WordPress is an open source, database driven CMS system that allows to manage content, pages, media, menus, etc. infect, it gives power to take control of your website without ANY web administrator's help.
WordPress, out of the box, doesn't look pretty. The front page of any site, when installed, is very basic, simple and rather boring. WordPress has dramatically evolve in recent years. The graphics and coding of themes have gone beyond simple blogging to full functional websites.