3. { WordPress }
• What is WordPress?
• Started as fork (or derivate) of B2/Cafelog
– a weblog (blogging) platform.
• Continued a blogging platform, soon stood
out as personal publishing platform.
4. { Ways to use WordPress }
• Blog
• Website
• Social Community
• Web Application Framework
• Power a Mobile App
5. { WordPress }
• Where can I find WordPress in use?
• Educational Web Sites
• Music Artists/Bands
• Newspapers
6. { WordPress }
• Microsoft recently converted all of their
blogs to WordPress from .net based blog
softwares.
• Techcrunch
• Disney
7. { WordPress }
• How can I make use of WordPress?
• Blog, Website, Ecommerce, whatever type
of site you may need.
• WordPress.com hosted, install from a
hosting company, self-hosted through
AWS, Google Computing, or other server.
8. { .com vs .org }
• .com
• Hosted by Automattic
• Free allows a limited number of themes and
plugins to choose from.
• Free includes .wordpress.com domain in
URL.
• Paid, various levels
• Custom domain
• Custom Theme available
9. { .com vs .org }
• .org
• You choose your host
• Use installer from hosting company or upload
your own download.
• If your host allows, you can use the command line
interface (WP-CLI) as well.
• Use themes and plugins from the repository
• Custom ones you build or have built
• Premium themes/plugins purchased