What is WordPress? Basic WordPress knowledge for beginners

What is WordPress?

WordPress is an open source tool written by PHP to create websites. This is the most used content management system (CMS) in the world today. WordPress has the ability to create any topic of the website, from a simple blog to a full -featured business website. You can even use WordPress to create an online store (using WooCommerce plugin).

You said that you have never built a website? That is not a problem! With WordPress, you do not need any programming skills or design to create a professional website. There are thousands of free themes and plugins to create their own website.

With WordPressit's easy to build a website without writing a line of code or knowing anything about HTML.

How to download WordPress

Unlike the software installed on Windows, WordPress works online (on hosting or VPS). No need to install anything on your computer, just have an internet and browser, you can update your website from anywhere when you have the Internet – even on your smartphone. There are even these WordPress mobile application Free for iPhone and Android.

Free WordPress?

Exactly, free WordPress open source. Warehouse offers plugins and themes on WordPress are also free. But if you want to use more advanced features, you need to buy copyright for those features. If you know programming, you can write your own features. You can store your site anywhere. Or transfer your website to other storage services anytime you want.

There are 2 ways to use WordPress

You need to orient the use of WordPress before starting to create a website. There are 2 different ways to create a website with WordPress:

WordPress.com

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

There are a few limitations for 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 -archive version. That is, you will download the WordPress source code, then upload to your hosting and configure it yourself. When you use this version, you have the full control of the website design.

Where is the WordPress support community?

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

Thanks to its wide open source community, there are many WordPress support forums when you need it. Chief WordPress.org forum and WordPress.com forum There are experts to help you free.

Where to learn WordPress is the best?

Vietnamese

Anonyviet Also developed from WordPress. And the lesson of his heart from the forum's Thach Pham. There are quite a lot of WordPress articles from basic to advanced. If you want to start learning to build a website, this is a reputable source for you to learn.

English

If you are good at English, you can refer to 10 top websites To learn WordPress synthesized by Ruanyu Jian:

Wpbeginner: The website for beginners. This is a place with many great resources to set up WordPress. There are many types of lessons, such as videos, articles, instructions and instructions, and more.

Official WordPress Codex: This is a website that includes all topics for beginners. If you want to become a WordPress expert, you will need to know Codex.

WP Apprentice by Kirk Biglione: This is a web to handle most basic problems, so if you have never worked with previous websites and you want to build with WordPress, it is a great place to visit.

You need $ 47 to have the full and lifetime access

WP Theming: If you are more interested in the themes and plugins, this will be the website you should visit.

Tuts+ WordPress Lessons: This is the place to find more advanced documents and instructions. If you are a beginner, you may have difficulty grasping some concepts discovered here. If you have experience in advance with WordPress, you will feel like being at home. Topics include object -oriented programming in WordPress, using Woôommerce, cards and more.

Tom McFarlin's Blog: This is the place to provide more comprehensive guidelines on WordPress. For experienced people

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

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

Wplift: Like most other websites on this list, WPLIFT Dedicated to provide useful instructions, tips and instructions when working with WordPress.

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

Other websites (including free time paid)

• Wpsquare
• Wp sessions
• WordPress Visual Quickstart
• Wpexplorer
• WP-SNIPPSS
• Pippin's Plugins
• Chris Lema's Site
• Easy wp guide
• WPSNIPP
• WP-SNIPPSS
• 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 shared you two free WordPress courses in Vietnamese. Download and self -study.

In addition, Anonyviet will share with you free Themes Newspaper, Jnews and the plugins that Anonyviet is using for you. Please comment the content to be received below the comment and wait for me to send.