ncet tech bite - wordpress - april 2015
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What is WordPress?
Short History
2003 - Mullenweg & Little fork b2/cafelog
2005 - Automattic formed
2010 - WordPress Foundation
What is a CMS?
WordPress.org
Self-Hosted Option
Complexity
Find your own hosting
Do your own maintenance
Restrictions
WordPress.orgDownload source for the latest version of WordPress
Location of the WordPress Codex
codex.wordpress.org
Location of the WordPress Theme Repository2400+ Free WordPress themes
Location of the WordPress Plugin Repository30,000 Free WordPress plugins
WordPress Themes
are files that work together to create the design
(and functionality) of a WordPress site. Each
Theme may be different, offering many choices
for site owners to instantly change their website
look.
--- codex.wordpress.org
WordPress Plugin:
A WordPress Plugin is a program, or a set of
one or more functions, written in the PHP
scripting language, that adds a specific set of
features or services to the WordPress [site],
which can be seamlessly integrated with the
[site] using access points and methods
provided by the WordPress Plugin Application
Program Interface (API). ---
codex.wordpress.org
WordPress Trainingwpbeginner.com
code.tutsplus.com/categories/wordpress
premium.wpmudev.org/blog
wp101.com
ithemes.com
learnable.com
lynda.com
The Reno WordPress Meetup Group
2nd Thursday, 6 pm, Reno Collective
Tracy Rhodes
775-852-9314