2. What is WordPress?
Started in 2003 with single code
Open source project (used by millions)
Started as blogging system
Web software
Creates websites or blogs
Both free and priceless
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4. How to get WordPress
Three steps to downloading this program
Get a Web Host
Download and Install
Read Documentation
Wordpress.org/download
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5. Where do you get this program?
wordpress.org is the were you will and click the link
were it says Download WordPress 3.4.2
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6. Features and Benefits
Create beautiful blogs or websites
Completely customizable
Thousands of plugins, widgets, and themes
Fully functional in five minutes
Simplicity is key
Decisions not options
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7. Features
No rebuilding (automatic changes)
Password protected posts
Typographical niceties
Up to ten levels of users
Easy installation and upgrades
Full standard compliance
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8. Mobile Version
iOS
Andriod
Blackberry
Windows Phone 7
Nokia
WebOS
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9. Road Map
Version Planned
3.5 December 5, 2012
3.6 Early 2013
3.7 Middle 2013
3.8 Late 2013
After 2.1 was released, WordPress decided to schedule 3-4 months with the
feature driven by ideas voted on by the users.
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