Doctrine<\/strong> is also highly valued nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress Usage Statistics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large mpg-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Usage-Statistics-1140x513-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Usage-Statistics-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp\" alt=\"20+ WordPress Statistics to Know in 2025, WordPress Usage Statistics\" class=\"wp-image-69432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Usage-Statistics-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Usage-Statistics-1140x513-1-300x135.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Usage-Statistics-1140x513-1-768x346.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Usage-Statistics-1140x513-1.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>43.6% of all websites are built on WordPress.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>W3Techs<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes for <strong>62% of the sites whose<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/what-is-a-content-management-system\/\"><strong> <\/strong><strong>content management system<\/strong><\/a> is known. Version 6 is the most popular as of the time of writing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>34,342,409 live sites are using WordPress as of 2025.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>BuiltWith<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Roughly 66,583,563 websites are <strong>WordPress customers<\/strong>, but some of those are inactive. Historically, there are an additional 32,241,154 that used WordPress at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Users have downloaded WordPress 6.7 32+ million times.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>WordPress<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WordPress version 6.7<\/strong> is currently the most used version of WordPress. The number of downloads grows on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress has been the fastest-growing CRM since 2014.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>(W3Techs)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is followed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Joomla<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drupal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blogger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magento<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress\u2019 market share grew to 43.6% in 2024.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>CodeinWP<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s an<strong> <\/strong>increase from 43.1% in 2023. In 2022, WordPress had a 42.9% market share, while in 2021, it was 39%<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress Community Stats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large mpg-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-The-WordPress-Community-1140x513-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-The-WordPress-Community-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp\" alt=\"20+ WordPress Statistics to Know in 2025, WordPress Community Stats\" class=\"wp-image-69433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-The-WordPress-Community-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-The-WordPress-Community-1140x513-1-300x135.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-The-WordPress-Community-1140x513-1-768x346.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-The-WordPress-Community-1140x513-1.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, we\u2019ve covered the basics. Now it\u2019s time to discuss the people that make WordPress relevant \u2013 its users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>409+ million people view 20+ billion pages on WordPress on a monthly basis.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>WordPress<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As we mentioned in the beginning, hardly a day goes by that you don\u2019t interact with a WordPress page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress users create 70 million new posts every month.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>WordPress<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>They also write roughly 77 million new comments in the same timeframe. Sure seems like they\u2019re a busy crowd!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&nbsp;WordPress is translated into 200+ languages.<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>(<em>Manaferra<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of them, however, are in the early stages of translation. Don\u2019t worry, though \u2013 it\u2019s less than half \u2013 52% are already translated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&nbsp;The top three languages of WordPress sites are English (71%), Spanish (4.7%), and&nbsp; Indonesian (2.4%)<\/strong>.<br>(<em>WordPress<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>They are followed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Portuguese (Brazil): 2.3%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French: 1.5%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russian: 1.3%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>German: 1.2%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Italian: 1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turkish: 0.7%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dutch: 0.6%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&nbsp;WPBeginner Engage, the Facebook group for non-techies, has 98.6k members, with hundreds of new posts shared daily.<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><em>(Facebook)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>People discuss tips and tricks, help others solve issues, and share opinions. If you\u2019re a<strong> WordPress beginner<\/strong>, that\u2019s the place to be!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress Themes Statistics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large mpg-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Themes-Statistics-1140x513-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Themes-Statistics-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp\" alt=\"20+ WordPress Statistics to Know in 2025, WordPress Themes Statistics\" class=\"wp-image-69434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Themes-Statistics-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Themes-Statistics-1140x513-1-300x135.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Themes-Statistics-1140x513-1-768x346.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Themes-Statistics-1140x513-1.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the things that makes WordPress a top choice for websites is the abundance of themes and plugins that you can add. Here\u2019s what you need to know about them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hello Elementor is the most popular WordPress theme, with 16.760 of the Top 1 Million Sites using it.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>BuiltWith<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The top five are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hello Elementor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Astra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Divi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GeneratePress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Newspaper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the Elementor site builder appears to be taking the WordPress community by storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Elementor site builder is used on more than a quarter of all WordPress websites.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>(W3Techs)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users appear to like the drag-and-drop functionality, the support for dynamic content, and the motion effects. The fact that it&#8217;s compatible with WooCommerce is certainly helping as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress offers over 13,000 free themes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>WordPress<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s only counting the official marketplace. ThemeForest, Envato, and ThemeIsle have even more free options available. Some even made it to our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-themes\/\"> <strong>Best WordPress themes<\/strong><\/a> list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A premium theme for WordPress goes for around $59 usually.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>CodeinWP<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Premium templates usually get better support and frequent updates. So, if you can afford one, it will surely help you stand out from the crowd.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WordPress Plugin Statistics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large mpg-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Plugins-Statistics-1140x513-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Plugins-Statistics-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp\" alt=\"20+ WordPress Statistics to Know in 2025, WordPress Plugin Statistics\" class=\"wp-image-69435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Plugins-Statistics-1140x513-1-1024x461.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Plugins-Statistics-1140x513-1-300x135.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Plugins-Statistics-1140x513-1-768x346.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20_WordPress-Statistics-to-Know-in-2023-inside-WordPress-Plugins-Statistics-1140x513-1.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>There are over 59,000 add-ons on the official WordPress plugin repository.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>WordPress<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/what-is-a-wordpress-plugin\/\"> <strong>WordPress plugin<\/strong><\/a> can add new functionalities to your site. The official database has various options for every budget. Aside from that, you can<strong> find more add-ons on other marketplaces.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Top 3 most popular WordPress plugins are WooCommerce, Gutenberg, and Akismet.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>Manaferra<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The latter two probably ended up so high up the charts because they&#8217;re often bundled with the WP core. Gutenberg, in particular, caused some controversy when it was promoted as the default WordPress editor, but despite the initial outcry, users are clearly getting used to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At least a quarter of a billion WordPress posts have been written with the Gutenberg editor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>(GutenStats)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GutenStats also says that more than <strong>100 thousand posts<\/strong> are written with Gutenberg daily. Bear in mind that the stats are collected only from WordPress.com websites using the Jetpack plugin. The actual numbers are much higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/what-is-woocommerce-checkout-and-how-to-make-it-work-well\/\"><strong>WooCommerce Checkout<\/strong><\/a> is the second most popular ecommerce platform globally, with a market share of about 14% in the Top 1 Million sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>BuiltWith<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shopify leads the way, with 24%, and Magento is third, with 8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About 18% of all disclosed vulnerabilities were classified as high severity, and 2% were deemed critical.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(<\/strong><strong><em>WPScan<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s an improvement compared to previous years, but it shows that the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wordpress-security-guide\/\">WordPress security<\/a> is still far from perfect. The most common attack vectors are<strong> weak credentials and vulnerable plugins<\/strong>, so be sure to use strong passwords and always update your WordPress core and add-ons. You\u2019ll thank us later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ScalaHosting and WordPress<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, if those statistics convince you that WordPress is the right choice for you, there\u2019s another important aspect we need to cover \u2013 web hosting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At ScalaHosting, we have vast experience with WordPress, having worked on numerous such projects. That allowed us to tailor the perfect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/fastest-wordpress-hosting.html\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/fastest-wordpress-hosting.html\">Managed Cloud Hosting plans<\/a><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0All of our options come with our very own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/spanel.html\"><strong>SPanel<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 a lightweight and fast content management platform.\u00a0 It gives you direct access to <strong>Softaculous<\/strong>, which means you can get WordPress up and running with just a few clicks. 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