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What is Adobe Muse and what are its key features compared to WordPress
Adobe Muse is an amazing website creating tool with a free downloadable application that available in the Windows Store and Mac App Store. It offers plenty of features compared to WordPress, including design templates for its own “Labs,” integration with Adobe Creative Cloud, and a beautiful interface. You can create and manage your own websites, blogs, and even applications.
So let’s start by finding out what Adobe Muse is.
What is Adobe Muse?
Adobe Muse is a website creating and management tool with a free downloadable software application that available in the Windows Store and Mac App Store. Admins can create templates using the pure HTML5 code, as well as use them in their blog to create websites, blogs and applications. With Adobe Creative Cloud , they can view their websites on any device without losing any of the photos and videos they have uploaded to their web site or app.
What does Adobe Muse have to offer?
You can view your site on any device and it will work as intended.
When would you use Muse over WordPress and vice versa
In most cases, WordPress is the website platform you would use over Adobe Muse. Not because Muse is bad or doesn’t have much potential, but because Muse seems to be more of a beginner tool. There are plenty of templates to choose from, but once you want to start customizing them, it becomes a little more difficult. WordPress makes the process much easier. However, while you’re doing that, you have to make sure that you have the right tools (which means you need plugins and WordPress itself) in order to get the results you want.
As is the case with most of these things, WordPress and Adobe Muse have their own advantages. WordPress, according to the popular ranking site Alexa.com, has a bigger user base than Adobe Muse does. What’s more is that WordPress has been around for a long time, dating back to 2004 (as of this writing).
With WordPress you can’t just drag and drop elements onto your page. This is one of the things that can make Adobe Muse a little bit difficult for people who have never used it.
If you’re searching for options to sell your products, WordPress is an excellent choice. On the other hand, if you want to sell wedding photography or other custom-made items and need to create a website or shop, Muse will take care of that as well.
If you need a little more control over your website, then WordPress is the way to go. If you’re looking for an easy to use tool that provides you with simple templates and easy-to-use editing tools, Muse is the way to go.
How do you create a website with Adobe Muse
Creating a website with Adobe Muse is very similar to the process of doing it with WordPress. You still have to know HTML and CSS in order to design a good-looking site, but you have access to more built-in features when using Adobe Muse. It’s amazing how easy it is! All you have to do is sign up for a free account at Adobe.com and download the program on your computer. Just follow the prompts and you’ll be creating a website within no time.
All you have to do is sign up for a free account at Adobe.com and download the program on your computer. Just follow the prompts and you’ll be creating a website within no time.
In this article I’m going to walk you through how I created a website using Adobe Muse, so pay attention as there are a few differences between WordPress and Muse. Then, I’ll show you how to fix things if they don’t go as planned.
*At the beginning, I want to mention that Adobe Muse is still in beta, so some things might change. Also, this article focuses on personal websites and not blogs.
1. Sign Up For Adobe Muse
First, you need to sign up for the program at Adobe.com. You can do it by clicking here: http://www.adobe.com/products/muse/creativecloudsubscriptions/.
You will have to provide your personal information, such as email address and credit card number, and sign in to your Adobe ID. Just follow the prompts and you should be good to go. For a limited time, you’ll also get 20% off the standard price!
2. Install The Software & Choose A Template
How do you create a website with WordPress
Creating a website with WordPress is a little more complicated than using Adobe Muse. You need to write an article with the right format, you have to know HTML and CSS, you need to upload the right plugins, etc. However, once you do it correctly, making changes becomes easier because all you have to do is go into the WordPress dashboard and click on “Settings” to change the looks and functionality of your website.
Before you start writing, there are a few things that you need to ensure. First of all, you need to pick a good domain name because it makes things easier later on when it comes to registering an SSL certificate. Then, you need to read the WooThemes FAQs and their documentation before you even think about setting up your website. It contains a lot of helpful information.
WordPress is based on the idea that content is king. The best way to leverage WordPress’ power is to create a content-rich website. This way, your visitors will be more engaged and they will be more likely to come back again and again.
Creating a content-rich website with WordPress involves using several websites WordPress has integrated with its blogging tool—namely, Facebook, Google+ and Twitter—and also includes a couple of other features as well.
Furthermore, WordPress is a scalable website platform because it has a plugin that you can use to add the latest features to your website. For example, WordPress has become a great companion for online businesses because it allows you to create your own online storefront.
Another of the best features of WordPress is that updating an existing website is easier than you think. If you have an existing website with its own domain name, then you can update it easily like this:
