What is Wordpress?

Dynamike · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 12:42 AM

Can someone please describe what Wordpress is?

TechieGuy · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 06:18 AM

Wordpress is a content management system for blogs. It is the most popular platform used for blogging.

There are two versions: free and self-hosted. The free version is hosted at wordpress.com, and you are limited as to what you can do, such as no ads.

The self-hosted version can be installed by most hosts that support PHP, and can also be downloaded from wordpress.org. Most well-known blogs use the self-hosted version as it allows you complete control over every aspect of your blog. It costs nothing to download/install wordpress on a host. You just pay for the host and a domain name.

Dynamike · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 06:22 AM

So wordpress is unless for a website unless the individual has a blog?

TechieGuy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 09:39 AM

You can use Wordpress for standard websites, however, you should look into Joomla if you plan on making a website instead of a blog.

Dynamike · #5 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 10:00 AM

Thanks. I will look into Joomla.

FrisArvz · #6 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 11:19 PM

For newbies, they might thought that wordpress is a blog platform. But, wordpress is more than a blog platform: its a cms.

Dynamike · #7 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 01:09 AM

What's a CMS?

TechieGuy · #8 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 06:20 AM

Content Management System. It is basically an application/tool that manages the content for you web site. You create your web site's template, and then the CMS will use that template to display your content.

Dynamike · #9 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 07:00 AM

Thanks for the explanation.

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