What is WordPress and how does it work?

A beginner's guide to WordPress

What is WordPress ?

WordPress is a CMS (content management system) for managing blogs and websites. Wordpress was founded in 2003 as an open source coding system, which means that it is free to use and anyone can use it, due to this fact and it’s easy to use interface WordPress has become the most popular CMS in the world. WordPress needs very little knowledge to start working with since it is written in PHP and has simple access through any large and reputable web hosting company. It requires MySQL which is a database that is available through a good web hosting company as well.

Why is everyone talking about WordPress?

Simply because it is a great system! It allows for maximum flexibility and can be customized by design and components. It has an endless amount of addons and extensions and an extremely comfortable interface. WordPress comes out with new updates, upgrades and security fixes every few months which means it is up to date all the time. WordPress is constantly evolving and becoming better and most importantly almost everything is free.

Can anyone build a WordPress site?

Basically the answer is Yes! People who don’t have any experience or knowledge can open a blog or a very simple website using the automatic features, but if you want to build a serious site or more complex features you may need some coding.

So how is it done and how will I get the best Wordpress hosting for beginners?

In order to start building your website you will need to buy a Domain and some Web hosting.

To choose the best web hosting service for you, you can look at our top 10 hosting sites make sure to check out the web hosting company reviews as well.

A lot of hosting providers will have the WordPress already integrated in them and you won’t have to download anything separately.

What are the steps I need to take to get started?

1. Choose the best WordPress hosting company for beginners. Read the client reviews and check out the recommended shared hosting companies on our website.
2. Once you have decided which web hosting company you want to work with, go to the Coupon tab on our website and get your discount.
3. Now click on the hosting company you have chosen and choose a .com website name that is available. This is your Domain. Try and choose a name that is catchy and suits your content or product. The reason you should choose a .com domain is because it is the most popular and most searched for domain suffix. If the name of your domain is taken you can always add another word before but try and keep it short and don’t use numbers.
4. Once you have chosen your domain and paid for it you can now sign up for your cheap web hosting package or plan. You can choose the basic or beginners package or plan to start off with, however if you plan on creating a large site with a lot of rich content you may want to choose the package which is one level higher.
5. Now that you have your domain and web hosting company you can look for the WordPress option on your web hosting company’s control panel.
6. Start designing and planning your website.

Advantages of working with WordPress

• The system includes many characteristics that are suitable for blogs and at the same time managing expert and complicated websites as well, including ecommerce sites.
• The constant updates and upgrades make the system very strong, safe and stable on the one hand and very accessible to search engines, site management and visitors on the other hand.
• The User interface is very easy to use compared to other CMS systems like Drupal or Joomla!. WordPress also allows you to grant different permissions for the different people working on the site, so you have total control over who does what and things you prefer to keep hidden, can be hidden.
• The system also provides a platform for talkbacks and comments for your website visitors, and also efficiently blocks out spam.
• You don’t need to have previous knowledge on how to work with PHP in order to manage the system, since everything is explained and made easy for you.
• It is free!

So now all that is left for you to do is choose your design and layout and you can start adding content to your site. It is important to remember to save all your work, since WordPress requires saving after almost every change in design and content.

Be sure also to check out the addons and extensions you will want to add to your site to enrich it and provide a great user experience for your visitors. The most popular of course will be Facebook and Twitter plugins. These can help your site go viral and it is free advertising as well.

So go forth and be creative and successful!