How to use WordPress plugins
Only in the official repository of WordPress.org there is already at this time more than 25,000 (!!) plugins and that means that practically whenever you arise a need for something and there will be a plugin that solves. In my case, for example, in more than 90% of cases it is only a matter of searching and locating among several options the plugin that best fits our need.
What is a plugin exactly? Plugins are code components, IE programs that are installed on WordPress to extend its standard functionality.
They work in a very similar way to how they do it, for example, also the extensions or complements for the Web browsers and are made with the same technologies that WordPress, ie, are programmed in PHP, and use HTML, CSS style sheets and JavaScriptpara the User interface part.
The grace of the plugins is that with them you can implement practically anything you can imagine and that is what makes WordPress so versatile and so powerful to the point that it is actually worth much more than just to mount blogs. It is often used, for example, for medium-complexity websites that are not a blog such as corporate webs or e-commerce sites.
Also, if you have a very special need and do not find the right plugin, which is already difficult, you can develop a custom. To do this you can commission a professional in marketplaces such as ODesk or Elance.
examples of what is possible with WordPress plugins To give you a more specific idea of what is possible with WordPress plugins the best thing is that we see some examples together. At the same time, this should give you some good criteria in case you still do not use the option of a WordPress blog with your own hosting and you are considering using it.
Create an e-commerce store with the WooCommerce plugin The following image is a screenshot of an online store, specifically we are looking at a product of its catalogue of products. See how the typical items in a store like this are the shopping cart that has already been added a product or means of payment and shipping costs.