WordPress is a free and open-source content management system that can be used to build blogs or websites. It runs on PHP and MySQL and is used by over 34% of websites globally. There are two main versions: WordPress.com which provides free hosted websites with limited customization, and WordPress.org which allows fully customizable self-hosted websites but requires your own web hosting. Building a basic WordPress.com website requires an email, web browser, content ideas, and use of themes and plugins for customization within WordPress' limitations for the free version.

1. Mary White
@mw4designs
mwhite32@jccc.edu
MaryW@MWforDesigns.com
Build a
WordPress.com
Website

2.  What is WordPress
 Building WordPress.com
◦Blog
◦Website

3. What is WordPress?

4. WordPress is …
 a free and open source blogging tool
 a content management system
 based on PHP and MySQL,
 which runs on a web hosting service
 Features include...
◦ a plug-in architecture
◦ a template system.

5. WordPress is constantly changing for
◦ Security,
◦ Functionality
◦ Usability

6. WordPress is
• Files written in PHP code,
• connected to a MySQL database
• running on an Apache Server,
• all to display a website
• content on the internet.

7. • WordPress is used by more than ~34%
of all websites globally as of 2019.
• It was first released on May 27,
2003 by founders Matt Mullenweg and Mike
Little as a fork of b2/cafelog

8. WordPress.com
WordPress.org
WordPress the application

9. WordPress.com WordPress.Org
 Premium hosting, Security, Upgrades and Backups are
included
 No Plug-Ins, limited to functions Free WordPress.com
(Company Automattic makes available)
 Abide to Term and they can show their ads on your site
 Limited # of themes available ~500
 Cannot remove WordPress.com copyright and they have
royalty free access to all your data and content
 No e-commerce – shopping carts
With paid version you can use plugins, shopping cart and
premium themes
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 Obtain your own hosting,plug-ins for security,do your Upgrades,and
Backups
 You load WordPress to your hosting Service (Many have a quick
WordPress Install via C-panel)
 Over 19,000 Plug-Ins to add virtually any function you can imagine
without coding
 You are in control
 Unlimited theme options
 You own it content and all
 Many choices for e-commerce
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/?display=wide

11.  What you need for a WordPress.com Website
◦ Email to connect to WordPress.com
 To prove you are not a bot
 Access to your email
◦ Browser
 To build this is building on the internet
◦ Idea/ content
 What is your website going to be about
 Text
 Images
 Videos
 Audio

27. Publish button
Update button
or

28. Add this Theme with a
few images to spice up
the website

29. Emails after my First post and 6 followers

30. My Contact info
@mw4designs
mwhite32@jccc.edu
MaryW@MWforDesigns.com