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1. Wordpress- Overview • Introduction • What is Wordpress? • Benefits of Wordpress
2. Introduction • WordPress is a free and open-source content management system based on PHP & MySQL. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system. It is most associated with blogging but supports other types of web content including more traditional mailing lists and forums, media galleries, and online stores.
3. What is wordpress? • WordPress is highly customizable, and has literally thousands of plugin pieces of software so you can use your site for just about anything. If you’re ever curious about who uses WordPress, head on over to the WordPress site showcase and you’ll be impressed by the number of well-known sites and famous people using WordPress to power their websites.
4. Benefits of wordpress • 1. Flexible and Adaptable for Changing Needs • 2. User-friendly—Even for Beginners • 3. Themes Offer Multiple Options • 4. Plugins Extend Functionality • 5. WordPress Sites Rank High
5. Flexible and Adaptable for Changing Needs • WordPress sites can contain full-service eCommerce stores, showcase a portfolio, or host a social network, group, or podcast. Whatever a company’s requirements, the core WordPress package plus a variety of basic and premium plugins that is suitable for your site.
6. . User-friendly—Even for Beginners • A WordPress site can be installed and up and running in a matter of minutes, even without any technical expertise. All a user needs is a domain name and a web hosting account.
7. Themes Offer Multiple Options • WordPress themes offer users an array of choices for fine-tuning the appearance and functions of a new site, thanks to its large and growing directory basic and premium of themes. Themes can be previewed live and installed at any time to change the look and layout of a WordPress site.
8. Plugins Extend Functionality • WordPress includes all the elements needed to create a basic site, but many users want more specialized functions related to a site’s specific needs. The WordPress plugin directory includes hundreds of plugins— small pieces of code designed to perform specific tasks—that allow users to add features such as shopping carts, galleries, contact forms, and more to any compatible WordPress site.
9. WordPress Sites Rank High • Searchabiility is key to ranking high on Google and other search engines. WordPress sites tend to rank high for their keywords, largely because they’re constantly being updated and because WordPress includes a variety of tools and plugins for optimizing content for SEO (search engine optimization).
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