One of the things that seems to put people off using the WordPress software on their own site (as opposed to the hosted WordPress blog site) is the technical side of the process involving WordPress templates and themes. There’s a lot of talk about code, PHP, CSS and plenty of other confusing abbreviations that don?t mean a lot to many people! This is unfortunate, as a WordPress blog can make such a big impact on web pages, and can even be used as a standalone website once you get your domain name and hosting sorted out.
Understanding the way WordPress works, installing the software, and figuring out how the templates fit in to themes does require a bit of techie know-how. It is not as hard as it first appears though, and thankfully, for those of us who are a bit technically challenged, there are some excellent guides and resources that can help make the process a whole lot smoother. Read more…
There has been talk about using Wordpress beyond the typical blog set-up, into the realms of a full-fledged content management system or CMS. Yet, most people have no idea how this is even possible.
I have to stress that the default Wordpress software is intended to be a blogging tool, so if you’re trying to make it work like a different type of content management tool you’ll have to use the correct plugins (enhancements) and have the a clear idea of what you want to achieve.
While the exact step-by-step method is out of the scope of this article, lets explore some of the ways you can use Wordpress, as I have personally done before. Read more…
The purpose of this article is to outline three different ways of getting a WordPress blog up and running. WordPress is a free blogging software, has many benefits and is supported by a large community of users and developers.
A “blog” is abbreviated from the term, “web log” which is a form of online diary or journal.
Since its advent a few short years ago, blogs have found numerous uses. Just to name a few, these include:
- teenagers putting their thoughts and ramblings online – hobbyists giving updates about their interests and passion – people staying updated with friends overseas – professional bloggers updating specific niche products – multinational corporations such as Microsoft & General Motors using blogs as marketing tool
Like a web site, a blog has global reach. However, it’s far cheaper, quicker and definitely easier to maintain a blog than a traditional web site. A blog’s contents can be easily updated by submitting short or long articles (commonly known as blog posts) through an easy-to-use graphical interface. As a blog’s content is updated regularly, they naturally attract both human readers as well as search engines hungry for fresh content.
To set up a blog, we need some form of blogging software or platform. There are free software like Blogger and WordPress and there are paid platforms like Moveable Type and Typepad.
Blogger is owned by Google. It’s free and perhaps the easiest way to create a blog and your first post, literally within minutes! Howeer, its features are somewhat limited.
Thus, WordPress is a good alternative if you are looking for free blogging software. As it is an open source software, it is literally supported by a huge community of users and developers that assists both new and experienced bloggers. Not only feature rich – it supports categories, pages and trackbacks, just to name a few – it is constantly being updated through its core software as well as through software plugin’s which are bonus software components that extend the basic functionality of WordPress. Read more…
Manchester, UK (PRWEB) October 1, 2007 — Content management focused web hosting provider, http://www.metroline.com, has announced the development of a new resource for small businesses interested in the WordPress web hosting platform. The company has launched an entire content section on WordPress hosting (http://www.metroline.com).
The detailed WordPress information and WordPress related tools and resources can be found at: http://www.metroline.com
WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. The WordPress platform is free, but requires setup with a web hosting partner to experience the full benefits. The WordPress software has become popular as a way to quickly and easily set up a blog which adheres to the high standards required by small online businesses for success. Read more…
There’s a war going on in the blogosphere, and it has nothing to do with bloggers dissing each other on their respective websites. The war is about control of the blogosphere by several great, many good, and tons of terrible blogging platforms. The average newbie now has “too many” options to choose from, and the battle for blogging supremacy is hotter than ever.
At my website and blogs, I’m always asked the question “Is Wordpress better than Blogger?”. The answer, of course, is “Yes”. But to really understand why, it’s important to look at both blogging platforms side-by-side and see which one you really need.
You also need to understand that there are different versions of Wordpress, the earliest now termed as “Wordpress” at Wordpress.org, and the hosted version similar to Blogger now termed “Wordpress.com” which is of course available Wordpress.com. Only the latter comes with free hosting on a sub-domain account. We’ll discuss this in Part 2.
For Part 1 of this article, we look only at the self-hosted version of Wordpress. Here’s the comparison scale: Read more…
Over the last few years, Wordpress has completely dominated the Content Management System (CMS) market and has become the industry leader. There are many reasons why people enjoy using Wordpress. Wordpress allows people to edit their sites more easily, save time and work more efficiently in general. Read on to learn more about Wordpress as a content management system.
WordPress is Not Just for Blogging!
Most people know Wordpress as a blogging platform. Although Wordpress can be used as a blogging platform, itýs far from its only use. Read more…
Vulnerabilities in the WordPress platform. This article covers what’s happening and then gives you 12 ways to avoid it from happening to you.
That’s right my friends WordPress blogs are being attacked, hacked and redirected to other websites without the owners of the blogs being aware. Sounds scary doesn’t it? Imagine if you had a blog or website earning you hundreds of dollars daily!
Let me back up for a moment for those that aren’t in the know:
It all started for me on June 11, 2009 when I received a desperate call from one of my friends that runs a very successful, well-known and profitable wordpress blog. Read more…
I have always been impressed with those who could build there own website using only html. That was all there was available until the advent to wysiwyg editors. If you ever talk to one of those guys or gals they will probably tell you that they prefer to set up a website that way. Like I said I’m impressed,but I cannot do that. Then along came the wysiwyg editors that enables us less gifted to build a web site. I can testify that the average guy or gal can build a website using say Front Page as I have built a couple sites. I have not used Xsite Pro. I understand that Xsite Pro makes creating a web page easy to do.
With all the web site designers around why would you even want to create your own site? You may have other reasons ,but, I’ll share mine here. Read more…
If you have never built a website before, one of the quickest and easiest ways to get your first domain live and operational in only minutes is to install WordPress on your website.
WordPress is a blogging platform that allows you to have a pre-built website for free that will allow you to focus on the more important items like content, and if you desire it, sales and profits.
In more than a decade online, I have literally built dozens of websites, many from the ground up… But since I discovered the ease of use and powerful flexibility of the WordPress platform, I am building most of my newest websites under this Content Management System (CMS).
The reasons I prefer the WordPress blogging platform are many, but I will sum it up with the following five key benefits: Read more…
Word-Press is a blogging platform. It is so popular that it supports almost over 120 million blogs existing at present. It has become a web entity in itself. The quality of the blogs and various features that it allows has made Word-Press a top ranking platform and links generated from the Word-Press has value in ranking your web-page or website.
However, amidst this mind boggling number of blogs, how come search engines are going to make your post stand apart and attract web traffic? Answer to this question lies with Word-Press website designer. These designers can utilize certain plug-ins that help in search engine optimization and increasing website ranking.
Plug-ins are a small set of programs that work in coordination with the main program or host application. Plug-ins caters for very specifically intentioned features. They are also known as add-ons. Basically plug-ins allows other users to enhance the application and improve upon its interactive user friendliness. Here are some of the essential and latest Word-Press plug-ins. Read more…