Why Wordpress is the best cms ? What are the other cms around the world?

I heard that Wordpress is the best CMS , why is that and what are the other systems available.

 

First of all wordpress is a blogging software but it can also be used as cms.

 

Many people are using wordpress for blogging thats why its on the top,i like to know about all the other open source cms around the world

 

Wordpress is absolutely a CMS.

You want a list of CMS..Google is your best friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_management_systems

 

Thanks for your reference, then what is the difference between blogging software and cms and why wordpress is called as a blogging software.

 

Even though wordpress is a blogging software, it has got all the features of a good content management system, many websites are using wordpress as a content management system.

 

Both these replies are contradictory, im confused now

 

You dont have to be confused, understand it simple wordpress can be used as a blogging software and also cms. Blogging is different terminology and CMS is different terminology thats all.

 

Ok now iam clear, i have downloaded the wordpress software and i have installed it, Now i need to install a theme in wordpress how to do it.

 

First login wpadmin on the left hand side you will see a menu called appearance. Click on that, you will see a list of themes. They you can activate any theme you want from the list.

 

I see only the default plugin, but i see many webistes around the world using cms which has got good designs, how to upload a new theme in to the system and how will it come in the appearance section .

 

Did you mean theme or plugin?

 

Oh i apologize it is theme , how to install a new theme can you explain to me

 

if you know to create a theme, create it and put it inside the themes folder which will be under wp-content/themes
or else look out for free themes, you will get an attractive theme.

 

before you learn to do a theme, first try out with the default thing, i think you are a newbie for wordpress, it will take lot of time to learn it completely.

 

It is sooo much easier to just follow the tutorials at Wordpress.org, or video tutorials at Wordpress.tv.
Not only that, but just about every theme comes with installation instructions in the "Read Me" file.
If you figured out how to install Wordpress on your own hosting that quick (it was actually matter of minutes between your first post and installing wordpress) ...installing a theme shouldn't be that hard to follow.

 

Yes thats right, but for some news themes, it will come with gadgets and plugin collection, if you see it on the first look to populate those items needs real understanding like to put a featured image or thumbnail and also populate the layout with categories. Not that difficult but for a starter it is a daunting task

 

Content Management Systems > Blogging > Wordpress

It's a CMS first then Blogging Software. That's why it can be used for almost anything. I don't see why that's confusing.

 

Those themes almost always come with instructions and support which will answer installation questions much better than us who don't even have the docs or specs.

 

I bought a theme called newsly theme, it has various options, i was struggling even after seeing the instructions at the end I was happy that i could able to make the same layout as what i saw when i purchase it.