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Remember when WordPress used to be just a blogging platform<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s all grown up now.<\/p>\n

There are around 529 million<\/a> WordPress-powered websites live today. The majority are regular websites. Many don\u2019t even have an active blog.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not all. WordPress powers everything from Fortune 500 company websites to app-like platforms that generate serious revenue.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s like it can do anything<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Okay, that\u2019s an exaggeration, but you might be surprised by all the different projects you can run on WordPress nowadays.<\/p>\n

To test the limits, we went looking for some of the most surprising and underrated use cases for the world\u2019s favorite CMS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want to see what we found? Keep scrolling to see the top ten!<\/p>\n

10 Alternative Ways To Use WordPress<\/h2>\n

WordPress has loads of great features, but the real fun starts when you take advantage of the Plugin Directory<\/a> \u2014 essentially the App Store for websites.<\/p>\n

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Here are some of the most interesting ways to use WordPress and plugins<\/a> to make money, promote your cause, or build a community!<\/p>\n

1. Run a Membership Site That Pays You While You Sleep<\/h2>\n

Imagine earning money while you\u2019re drooling on your pillow.<\/p>\n

Getting paid while you sleep might sound too good to be true, but some people are really doing it.<\/p>\n

The model is just like Netflix. You simply create or curate content, and people pay you for access. That could mean a one-off fee for lifetime access or a recurring membership subscription.<\/p>\n

Either way, the scalability is bonkers. Whether you have 10 or 10,000 members, your maintenance workload stays roughly the same. Your ongoing time and energy can go into promoting your library.<\/p>\n

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Many business owners who run this model use WordPress. If you want to follow in their footsteps, there are several plugins made for the purpose.<\/p>\n