Welcome
Get On… WordPress was founded to demonstrate the power and ease of Open Source Content Managment Systems (CMS). CMS’s were created to be the backbone of dynamic websites. Functionality and appearance can be easily upgraded via freely available Modules and Themes. Content in words and images can be added and edited as easily as using a wordprocessor or webbased email.
Our goals are to explain in detail, how to download, install and configure WordPress to manage your dynamic website. The lessons will start with the basics that anyone can follow. Advanced topics such as custom module and theme development via PHP, HTML & CSS coding will be covered later as you get acclimated.
One thing to mention, CMS’s tend to take up a lot of resources (CPU, memory) depending on the web-hosting service and the number of added Modules. If you plan to run a small blog, do not expect many visitors or don’t mind slow page rendering times, then $5/mth shared hosting will work just fine for you. However, if you are running a business, it is suggested that you use Virtual Private Servers (VPS) at minimum for running a web-server. Customers frustrated by slow navigation and page load times may bounce before they get to see your service/product offerings. Google’s new algorithms have web-server speed and responsiveness as a factor in ranking search results. You may miss the opportunity to obtain traffic via organic search results (free), rather than paid search via an AdWords Campaign.
Prerequisites
Register a Domain Name and get Shared Web Hosting Service
Advanced – get Virtual Private Server (VPS) to Host Webserver & Database
Lessons
Setting up MySQL Database for WordPress Installation
Installing WordPress
Creating Basic Content
Automatically Prune SPAM with Akismet Plugin
Customizing the Look and Feel of WordPress with Templates
Tracking Visitor Demographics with Google Analytics
Upgrading WordPress
