Want to know what WordPress is? Download it? Where to find instructions and how to work with it? In this article you will find everything you need to know.
What is WordPress?
WordPress is a free open source content management system – CMS (from the English Content Management System). It is based on PHP and MySQL. WordPress is developed under the GNU GPL license (the so-called Free Software License). It has a large user and developer community.
WordPress is used by 30% of the top 10 million websites [April 2018 statistics]. In total, it runs on more than 60 million websites. WordPress was founded on the 27th. May 2003 founders Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little.
I recommend this WordPress user guide PDF created for the new version of WordPress.
What is WordPress – human language
Simply put, WordPress is the most popular publishing system for websites and blogs .
Official logo
You can find the official WordPress logo in the image below:
Requirements
- Minimum required PHP version: 7.3
- Minimum required version of the MySQL database: 5.6
- Minimum required version of MariaDB: 10.1
- I also recommend Apache or Nginx as the most robust options for running this CMS, although they are not a requirement.
Download WordPress
You can download the current version of the files in Slovak via this link .
Advantages of WordPress
- It’s free – WordPress itself, as well as many templates and plugins, is free.
- Without the need for programming skills – the user can manage his website even without knowledge of programming languages such as HTML, CSS and PHP.
- Free and frequent updates – the WordPress community releases security updates and new features quite often.
- Multilingualism – the WordPress core itself as well as many plugins and themes are translated into most languages, including Slovak. Here is a guide on how to make a multilingual WordPress website .
- A number of free templates and modules – among the advantages of WordPress we can certainly include a number of existing plugins.
- Ease of use – simple administration of creating articles, working with media and creating content.
- Wide community of users – there are many forums where experts from the community are happy to give you advice. You can also participate in official meetings called WordCamp and WordPress meetup.
- Variability – with the help of templates and plugins, WordPress can be used for many purposes – a personal blog, a company presentation, an e-shop, a forum and even a social network.
- Support for most hosting – nevertheless, it is good to check whether the web hosting meets the optimal requirements for running WP. You can see my guide on how to choose the best WordPress hosting .
- Multisite – the possibility to create several websites on one domain.
The official website of the WordPress community
For a better understanding of what WordPress is, you can also view the following websites:
- Official WordPress website http://www.wordpress.org/
- Official Slovak website http://sk.wordpress.org/
- WordPress Foundation http://wordpressfoundation.org/
Alternatives
Where to start (tutorials)
I have prepared a complete WordPress tutorial for beginners, which also includes:
- Dictionary of used terms
- WordPress.org vs WordPress.com
- How to choose the best hosting
- How to install it
- How to choose the best template
- How to speed up a website
- How to increase website security
- Coupons and discounts
I recommend this WordPress user guide PDF created for the new version of WordPress.
