What is WordPress? Basic WordPress knowledge for beginners

What is WordPress?

WordPress is an open source tool written in PHP for creating Websites. It is the most used content management system (CMS) in the world today. WordPress is capable of creating any website theme, from a simple blog to a fully featured business website. You can even use WordPress to create an online store (using the WooCommerce plugin).

You say you’ve never built a website? That is not the problem! With WordPress, you don’t need any programming or design skills to create a professional website. There are thousands of free themes and plugins to build your own website.

With WordPressit’s easy to build websites without writing a single line of code or knowing anything about HTML.

How to Download WordPress

Unlike software installed on Windows, WordPress works online (on Hosting or VPS). No need to install anything on your computer, just an Internet and a browser, you can update your website from anywhere with the Internet – even on smartphones. There are even WordPress mobile app Free for iPhone and Android.

Free WordPress?

Exactly, free open source WordPress. The repository provides Plugins and Themes on WordPress for free as well. But if you want to use more advanced features, you need to buy a license for those features. If you know programming, you can write your own features. You can host your website anywhere. Or move your website to another hosting service anytime you want.

There are 2 ways to use WordPress

You need to be oriented about using WordPress before you start creating a Website. There are 2 different ways to create a Website with WordPress:

WordPress.com

WordPress.com is the hosted version. Which means your website runs on WordPress servers. You can access WordPres.com to create your own Website with just a few clicks. No need to buy hosting or domain.

There are a few limitations to WordPress.com. You will not have access to existing themes. And you cannot use WordPress plugins. There is also a small fee if you want to use your own domain name.

WordPress.org

WordPress.org is the self-hosted version. That is, you will download the WordPress source code yourself, then upload it to your hosting and configure it to your liking. When you use this version, you have full control over the functional design of the website.

Where is the WordPress support community?

In Vietnam you can join Group WordPress Vietnam, WordPress Vietnam Team… the members here are all experienced and answered quite enthusiastically.

Thanks to its large open source community, there are plenty of forums for WordPress support when you need it. Chief WordPress.org forum and WordPress.com forum All have experts to help you for free.

Where is the best place to learn WordPress?

Vietnamese

AnonyViet also developed from WordPress. And my first lesson from the forum of Thach Pham. There are quite a few WordPress articles from basic to advanced. If you want to start learning website building then this is a reputable source for you to learn.

English

If you are good at English, you can refer to it Top 10 Websites to learn WordPress compiled by you Ruanyu Jian:

WPBeginner: Website for beginners. This is where there are many great resources for setting up WordPress. There are many types of lessons, such as videos, articles, tutorials and guides, and more.

Official WordPress Codex: This is a site that covers a whole range of topics from beginner to expert. If you want to become a WordPress expert, you will need to know the codex.

WP Apprentice by Kirk Biglione: It’s a web that handles most of the basics, so if you’ve never worked with websites before and you want to build with WordPress it’s a great place to visit.

You need $47 for full and lifetime access

WP Theming: If you are more interested in themes and plugins then this is the site you should visit.

Tuts+ WordPress Lessons: This is the place to find more advanced documentation and tutorials. If you are a beginner, you may have difficulty grasping some of the concepts explored here. If you have prior experience with WordPress, you will feel at home. Topics include object-oriented programming in WordPress, using WooCommerce, tags, and more.

Tom McFarlin’s Blog: This is the place for more comprehensive wordpress tutorials. For those who have experience

Paulund: The purpose of the site is to share instructions for code snippets – small pieces of code that can be used for a specific function or purpose.

Otto on WordPress: If you have been working with WordPress for many years and have a lot of experience with programming in general, even with other languages, then this is a great place to visit.

WPLift: Like most of the other sites on this list, WPLift is dedicated to providing helpful tutorials, tips and tutorials when working with WordPress.

Hongkiat: This site is dedicated to teaching designers, bloggers and developers of various topics. One of those themes is WordPress. There are tutorials and guides on everything, including how to install the platform, plugins, and more.

Other sites (including paid free times)

• WPSquare
• WP Sessions
• WordPress Visual Quickstart
• WPExplorer
• WP-Snippets
• Pippin’s Plugins
• Chris Lema’s Site
• Easy WP Guide
• WPSNIPP
• WP-Snippets
• Post Status
• WpRecipes
• Matt Report
• wpMail.me
• ManageWP
• WordPress Tavern
• Advanced WordPress Group
• Andrew Nacin’s Blog
• Hongkiat
• Stack Overflow WordPress Exchange
• WPMU Dev
• Carrie Dil’s Blog
• SiteGround WordPress Tutorial
• CSS-Tricks
• Torque
• WordPress Essential Training with Morten Rand-Hendriksen (Lynda.com)
• Team Treehouse with Zac Gordon
• WordPress.tv by Automattic
• WebDesign by iThemes
• BlogAid by MaAnna Stephenson
• BobWP by Bob Dunn

Free WordPress Course

AnonyViet shares with you 2 free WordPress courses in Vietnamese. Download and learn by yourself.

In addition, AnonyViet will share with you for free Themes Newspaper, Jnews and Plugins that AnonyViet is using for you. Please comment the content you need to receive in the comments below and wait for me to send it.