WordPress is a free, Web-based software program that anyone can use to build and maintain a website or blog.

It was originally intended as an easy way to set up a blog. But, thanks to the efforts of a large open source community of WordPress programmers working to extend and improve its capabilities, WordPress has become much more than just a tool for bloggers.

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Reference: WordPress for Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson

Open source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL plug-in architecture template system

Free Open-source software (F/OSS, FOSS) or free/libre/open-source software (FLOSS) is software that is both free software and open source. It is liberally licensed to grant users the right to use, copy, study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code.[

Write your post Click a button to publish your post Thats it

Diversity- 2 versions of WordPress are available to suit nearly every type of blogger: Ease of use: Wordpress setup is quick Extensibility: easily obtain plugins Community of users: large and loyal members helping members community

The hosted version at WordPress.com. (Part II of this book focuses on this version.) The self-installed and self-hosted version available at WordPress.org. (Part III focuses on this version.) The multiuser version, WordPress MU, available at http:// mu.wordpress.org.

PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for Web development to produce dynamic Web pages.

MySQL is the world's most used relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. MySQL is a popular choice of database for use in web applications,

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WordPress designs are based on Themes WordPress software allows anyone to create and edit new web pages and blog posts using only a web browser.

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The blogging features in WordPress allow you to update your website/blog frequently, to receive and respond to comments from your readers, and to allow others to subscribe to your site content using RSS.

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There are many more features of a WordPress website or blog that make it much, much better than a traditional static, brochure-style website (i.e., built once and never updated after that) when it comes to search engine optimization and social media. And many of these features are taken care of automatically, requiring little or no effort (or programming skill) on your part.

Download and unzip the WordPress package from http://wordpress.org/download/

You will be needing a Web Server:

XAMPP
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xamppwindows.html

WAMP
http://www.wampserver.com/en/

Copy the unzipped folder to the htdocs folders of XAMPP :

C:\xampp\htdocs Start xampp Control

Open your preferred browser:

Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Safari

Create your wordpress database

From the browser, type at the url address: http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin/

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Type in your preferred wordpress database name at Create new database textbox then click create.
*you may just simply type in wordpress as your database name for simplicity purposes:

You must received a confirmation message once the database has been created.

Type in the following at the url address: http://localhost/wordpress/ Or http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/

You will be directed to the page similar below: Please click Create a Configuration File button

Click Run the Install button

Dashboard - the behindthe-scenes control panel where you can publish content, manage comments, and change your settings. The dashboard is referred to as the back end, of your site, and only you (and any users youve assigned) can see it. The front end is what the outside world sees when they visit yourblog.wordpress.com.

Youll see something like this, with an autogenerated post titled Hello world! and a few widgets in the right sidebar.

If youre feeling overwhelmed by all the menus here, dont worry you only need to know your way around a few key parts of the dashboard to start publishing content and personalizing your blogs appearance.

1. Whats your goal?

To document your travels? To share your passion? To inform? To entertain?

2. What topics are you most interested in?

Travel? Technology? Pop culture? Politics?

3. Whats your perspective?

Are you a movie critic? A clothing designer? A pastry chef?

4. Whos your target audience?

Film buffs? Fashionistas? Foodies?

Much like every magazine has its own unique layout and design, so do websites. The theme you choose will determine your sites colors, fonts, header design, and number of columns. There are over 120 attractive themes to choose from.

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