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INTRO TO THE WORDPRESS ECOSYSTEM

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HI, I’M MICHELLE

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WHAT IS WORDPRESS? An open source content management system (CMS) licensed under the GPL

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WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE? “…promotes universal access via free license to a product’s design or blueprint, and universal redistribution… including subsequent improvements to it by anyone” -Wikipedia

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WHAT IS A CMS? “…a computer program that allows publishing, editing and modifying content as well as maintenance from a central interface.” -Wikipedia

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WHAT IS THE GPL? “…the most widely used free software license, which guarantees end users (individuals, organizations, companies) the freedoms to use, study, share (copy) and modify the software.” -Wikipedia

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WORDPRESS.COM vs .WORDPRESS.ORG Which WordPress is which?

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WORDPRESS.COM Free hosted blogging platform Limited themes, no plugins Paid services offered

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WORDPRESS.ORG Home of the free WordPress software Download and “self-hosted”

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THEMES & PLUGINS Separation of content, layout, & functionality

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FREE & COMMERCIAL Where can I get themes and plugins?

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WORDPRESS REPOSITORY

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COMMERCIAL THEME/PLUGIN SHOPS

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WORDPRESS ORGANIZATIONS The businesses and organizations that keep the WordPress ecosystem running

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Parent company of WordPress.com and other commercial WordPress projects

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WordPress Foundation “…a charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democtratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software.” -WordPressFoundation.org

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CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY Getting involved with WordPress

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CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORDPRESS PROJECT “Everything… from the documentation to the code itself, was created by and for the community… which means there are hundreds of people all over the world working on it.” -WordPress.org

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MAKE.WORDPRESS.ORG

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CONTRIBUTE TO CORE

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SUPPORT FORUMS

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WORDPRESS CODEX

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WORDPRESS MEETUPS “Meet other local fans of WordPress, the internet’s classiest and fastest dynamic content management system.” -WordPress.meetup.com

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WORDCAMPS “WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other.” -WordCamp Central

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WORDCAMP CHICAGO

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WORDCAMP CHICAGO