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Hello dear readers. With this article I will begin a series of articles, after studying which even a beginner can easily create your own blog or website.

We are, of course, not talking about PHP, Html, css and JavaScript and MySQL. Although in the future, hopefully not too distant, when I myself have gained sufficient knowledge, I plan to modernize the blog, or, to be precise, create it anew, without using auxiliary software. So to speak, bit by bit. In fact, it is already 70% done, but, alas, the basis was not enough, you will have to learn PHP in more depth.

Okay, that’s not about that now, in this article we’ll look at the capabilities of the software, or if you want, a tool that allows you to create your own website/blog, namely.

What is WordPress?

is a program that was originally developed as a platform for creating blogs. But, over time, the functionality of this software made it possible to easily create websites of almost any complexity and any functionality, thanks to specially developed themes and plugins, which we will talk about in the following articles.

Why WordPress?

It is worth considering why, out of the huge variety of various CMS (content management systems), it was WordPress that took the leading position in the ranking:

This engine is absolutely free, moreover, it is distributed under the GNU GPL (open license agreement), which allows you to use, edit and distribute sites created using WP, including on a commercial basis.
The possibilities of WordPress are almost unlimited. Using plugins you can create any multifunctional website.
Themes (templates) are constantly being developed for WP to give your blog its own personality. In addition, many themes are designed using HTML5, which has a positive effect on site ranking (positions in search engine results).
A very simple interface, combined with a Russian version, will allow beginners to easily understand the basics of WordPress.

Frankly, when I just started learning the basics of web mastering, my choice fell on Joomla. Then, according to statistics, it was she who occupied the leading places in all ratings. This was justified by the fact that the capabilities of WordPress were inferior to those of Joomla. Now, we can safely say that WP is functionally no worse than Joomla. And due to its simplicity, it is much more attractive, especially for novice web developers.

What can you create with WordPress?

Let's look at the main types of sites that can be created using this engine:

Blogs – As I said, WordPress is a blogging platform. Therefore, all the necessary functionality for creating a blog has already been implemented and is available to users immediately after installing this wonderful software.
Business card websites – having mentioned multifunctional websites, it would be strange if you couldn’t create a business card website using WP.
Online store - WordPress, if you have an online store theme, of which there are a lot on the Internet, both paid and free, and also if you have a special plugin, which we will again consider in the following articles, you can create a full-fledged online store.
News portals - can be solved using plugins.
Photo galleries.
Notice boards – install the appropriate plugin and a full-fledged notice board is ready.
Forums – I would use a different platform, but, nevertheless, you can create a forum using extensions.
Landing page – when using a template, you can easily create a targeted landing page that has a fairly high conversion rate.
Separately, it can be mentioned that WordPress is very actively used to create Doorways and Satellites.

In fact, you can create almost anything with WordPress, and if you hire a programmer, or delve deeper into the WP structure yourself, you can safely exclude the word “almost” from the beginning of the sentence.

Hello readers! One day I chose the WordPress system for my blog and, as you may have noticed, I still use it to this day, and also share my experience with you.

Today we will try to understand the advantages and disadvantages of WordPress. Let's briefly look at other CMSs in comparison with the WordPress engine. Let's talk about its purpose and what purposes it is most suitable for.

Types of engines and their popularity in RuNet

Let me remind you that CMS (Content Management System) is a website content management system. Various CMSs have been created to simplify the process of managing content on a web platform. Today, it is not at all necessary to understand complex codes and programming languages in order to create your own website. At the same time, various CMS are created for certain needs. Each of them has its own set of functionality and tools, its own type of interface, and its own set of templates. Which CMS are better?

First, let's figure out what CMS exist today. Conventionally, they can be divided into three categories: commercial, free and highly specialized. Accordingly, commercial systems are created for the purpose of selling a license for them, i.e. you can buy such a CMS and make a website using it yourself. At the same time, you are provided with technical support in case of questions or problems. The most famous among paid CMS is the 1C-Bitrix system.

Free CMS, like WordPress, are freely distributed, in addition, they can be modified and new versions published. Highly specialized management systems are created for a certain category of sites, for example, for online stores (OpenCart, AdvantShop, CS.cart, etc.). In order to decide which CMS to choose for your website, it is important to consider a number of factors. From your financial capabilities and programming knowledge to the purpose and goals of creating the site.

According to statistics from iTrack, the popularity of control systems is distributed as follows:

These are the results for March 2015, based on surveys of about 4.9 million domains in the RU zone. This is a rating of paid and free types of CMS.

Here is a selection of free engines only:

Benefits of WordPress

WordPress is an open source content management system written in PHP.

Here is a list of the main advantages of WordPress:

The engine and templates for it can be downloaded for free;
big enough;
Quick installation;
Clear and simple control panel (admin panel);
Large selection of available add-ons and extensions (plugins);
Ability to make changes to the template code.

Let's cover each point in more detail.

Of course, the first advantage of WordPress that allowed it to gain widespread popularity is that it is free. Those. everyone who wanted to create their own blog could do it without extra costs and investments using WordPress. You will say that there are still a lot of free engines! Yes, but WordPress has won everyone over with its ease of installation, configuration, and use. Everything is extremely clear and accessible.

You can add content to the site using a visual editor, which is no more complicated than the interface in Word. The admin panel is intuitive for everyone, and you can master it in a very short time. To expand the functionality of the site, just install . Most of them, like the templates, are freely available. If you want to make changes to the display, style, or structure of the site, you can do so by adjusting the code in the theme files. , its file hierarchy is also relatively simple compared to the Joomla CMS.

In addition, thanks to its popularity, on forums and specialized sites you can find answers to all possible questions about working with this engine. Also, thanks to the work of the developers and the simple installation of official system updates, WordPress sites are sufficiently protected from infections. And emerging vulnerabilities are eliminated very quickly.

Here, for example, is one of the 2013-2014 studies on the security level of various CMSs (conducted by RuWard and SiteSecure) in a sample of 30,000 domains from the RU zone. The chart shows which systems are most vulnerable.

It is also important to independently pay attention to protecting your resource and checking its vulnerabilities, which will significantly reduce the likelihood of it becoming infected.

For a more complete disclosure of the topic, we will consider, in addition to the pros and cons of WordPress.

Disadvantages of WordPress

Among the disadvantages it is worth highlighting the following:

Sometimes the site loading speed is low;

Limited set of basic functions;

Duplication of pages and images;

A large number of low-quality themes and add-ons with errors;

The relative distrust of search engines towards sites using free engines.

The WordPress engine, and especially a large number of add-ons to it, can significantly load the server on which the site is located. To avoid excessive load, you need to reduce the number of installed plugins to the required minimum. Additionally, it is important to host your blog on . These options will also help increase the site loading speed. In addition, to speed up your blog you need to use .

One of the disadvantages of WordPress is that it automatically generates duplicate pages, and this has a negative impact on blog promotion. Read and prevent their occurrence. Also, when loading images, the WordPress engine creates copies of them in different sizes. To remove unnecessary images, use the DNUI (Delete not used image) plugin.

We have already discussed how to choose a high-quality WordPress theme for your blog. It is also advisable to use proven add-ons so that your site works properly and without errors. And before installing the template, you need to check it.

The popularity of WordPress is its advantage and disadvantage at the same time, since on the basis of the engine, along with SDL, many GS and satellites are created. And accordingly, search engines are wary of young sites on WordPress and other free CMS.

Initially, the capabilities of your resource are limited to the set of functions that are built into the engine and the installed template. To expand the capabilities, you can use plugins, however, as we noted earlier, a large number of them can affect the speed of the site. In this case, you can additionally make changes to the template files and add new functions by editing the code. However, this will require appropriate skills or the services of a specialist. Therefore, it is important to initially determine the goals, type, structure and necessary capabilities for your resource. Depending on this, select the most suitable control systems with the optimal set of functions.

We've looked at the pros and cons of WordPress. Now let's look at what types of sites this engine is most suitable for.

What platforms is WordPress suitable for?

Initially, this engine was created as a convenient management system for blogs. And accordingly, WordPress became most widespread in the environment. Find out, . Therefore, if you are wondering which CMS to choose for your blog, then the answer is obvious.

It is for this type of resource that the WordPress engine is best suited. The main functionality is aimed at creating original thematic posts with the ability for visitors to comment on them. In this context, it is also suitable for creating news resources.

You can also create simple static sites using this CMS using the “Pages” post types. It is also suitable for creating simple catalogs, portfolios and galleries, while adding custom post types.

And now information for those who are deciding which CMS is best for an online store. As for creating dynamic sites, online stores with the ability to filter, sort and other functions necessary for this, in this case it is better to use specialized CMS or more advanced engines such as Drupal. I develop more complex functional websites on the Modx Evo system.

WordPress is ideal for blogs, but you shouldn’t use it to develop projects with complex functionality or online stores!

On WordPress, you can create an online store using special plugins, or more complex sites with additional features. However, their creation will require more effort and time than when using the same Drupal. And most likely they will be inferior in terms of convenience and capabilities to sites created on more suitable CMS. And the question is not that Drupal is better than WordPress, they just have different purposes and are aimed at developers of different levels. For example, working with Drupal requires much more knowledge than using WordPress or Joomla.

Considering all the described pros and cons of WordPress, you can determine whether this engine is suitable for your resource.

Watch a video about the connection between SEO and engines:

P.S. The other day my friends and I participated in a very popular game today. This is a quest of the “get out of the room” type; in St. Petersburg many companies offer such entertainment. In 1 hour we had to get out of a closed room, stylized as a submarine. We looked for clues, solved puzzles and riddles, thought and had fun. I advise everyone to try it!

Surely you already know what a CMS is. There are many of them, and each webmaster chooses his own site content management system. This may be Bitrix, Joomla, DLE, Drupal, Mambo and many other free designers, but WordPress, judging by user surveys on the Internet, is used by almost 50% of webmasters. The figure is impressive. Why does everyone like this designer so much? Using WordPress, you can quickly, literally in a matter of minutes, even if you absolutely do not know how to create web pages, do not know what GNU GPL, MySQL, PHP, plugins and web programming in general are.

CMS WordPress has just a huge set of ready-made templates - these are options for the future site, which, with a little knowledge of PHP, can be radically changed to suit your needs. And without knowledge of programming, you can manage categories, create new pages and posts, insert pictures, tables, videos, etc. into them, add or remove widgets.

Widget in WordPress is a small program that, in addition to software functionality, can have its own graphical interface (buttons, tabs, windows). The widget does not extend the functionality of WordPress, but works independently, but in the design environment.

Of course, if you are proficient, then you can achieve great flexibility in the design and functionality of the site, but even a user who is not going to study these sciences, boring for many, can easily make his own website. And the site will be far from amateurish - CMS WordPress allows you to do everything at a professional level, conveniently and intelligently organize all the necessary functionality.

But if you think that WordPress is only for amateurs, then you are deeply mistaken. This system is used by professional web designers and programmers. WordPress helps you avoid filling each site from scratch with a lot of scripts and new markup styles - you can use existing options as a starting point for your own development. It needs to be repeated: a WordPress website is not only functionality for simplified website development - it is a whole system of programs that runs on the site constantly, supporting its functioning - from start to finish. Such a system is called CMS (from English Content Management System), that is, a website content management system.

Interesting Historical Data About WordPress

The first version of WordPress was created in 2003. It was written as an offshoot of a completely different project by Matt Mullenweg, a programmer from Houston, Texas. At first, WordPress focused on creating personal blogs - a person sprinkles whatever he wants into his diary, readers write comments in response to him, not only on the post itself, but also on the comments of other users.

But the further development of the system made it possible to gradually increase its functionality (don’t forget, WordPress is a free system) due to the participation of everyone in its development, and at the moment almost any website can be designed on WordPress - a blog, a catalog, and an online store. The latest version of this CMS at the time of writing this article is 3.5.1. And the fact that the system is free is that to create a website you will only need to spend money on a domain name and buying space for the website (). Everything else - plugins, themes, scripts and other software can be downloaded completely free of charge from the official WordPress website in Russia - .

Yes, and hosting can also be found free if you wish, and many hosters simply give a third-level domain name as a gift if you use their hosting. However, for this you will have to place their advertising on your website. Yes, and there may be restrictions in service. But there is free cheese... you know.

Features of CMS WordPress

So, now we know that WordPress is a completely free system, distributed freely, written in PHP, uses MySQL and CSS. Cascading style sheets allow you to instantly change the appearance of your site, and you don’t need to do this separately for each page - all changes affect the entire site. Tens of thousands of design themes will help you decide on the design of the site, and installing themes is the simplest, as well as plugins - you just need to upload a new theme to the server - and WordPress itself will unpack it, install it and launch it, not forgetting to show you how first your site will look like. Ready-made scripts and a set of widgets will significantly expand the capabilities of your site, and it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. The admin panel is designed at an intuitive level. So, for example, to install a new widget, all you need to do is use a ready-made set of widgets to simply drag the one you need to the place where you want to see it. I worked with both Bitrix and Joomla - these are more complex SMS. That's why this blog is made on WordPress - the simplicity and functionality are much better than other CMS.

Advantages of WordPress over other CMSs

Simply put, WordPress is, in my opinion, the simplest and most convenient platform for a blog or other project where you can publish any articles, photos, news, videos and other information. Here are five advantages that allow you to judge this way:

1. Free use of the system. For a novice webmaster who intends to create his own website or other Internet project, this is an important point and a great advantage. There is no point in paying for other CMS if they offer you the best for free.

2. Easy installation and use of the system. To install WordPress, it will take no more than 5 minutes, and you don’t have to be a great programmer or understand HTML or PHP codes and other technical details. The developers have made the system simple and friendly to use - even dummies can quickly and easily understand this CMS.

3. Cross-platform system construction. WordPress can be installed and used on the site, and there is no need to install anything additional on your computer. That is, you can manage the site from any computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone on any operating system. The only thing you need to do is connect to the Internet.

4. Built-in visual and text (HTML) editor. The editor has an intuitive interface, so it is very easy to use from the very first time. If you know Microsoft Word, then mastering the WordPress editor is a child's task. Here you can do anything with text and pictures - format it, insert links, videos, images and sound files. All these operations are simple and can be done with one or two clicks.

5. Popularity of WordPress all over the world. Today, WordPress is one of the most popular website content management systems. WordPress has a market share of over 55% among its competitors. If we talk about numbers, this is 60 million websites that are built on WordPress. 350 million people view 3 billion pages every month built on WordPress. Every seventh website on the planet (!) runs on this wonderful CMS. Developers from all over the world have created more than 24,897 plugins, and have currently downloaded them 453,551,157 times. And this is only from the official plugin repository! And the latest version of WordPress 3.5.1, which was released in January of this year, had been downloaded more than 7 million times as of May 2013! These numbers only mean that you can find literally everything for this designer on the Internet - free themes, templates and plugins. And all incomprehensible questions regarding WordPress can also be easily resolved on forums on the Internet.

Additional WordPress Features

All of the above can be attributed to the main advantages of the WordPress CMS. But this list can be supplemented with a huge library of high-quality paid templates that have more advanced functionality and flexible settings. The builder supports widgets and all kinds of social plugins that improve the readability and traffic of the blog. Many themes have built-in SEO support, and WordPress itself comes with such a system. This innovation greatly helps to increase the ranking of your site in Google and other search engines. The designer is also reliably protected from hacking and spam. Of course, all these are just words, so you should work with WordPress yourself to fully appreciate all its immense capabilities.

Support for interaction with social networks and news has been implemented. This progressive solution makes it possible to interact more closely with subscribers and readers of the site, and convenient commenting means a quick response to your publications. Moreover, each commentator receives a notification if someone responded to his comment. That is, almost everything happens in real time, and this is very important for the development of a blog or website (see). You can easily connect a commenting system from Facebook, VKontakte or Disqus to WordPress, which have their own advantages.

All of the above says only one thing: CMS WordPress is comfort, simplicity and functionality. So if you have seriously decided to make your own project, but don’t know which CMS to choose, choose WordPress, you can’t go wrong.

Special Terms in WordPress

CMS- (from English Content Management System) is a site content management system. Specially developed software that allows you to create and edit content for the site, as well as easily manage the content and design of the site and change its functionality.

A definition such as “open source code” means that the program code is available to any user and everyone can familiarize themselves with it, change something, tweak it and offer their own version of the code for its further distribution.

GNU GPL- (from the English GNU General Public License) is an open GNU license agreement that gives the right to edit, copy and distribute programs not only for free, but also on a commercial basis, transferring these rights to other users.

PHP programming language is one of the most widely known languages that is now used to create websites. The latest version of PHP 5.4, but the most stable version is PHP 5.3, and all major hosting sites use it. Used to create dynamic websites.

Databases (DB)– visually look like special tables in which literally all information about the contents of the site is stored. Data from the database can be easily retrieved to form a new page or record. Tables can be exported or imported. Typically, new data is stored in phpMyAdmin for no more than a month, so it is recommended to make backup copies of your databases. MySQL is a type of database that is used everywhere today.

WordPress Themes– these are program code files, the use of which allows you to completely change the design and block design of the site. There are tens of thousands of WordPress themes on the Internet, and any one can be customized to suit your needs by changing the style.css file that is included in each theme. You don’t need any special programming knowledge here, but you can’t do without basic skills.

WordPress plugin is a special software module that can be easily and quickly (just like a theme template) connected to the site. Plugins can perform a variety of functions on a website - from SEO optimization of content to work on social networks. As I already said, today there are almost 25,000 plugins, so you should not underestimate their capabilities.

How to Install WordPress

Now I’ll show you how quickly and easily it is to install WordPress on a website. Let's take it for granted that you already have a domain and have purchased hosting space for the site. On the official website of the developer you can download the latest version of the CMS and upload it yourself to the www directory via ftp or using , but on my test hosting there is an interesting opportunity - from the control panel you can install almost all known free CMS of the latest versions. This is what it looks like:

We select CMS WordPress and get to a page where we will need to fill out several fields: your mailbox, the name of the future site (any, then you can change it), select the site language (for some reason I think it will be Russian), the name of the database data (if it doesn’t exist yet, you will need to create it, I’ll tell you how to do this below), administrator login and password (any), and select the site that you registered with hosting. Click “Install”.

But first, let's look at how to create a new database. It's also quick and easy. Go to the control panel menu item “MySQL Databases” and click the “Create Database” button. This drop-down window will appear in front of us:

Select UTF-8 encoding (this is the standard encoding for WordPress) and give your database a name. Write in Latin letters. That's all. Now, returning to the previous point, when installing WordPress you will already have a ready-made database, you just need to select it. You will find all the information about your database on the Databases page. Now we can continue. After you clicked the “Install” button to install WordPress, you will have to wait a little - the system will begin the installation in the background, and you will receive this message:

In fact, everything happens faster, and in five minutes you will be able to admire this picture by opening your new website:

A person who has just begun to study what website content management systems (SCMS) are is interested in many questions. What is Wordpress, Joomla, phpBB and many other technical developments are of interest to the novice webmaster. Of course, all of them taken together is a complex, multifaceted and voluminous topic. Therefore, we will focus only on Wordpress. Within the framework of the article, we will go over how this SUSS developed, what advantages it has, what opportunities it offers - in general, this will be a brief overview.

What is Wordpress

And how does it work? Why do so many people like it? According to some surveys, Wordpress can be found in almost half of webmasters. Its important advantage is that its user can quickly and without problems, literally in a matter of minutes, create his own website, even if he has no idea what MySQL, PHP or GNU GPL is. You don't even need to have an idea of what web programming is. When using this constructor, a person is already waiting for ready-made templates, which are options for the future site. If you wish and have a little knowledge of PHP, you can radically change the existing template to your own taste. Also, without knowledge of programming, it becomes possible to manage categories, create the necessary pages and posts, add pictures, tables, videos, as well as various widgets. Surely few people have come across the last word, so let's move away from finding out what Wordpress is and what it is needed for, and pay attention to this useful element.

Widget

In Wordpress, this is the name for a small program that has software functionality (and maybe also a graphical interface). The peculiarity of the widget is that it does not expand the capabilities of the platform, but works separately (albeit in the design environment). Thanks to it, you can make significant changes to the design and Of course, widgets cannot fully replace HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL, but what they offer is more than enough. In addition, if you study these languages of programming, data structuring and markup, then you need to immerse yourself in reading books that are quite tedious for many. And it takes time. And with widgets, such a setup in the worst case takes hours. Moreover, the level of performance will be such that everyone will consider the result to be professional work.

Who is this SUSS intended for?

If the thought has crept into your head that only amateurs use this site content management system, then know that it is also popular among professional web designers and programmers. Thanks to Wordpress, the site is filled with many necessary scripts and new styles. And professionals often simply need to tweak individual elements to ensure they meet the desired result.

Could there be domestic localization? After all, we are exclusively discussing what Wordpress is. Whether the site will be in Russian or not - this largely depends on the theme used. But even if it is in English, it will not be difficult to make it understandable to our compatriots. SUSS settings and various plugins will help with this. It is necessary to understand that this is a full-fledged program system that can be customized for specific purposes. She constantly works on the site without any problems. Its functionality is continuously supported from start to finish. Because of this, it is called a website content management system.

Platform development

How did it begin? The first version was created back in 2003. Wordpress was originally a spin-off of another project that Matt Mullenwang was working on. Initially, this technology was focused on creating personal blogs. So, a person writes to himself whatever he wants, readers comment - that’s all. But later the system acquired contacts, which was greatly facilitated by its free status. As a result, you can now create a catalog, an online store, and a blog. Moreover, free does not mean the provision of a domain name and the provision of hosting, but themes, plugins, scripts and other software. Although, in truth, the first two can also be obtained free of charge. True, as a reward, hosters place their advertisements on your site. There may also be service restrictions and many other things that we will not touch on.

Facilities

Now let's talk about what Wordpress Multisite is. Initially this was a separate project, but now it is part of the core of the system. Multisite is a mode of operation where existing files and an existing database are used to create networks and sites on Wordpress. At the same time, each resource has its own settings, although themes, users and plugins become common. This provides a number of advantages:

No need to create multiple accounts.
The plugin is installed only once, and can be used by all resources.
You only need to update the software once, and not separately for each site.
If desired, plugins can be activated forcibly for everyone.
You can use one theme or create child developments for each resource separately.
The exchange of data between various sites on the Internet is optimized. It becomes much faster and lighter.

To be fair, it should be said that such a regime also has its drawbacks. First of all, this refers to the significant volume of the database, which grows with each site. But proper architecture allows us to solve many emerging problems.

Possibilities

So now we know a lot about the system. Let's talk about what we can do. Tens of thousands of themes with different designs will help us choose a website design. Their installation, as well as plugins, is simple - just download the selected option to the server, and SUSS will sort everything out. She'll unpack it, install it, and get it working. The presence of ready-made scripts and widgets will significantly expand the possibilities, almost on autopilot. It's hard not to take advantage of this. But this can be seen in many other developments? That's right, so to understand all the features, let's go through the advantages of SUSS. And we will find out what we need to pay attention to.

Advantages

In addition to the above information about simplicity and convenience, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the following strengths:

Free. For beginning webmasters who want to create their own projects, this will allow them to start working and reduce their expenses, which is important in the beginning.
Ease of use. It takes no more than 5 minutes to install the site content management system itself. And the program codes are in such a clear design that it will not be difficult to understand the technical intricacies. Moreover, the most important files are signed, and many of them are also commented. The developers did a great job and made the system so friendly that anyone can understand it.
Cross-platform. SUSS itself runs on the server; there is no need to install anything additional on your computer (except a browser). Thanks to this, control can be carried out from any specific technical means - computer, laptop, smartphone or tablet. Moreover, there is no connection to the operating system, the main thing is that it supports the browser, and there is an Internet connection.
There are visual and text editors. Due to the fact that they have an intuitive interface, using their services will not be difficult. If you have experience with Microsoft Word, then Wordpress tools will seem like a child's toy. Despite the simplicity, work with text and pictures can be carried out in the desired direction to obtain the planned result.
Popularity of SUSS. If we talk about numbers, then there are at least 60 million websites, which are visited by 350 million people every month, and they view 3 billion pages during the same period. And it's all on Wordpress!

Conclusion

So we looked at what Wordpress is. For dummies, it will not be difficult to understand the system; it’s enough just to sit on it for a few hours, and then we will already have a real expert in using SUSS.

If you came to this page, then you are interested in WordPress, what it is and how to use it. We could spend a very long time describing all the possible functionality and capabilities of WordPress, but at the moment we will learn what WordPress is, and we will deal with everything else later.

What is WordPress in simple words?

WordPress is a program that helps you easily create a high-quality website. It is installed on the hosting (like a hard drive on your computer, only on someone else’s and on the Internet). Has many features and is easy to use.

This is probably the simplest definition that one could come up with. If you are a complete novice, then this will be enough for you, gradually learning WordPress you will understand what's what.

To further familiarize yourself with the WordPress CMS, you can study the material ““, which tells:

If you are already familiar with this whole thing and already understand what WordPress is, then you can start learning the basics of WordPress:

.(admin panel review)
What are pages and posts?
Differences between categories and tags.
How to create pages, add pictures to them and much more.

WordPress what is it, overview of features

WordPress is a content management system or CMS that has been around since 2003.

WordPress has gone through many changes and improvements. Initially, the “engine” was developed for blogging. Today, using a convenient and simple administration panel, you can design quite complex websites, news portals and online stores.

Over its long life, WordPress has won many awards in its niche. Both awards for the best product and “user favorites” awards. Why is this engine so good? Let's try to describe the main advantages CMS WordPress:

The ease of setting up and managing the console is incredible. Everything is so easy and intuitive that understanding the program with minimal knowledge or following will not be difficult.
The capabilities provided by the developers are enough to create websites of almost any complexity.
Extensive possibilities for both individual elements and the entire site as a whole.
Quite a developed system.

Plugins for expanding CMS capabilities allow you to customize and present your content in the most high-quality and convenient way.
Often an indicator of the constant work of the creators to improve the engine.
come out quite often, and this is additional confirmation of their popularity.

Let's look at each of the listed benefits in a little more detail.

Intuitive admin panel

Having seen the Russian-language WordPress interface, questions about this will not arise. Having chosen a template or, as it is called here, a theme, all that remains for you is to fill the empty niches of your freshly made website.

What does the CMS console consist of?

Records. This includes setting up your posts in a very convenient text editor, setting up categories and tags.
Media files. In this section you can both manage your already downloaded media files and upload new ones.
Pages. Here the main pages of the site with your content are created and filled.
Comments. Settings for comments on your posts.
Appearance. Here