Introduction to WordPress
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This document introduces WordPress, including its history as a blogging platform started in 2003. Key statistics are provided about WordPress' popularity, with over 26% of websites using it and it having 59% market share. Reasons for using WordPress include that it is free, open source, has a large community and plugin/theme library, and is easy to use. WordPress is comprised of an engine (WordPress itself), themes to change the design, and plugins to add extensions. The document discusses how WordPress can be used for blogs, business sites, portfolios, and more. It also notes that both developers and non-developers can use WordPress.
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- 1. INTRODUCTION TO WordPress Puneet Sahalot IdeaBox Creations
- 2. • What is WordPress? • Why use WordPress? • Who uses WordPress? • Can I use WordPress? @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com
- 3. A brief history of WordPress. @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com Started in 2003 as a Blogging Platform by Matt Mullenweg & Mike Little. Now, world’s most popular CMS. Mike Matt
- 4. Some stats. @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com • 26.7% of all websites are powered by WordPress • 59.3% CMS market share • 2,573 of the most popular 10K Websites use WP WordPress Joomla Drupal Magento Blogger
- 5. Why I use WordPress? @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com • Free, Open Source. • Fantastic community • 46,750 Free Plugins on WordPress.org • 4,123 Free Themes on WordPress.org • Search Engine Friendly • Tons of online learning resources • Easy to use and extend
- 6. WordPress, themes, plugins. What? @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com • WordPress == Engine • Themes == Paint • Plugins == Extensions (Audio player, Navigation system etc.)
- 7. WordPress Variants @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com • WordPress.com - • Often referred to as .com WordPress • Not related to using .com or other extension ;-) • A platform / service offered by Automattic. • Used commonly for blogging - myname.wordpress.com • Lots of free features. Limited customization. • WordPress.org • Commonly known as self-hosted WordPress • Download, install, use. • No restrictions. Build it. Break it. Whatever you like.
- 8. What can I use WordPress for? @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com • Blog • Business website • Portfolio • News • Community • eCommerce • eLearning • Membership • SAAS • Whatever you can think of!
- 9. Uncommon instances can be seen at… @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com
- 10. Uncommon instances can be seen at… @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com
- 11. Uncommon instances can be seen at… @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com
- 12. Uncommon instances can be seen at… @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com
- 14. I am NOT a developer. Can I use WordPress? @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com • YES! • No programming knowledge necessary. • Easy to use and understand. • Thousands of plugins and extensions. • Ready-to-use themes to style your website. • Tons of online documentation & help.
- 15. I am a developer. Can I use WordPress? @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com • Become a WordPress developer • Build WP websites, custom themes and plugins. • Contribute to WP community.
- 16. LET’S TALK. Puneet Sahalot IdeaBox Creations @psahalot www.ideaboxcreations.com