In this article we'll show you how to install WordPress on your local computer. Why is it useful to have WordPress on your local computer? Well, maybe you've a website, and you want to change something on the website's theme, but you don't want to risk that if you mass up something, your website will go down, and you'll lose a lost of visitors or you might want to create your own theme …
WordPress
WordPress is widely regarded the top blogging platform available online. When they first enter the exciting world of blogging, many people start with a hosted blog such as Blogger, WordPress.com or one of the minor blogging platforms such as Tumblr or Medium. This is fine, but if you want to maximum control over your blog, or have a desire to blog professionally, you need something better.
The top self-hosted blogging platforms are WordPress, Joomla and Drupal – all are excellent and all are free to use. Of these, WordPress is the most popular (wordpress.org – the self-hosted version), largely because it is the easiest to use and has most themes and plugins available. Non-technical bloggers with limited coding knowledge can use WordPress immediately, and build their site as they go along.
If all you want to know is the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org then the information is here. If you want more advanced information, then we can focus on the self-hosted wordpress.org which is used worldwide by serious bloggers. Self-hosted WordPress offers an excellent introduction to serious blogging and once professionals have used it they very rarely switch.
Creating a WordPress Blog
In this category, we can answer just about any question you have about creating a blog from scratch using WordPress. We can introduce you to some shortcuts and useful tips on WordPress blogging, compare templates and themes, discuss plugins and help you create a competitive good-looking professional blog.
We discuss everything from domain name registration to switching your WordPress blog between web hosts and even changing its name (these are not as easy things to do as you might think). You will be shown how to set up a test site to try out new ideas before transferring them to your main site. We discuss MySQL databases and other technical aspects of blogging that wannabe professional bloggers must understand.
The WordPress category is not only about all things WordPress, but also makes mention of other options such as Blogger. However, since we promote WordPress as our blogging platform of choice, it is the main focus of our site.
What is a WordPress Theme Framework?
'What is a WordPress theme framework?' - The number of times you hear people asking that question! Are WordPress frameworks easy to understand? Yes! Are they easy to explain? No! Well, yes and no. It depends on how you try to describe their function, and getting technical with regard to static and optional features of a WordPress theme framework can seriously confuse people. Let's …
How to Display your Avatar in Comments
Why Gravatar: For a regular blogger who spends a lot of time on different blogs about technology, gadgets, social network and online world, identity plays a very important role. You read, interact, process information and try to use it in your online experience. Interacting online is a bit tricky if you don't know how to personify your comments. So here is a bit I'm writing for the …
Most Popular and Useful SEO Plugins for WordPress SEO
In our earlier article, we've shared a list of highly recommended WordPress plugins for every WordPress user. In this article, we will share with you the most popular and useful SEO plugin for WordPress SEO. Actually, WordPress by default is pretty decent at letting search engines see what's going on. But there are a whole bunch of plugins that can be used to make WordPress Blog rank …
WordPress Categories or Tags – How to Organize Content
WordPress categories or tags? Many are unsure which of these they should use as their main method of organizing the content on their WordPress blog or website. Is one or the other better for your SEO? How do you best meet the needs of your visitors? Most people make an issue out of something that is very simple to explain, and just as simple to understand if explained …
5 Must Have Plugins for Every Blogger Who Accept Guest Posts
Importance of guest blogging is proliferating day-by-day and hence forcing each newbie bloggers to spend notable time in writing and submitting guest posts in websites and blogs with high Domain Authority. Despite the fact that the guest blogging for just backlinks is not the genuine way, the preeminent intention of guest blogging is still backlinks. Well, because of the mentioned rush …
How to Design a WordPress Header with Customized Text and Graphics
If you know how to design a WordPress header then you can customize any WordPress theme to suit your niche. You can use your own photographs if you wish and design your own header text. You will no longer find other WordPress blogs that look the same as yours. Your headers will be unique in both text and graphics. Many people know how to do this using Photoshop, but is it really worth …
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