wordpress - from the start - wordcamp sofia 2013
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➔ What is WordPress?
➔ Why WordPress?
➔ WordPress.org vs WordPress.com
➔ How to install WordPress?
➔ A few WordPress Demos
Agenda
Stanko Metodiev
● WordPress Web Developer @ DevriX Ltd
● WordPress Consultant @ Premium WordPress Support
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WordPress is…● A simple blogging platform● Designed for small sites● Not really popular● Wordpress
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What is WordPress
According to Wikipedia:
WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a content-management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL, which runs on a web hosting service…
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What is WordPress (2)It was first released on May 27, 2003, by its founders, Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little, as a fork of b2/cafelog
Matt Mullenweg Mike Little
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WordPress.org != WordPress.com
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WordPress.org WordPress.com
Open Source product SaaS
WordPress Foundation Automattic, Inc.
Requires a hosting Hosted for free
Fully customizable Fairly limited
Unlimited themes/plugins A set of predefined extensions
Why WordPress?● Open Source● A powerful and flexible platform● Over 70 000 000 websites online● Tens of thousands free and premium
themes/plugins● Ready for E-Commerce, Q&A, Forums, Social
networks, Groupons and more…● Community
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WordPress as CMS
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Tweet URL
Famous 5 min install● Stop talking. Just show me!● Famous 5 Minute Install● Download Latest WordPress● Upload to webserver● Database, DB User and DB Pass● Install WordPress● Enjoy WordPress
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Softaculous - Step 5Your installation is done! Go to your WordPress and enjoy it!
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Recap● WordPress is free Open Source Blog Platform and CMS● WordPress is easy to use● WordPress is ready for almost everything● The Community is Awesome!● capital_P_dangit()
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Questions?
● Follow me on Twitter @metodiew● Stanko Metodiev on LinkedIn● metodiew on WordPress.org● metodiew on GitHub● Blogging at metodiew.com
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