WordPress Basics

WordPress Basics

What is Wordpress? WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a content-management system based on PHP and MySQL, which runs on a web hosting service. Features include a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by more than 18.9% of the top 10 million websites as of August 2013. ... It was first released on May 27, 2003, by founders Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little as a fork of b2/cafelog

WordPress Basics

WordPress Facts • Over 21% of all websites run on WordPress • More than 19,000 WordPress plugins are available • WordPress is one of the most requested skills in the world • 100’s of WordPress volunteer developers work for the WordPress Foundation every day • WordPress has been translated to over 70 languages • WordPress.com runs the multisite version, and estimated 32M active sites on that single install • WordPress will save the world!

WordPress Basics

Why use WordPress? • Supple – it’s not just a blog, enterprise websites, government, online communitites, forums, small business, e-commerce. • Search Engine Optimized – Sound compliant framework that Google likes with many available SEO plugins, W3C compliant • Content Management – the ability for the end user to edit and update content on their own. • Social – built in commenting as well as thousands of social media plugins to add sharing and integration with virtually any social media site. • Community and Support – Wordpress Meetups! Many community sites, tutorials, YouTube, you can find help on literally every corner.

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There’s more than one WordPress, well Sorta….. WordPress.com • Run by a company called Automattic • A VERY large multisite install of Wordpress • Freemium model – they make money by selling upgrades and services WordPress.org • A community of volunteer developers working on the open source WordPress software • You can download a copy of WordPress from Wordpress.org and install it on the hosting site of your choice

WordPress Basics

WordPress.com WordPress.org

Premium hosting, security, and backups and upgrades are included

Obtain your own hosting, plugins for security and backups

No plugins, limited to functions that WordPress.com makes available

Over 19.000 plugins to add virtually any function you can imagine without coding

Abide by TOS which includes the right to show ads on your site

You are in control

Limited themes,280+ premium Unlimited themes

Cannot remove WordPress.com copyright and they have royalty-free access to your data

It’s yours

No e-commerce – shopping cart Many choices for e-commerce

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So you’re convinced to host and build your own WordPress site!

What Now???

You will need: • A Computer • Internet Access • A Web Browser

WordPress Basics

• Register a domain name • Godaddy, Namecheap, name.com, Gandi.net, 1&1, iWantMyName, Hover, DreamHost, Domain Monster, NameSilo

• You do Not have to register your domain and host your website in the same place but most registrars also offer hosting

• Web Hosting • iPage, bluehost, 1&1, HostGator, GoDaddy, hostmonster, FatCow, InMotion, DreamHost

• WordPress Optimized Hosting • Synthesis, WP Engine, pagely, MediaTemple, KahunaHost, Pressable, Flywheel

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GO!

It only takes 5 minutes to install WordPress… Live demonstration of WordPress installation

WordPress Basics

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