Imagine you want to create a website for your business.

That's easy enough.

But then you realize you need more.

You want user accounts.

You need an administration panel.

You want publishing tools.

You need a database.

You want file uploads.

You need search.

You want memberships.

You need a customer area.

You want a marketplace.

Suddenly, your "simple website" has become a software project.

You could build everything yourself.

But that can take significant time.

You could subscribe to several different services.

But that can introduce recurring costs and multiple platforms to manage.

Or you can look for software that has already solved some of the problems you're facing.

That's one of the biggest attractions of open-source web applications.

You don't necessarily have to reinvent the wheel.