WordPress is a content management system that makes it easy to publish content online. It allows users to create personal blogs, business websites, private diaries, or sell products. To get started with WordPress, users need to find a web hosting provider, choose a domain name, install WordPress, and begin adding content to their site. WordPress is open source software that runs on PHP and MySQL and is used by 26% of websites.

1. Introduction to
WordPress

2. I’m Sandy McFadden
Happiness Engineer at Automattic @ourvalley on Twitter

3. What is WordPress?
• A Content Management System
• An Open Source Project
• PHP and MySQL
• Used by 26% of the web! (w3techs.com)

4. What About Me?

5. What can it do?
• Mission: to democratize publishing through Open
Source, GPL software.
• Makes it easy to publish online
• Personal blog
• Business website
• Private diary
• Sell products

6. Where do I start?

7. Getting Started
• Find a web hosting provider
• Choose your domain name
• Install WordPress
• Start setting up your site
• Add your content

8. Web Hosting
• WordPress.com
• BlueHost.com
• Siteground.com
• DigitalOcean.com
• Hostgator.com
• GoDaddy.com

9. Domain Name
• Most hosting providers
• hover.com
• namecheap.com

10. Install WordPress
• One click install
• Database
• Upload files
• Install

11. WordPress Components
• Posts
• Pages
• Menus
• Widgets
• Plugins
• Themes
• Settings

12. Posts vs Pages
• Posts are shown in a list in reverse chronological order
• Posts can have tags and categories to organize
• Posts are a classic blog
• Pages are more static
• Don’t have categories
• Examples are an About or Contact page

13. Resources
WordPress.org Links
• About WordPress
• Site Examples
• Install WordPress
• Security
• Support
• Get Involved
General
• Posts vs Pages
• WP.com vs WP.org
• Siteground Tutorials
• WordPress.tv
• GPL