Getting Started With WordPress

An overview of what WordPress is and how to install it.

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1. WORDPRESS GETTING STARTED WITH
2. WHO IS WORDPRESS? ▸ Originally written by Matt Mullenweg & Mike Little in 2003, based on B2 ▸ The WordPress Foundation owns the trademark ▸ Community-driven project ▸ Contributors to code, documentation, support forum, themes, plugins
3. WHAT IS WORDPRESS? ▸ Web-based software ▸ Popular ▸ Content Management System (CMS), Blogging System, Website creation tool ▸ Free ▸ Open Source (GPL)
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10. THE SOFTWARE FILES ▸ PHP ▸ Hypertext PreProcessor ▸ Dynamic programming language ▸ Creates HTML ▸ HyperText Markup Language
 DATABASE ▸ mySQL ▸ settings & website content all stored in tables of rows and columns ▸ can be managed via phpMyAdmin ▸ (software provided by host) THE CONTENT
11. WORDPRESS.ORG ▸ Self-managed ▸ Freedom ▸ Themes ▸ Plugins ▸ Any of your own customisations or content ▸ Managed ▸ Free (as in $) ▸ ~300 themes ▸ No 3rd party plugins ▸ Purchase extras ▸ Remove ads ▸ Domain name ▸ Design tools ▸ Extra storage ▸ Video & audio WORDPRESS.COM
12. WORDPRESS REQUIREMENTS ▸ Host server ▸ PHP ▸ mySQL ▸ Domain name ▸ Helpful applications ▸ Text/code editor, FTP Client
13. INSTALLING WORDPRESS MANUAL INSTALL ▸ Latest version of WordPress ▸ Gain familiarity with WP ▸ How to use phpMyAdmin ▸ How to access files ▸ codex.wordpress.org/ Installing_WordPress
 AUTOMATIC INSTALL ▸ Softaculous ▸ Fantastico deLuxe ▸ Installatron ▸ Depends on your host ▸ No need to use FTP
14. THEMES THE FRONT-END ▸ The theme determines almost everything the visitor sees ▸ Layout ▸ Fonts ▸ Colours ▸ Border & frames ▸ etc
15. THEMES THE BACK-END ▸ Theme Features need to be enabled by the theme for you to be able to see & use those options ▸ Wigdets ▸ Menus ▸ Header ▸ Background ▸ Featured images ▸ Post formats
16. PLUGINS ▸ Add features & capabilities to WP ▸ Contact Forms ▸ Sliders ▸ Lightbox ▸ Backups ▸ SEO ▸ Security ▸ Speed
17. DEMO TIME