Yes, WordPress is beginner-friendly, especially for basic websites. You can install it quickly, choose a theme, and start adding pages with a visual editor. Many tasks need no coding, like changing colors, menus, and layouts. Plugins add features such as forms, SEO, backups, and security with a few clicks. The dashboard is clear, and there are tutorials for almost every problem. Beginners still face a learning curve with hosting, updates, and plugin choices. But with a simple setup and good guidance, most people build a working site confidently. Start small, keep plugins minimal, and you will learn faster every week.

WordPress (the WordPress.org software) doesn’t “use” specific servers—your site runs on whatever hosting server you choose, and that server can be in any country (US, Europe, India, etc.) depending on your host and data-center selection. WordPress.com is different: it’s a hosted platform that runs WordPress for you on its own cloud infrastructure. Those servers are distributed across multiple data centers and are supported by global caching/CDN locations, so your site content is delivered from regions close to visitors. Exact server locations are not fixed for every site and can vary by plan, traffic, and region. You can choose a region.

WordPress itself (WordPress.org) is software, so it doesn’t sell hosting—cloud or VPS—directly; you choose a provider that offers VPS or cloud servers and install WordPress there. WordPress.com, the hosted service, does provide managed WordPress hosting on its own cloud infrastructure, with scaling, security, and support included in its plans. It’s “cloud hosting” in the managed sense, but it isn’t a traditional VPS where you get root access and manage the server yourself. Many businesses start with managed plans, then switch to VPS for caching, server modules, and isolation. If you run WooCommerce, VPS can help handle spikes and database load.

WordPress plugin development rules focus on security, compatibility, and clean coding. Never edit WordPress core files; use hooks, shortcodes, and APIs. Validate and sanitize all input, escape all output, and use nonces for forms and AJAX. Check user capabilities before allowing changes. Use unique prefixes or namespaces to avoid function and class conflicts. Follow WordPress coding standards for PHP, JS, and CSS. Load scripts only where needed, and enqueue them properly. Use WordPress APIs for database, options, HTTP requests, and file handling. Keep performance in mind, avoid heavy queries, and support updates with versioning and backward compatibility where possible.

Yes, WordPress allows self-hosting through WordPress.org, which is the free, open-source WordPress software you install on your own web hosting. With self-hosting, you control your domain, server, files, database, themes, and plugins, and you can customize the site without platform restrictions. You can build blogs, business sites, membership sites, or WooCommerce stores, and you can move to another host anytime. You are responsible for updates, backups, security, and performance, but many hosts provide tools to make this easier. WordPress.com is different and is a hosted service, but it also supports a migration path.