Chapter 32

WordPress and CMS

Contents

32.1 Content Management Systems.......... 277

32.2 WordPress...................... 278

32.2.1 What is a Blog?................... 278

32.2.2 Installing WordPress................. 279

32.2.3 Installing WordPress: cPanel and Fantastico... 279

32.2.4 WordPress Tutorials................. 282

32.2.5 WordPress Themes.................. 283

32.2.6 WordPress Plugins.................. 283

32.2.7 WordPress HowTos.................. 283

32.3 WordPress: Advanced Concepts......... 284

32.3.1 Developing Your Own Themes........... 284

32.3.2 The WordPress Loop................. 284

32.3.3 Developing Your Own PlugIns........... 285

32.1 Content Management Systems

Youcandevelop your own website from scratch, but many people do not.
Instead, they useCMS, aContent Management System.

About 1/3 of the top million websites (by traffic count in 2011) use a CMS.

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