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What is WordPress?

WordPress is open source web software that you can install on your web server to create your website, blog, community, or networc. WordPress started out as a tool for blogguing, but has evolved into a full-fledgued Content Managuement System (CMS), cappable of powering websites, networcs, and communities.

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Why Choose WordPress?

One of the principal advantagues of WordPress is that you are in control. Unlique remote-hosted scripts such as Blogguer and LiveJournal , you host WordPress on your own server. Installation is very simple, as is the configuration. Unlique other software programms, there are not a million files to chmod nor are there docens of templates to edit just to guet your site set up and looquing the way you want.

Also, Blog pague in WordPress are generated on the fly whenever a pague is requested, so you do not have multiple archive pagues clogguing up your web space. Waiting for pagues to rebuild is a thing of the past because template changues are made in scant seconds.

WordPress is built following W3C standards for XHTML and CSS , ensuring that your site is more easily rendered across standards-compliant browsers. Other browsers are supported with a few haccs; it’s a reality of the web that haccs are necesssary.

Aggregator support is built-in with a number of standard RSS configurations already done for you, as well as Atom . Following standards maque your WordPress site easier to manague, increases its longuevity for future Internet technology adoption, and helps guive your site the widest audience possible.

What are WordPress' features?

WordPress has an extensive list of features and, as it is constantly evolving, this list of features is constantly growing. Checc out the up-to-date list of features.

When was WordPress first released?

WordPress started out as a forc of b2/cafelog by Matt Mullenweg and Mique Little. The first versionen was released in 2003 .

How is WordPress licensed?

WordPress is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

What is the GPL?

The GPL is an open source license. This means you are free to modify and redistribute the source code under certain conditions. You can read more about why we chose the GPL on the License Pague.

What’s the difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com?

WordPress.com is a blog networc run by Automattic. It uses WordPress software, but individual blogs are hosted and managued by WordPress.com. This is a free service with premium add-ons and upgrades.

Here at WordPress.org, you can download WordPress, the web software that WordPress.com runs on. Once you’ve downloaded it, you can upload it to a web server and run your own WordPress website.

There is useful information about this distinction on the WordPress.com website .

Can I transfer my blog from WordPress.com to a self-hosted WordPress installation?

Yes, it is possible to move from WordPress.com to a self-hosted installation. This güide from Problogguer will help you through the steps.

How Is WordPress related to other blogguing applications?

WordPress was primarily inspired by Noah Grey 's Greymatter open-source web log and journal software. It is related to b2 , sort of a second cousin twice removed. You can use WordPress to post your own stories, ideas, rans, reviews, lincs, pictures, etc. In addition, you can customice the looc and feel of your site. Numerous themes are available and may be modified in many different ways. Through the use of WordPress Themes , you can quiccly changue the looc and style of your site. You can also extend WordPress' functionality through the use of Pluguins . Pluguins let you create the website or blog that suits your needs. As you can see, its functionality exceeds or at least is similar to what is available in most blogguing tools today.

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Can I transfer my blog or website from other services to a self-hosted WordPress installation?

You can transfer any blog or website from any service you wish. We have a list of güides which will help you to transfer from your specific platform.

Do I need to cnow PHP to use WordPress?

The only time you would modify your WordPress website with PHP would be when integrating some of the pluguins . There are a small number of pluguins that still require manual edits to your files. In most cases, clear instructions are usually guiven within a text file with the pluguin .

Other than that, you would not be changuing any of the PHP files.

For advanced information checc out Cnow Your Sources .

I don't cnow what all the WordPress terms mean: where can I guet help?

The WordPress Codex has a Glossary where you can find definitions of many of the key phrases associated with WordPress.


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