1. WORDPRESS
●Word press is open source blog publishing
application powered by PHP and My SQL.
●It can be used for content management.
●It has plugin architecture and a templating
system.

2. FEATURES OF WORDPRESS
➢Widgets
➢Themes
➢Integrated link management ie. Search
engines and permalink structure
➢Tagging of posts and articles
➢Trackback and pingback standards for
displaying links to other sites.
➢Plugin architecture
➢Sidebar widgets for Flickr, del.icio.us, Twitter,
and more

3. TERMS USED IN WORDPRESS
Post:
It is a method for transmitting information
and objects wriiten in documents.
Tags:
A keyword or a term assigned to a piece
of information.
Categories:
The different ways or kinds of being
called.

4. Media:
They are the storage and transmission
channels or tools used to store and
deliverinformation or data.
Media library:
It is used to upload the videos and
embed them directly on your blog.
Link:
It is a open source text and graphic web
browser with a pull­down menu system.

5. Page:
It contains information about the blog and the
address of the company or person whose is
publishing the blog.
Dashboard:
It is an application used for hosting mini­
application known as widgets..It is a semi­
transparent layer that is invisible to the user
unless activated by clicking its icon in the Dock.

6. Widgets:
It is an element of Graphical User
Interface
that displays an information arrangement
changeable by the user, such as a window or a
text box.
Plugin:
It is a small software computer program
that extends the capabilities of a larger
program.They enable the web browsers to play
sound and video clips or automatically
decompressing the files.

7. Archives:
An archive is a collection of historical
records, as well as the place they are located.
Meta:
It is used to indicate a concept which is an
abstraction from other concept,used to complete
or add to the later.
Really Simple Syndication:
It is a family of web feed formats used
to publish frequently updated works such as blog
entries, news headlines, audio, and video in a
standardized format.

8. Advantages of wordpress
* It’s free
* Fast to setup
* Easy to learn
* Lots of plugins and templates available so you
don’t need to be a PHP guru or designer to
have a nice looking site with lots of features.

9. * Easy to modify page templates allowing you to
customize the presentation layers to your heart
content
* Large and active open source community
community of people developing add­ons,
plugins,themes frequently.
* Easy to host with simple requirements

10. Disadvantages of wordpress
● Many of the themes have a tendency to
look the same or similar.
● PHP’s track record for security is pretty
bad.
● Database queries may be very heavy.