WordPress provides users with all technical means to create and publish online the content of any sort, be it a simple text or advanced media directory with plenty of featured sections and categories.
Need to create a complex e-commerce platform?
No big deal!
There are plenty of themes and customized add-ons that will let you arrange your products into directories, present items via featured blocks and connect almost any popular delivery method or payment system.
The open-source nature of WordPress provides an extra boost to the platform since this opens for the users the opportunity for customizations and the usage of external development services to adjust the system to your needs.