1 First Post
WHAT’S IN THIS CHAPTER?
- Appreciating the provenance of the WordPress platform
- Choosing a suitable platform for your WordPress installation
- Downloading, installing, and performing basic configuration of WordPress
- Diagnosing and resolving common installation problems
If displaying “Hello World” on an appropriate device defines minimum competence in a programming language, generating your first post is the equivalent in the online publishing world. This chapter provides a brief history of WordPress and then explores several options for hosting a WordPress installation. Common miscues and misperceptions along with their resolutions round out the chapter and put you on the edge of publishing your wit and wisdom.
Once you’ve installed, configured, and completed the barebones administration, you’re ready to take advantage of the code walk-throughs and detailed component descriptions in later chapters. Of course, if you already have a functional WordPress website, you can skip this chapter, and dive in headfirst to explore the core code in Chapter 2, “Code Overview.”
WHAT IS WORDPRESS?
WordPress is one of the most popular open source content management systems available, with global and vibrant user, developer, and support communities. While it can be compared to Drupal and Joomla as a user-generated content workhorse, WordPress distinguishes itself with a broad array of hosting options, functional extensions (plugins), and aesthetic designs and elements ...
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