Description: WordPress is a free, open-source website creation platform.
WordPress is a content management system (CMS) written in PHP that uses a MySQL database.
WordPress is the easiest and most powerful blogging and website builder in existence today.
What is a WordPress Website?
Blog – A blog is a special type of website devoted to sharing thoughts, photos, reviews, tutorials, recipes and so much more.
Blogs usually display the most recently-published content first.
E-commerce website – An e-commerce website allows you to sell goods or services online and collect payment via an online payment system.
Portfolio website – Show off your artwork, design skills and more with a portfolio website built on WordPress.
Forum website – A forum website can be a helpful place for users to ask questions or share advice.
Benefits of WordPress :
Simplicity: WordPress allows you to publish and build your website content quickly.
The cost is free – The actual WordPress software available on WordPress.org is free to download and use.
Flexibility: WordPress allows you to create many types of websites, from personal blogs and online stores to online magazines and newspapers.
Easy to use – If you can use a word processing software like Microsoft Word, you can use WordPress to build and manage a website.
Custom menus – WordPress makes it easy to create navigation menus with links to your pages or custom links.
WordPress Plugin: A WordPress plugin is a package of additional code that you can upload to your website to add new features, functionality, or integrations.
A WordPress plugin is a package of additional code that you can upload to your website to add new features, functionality, or integrations.
Plugins can also be packaged as zip files that you upload through the Plugins menu uploader in your WordPress dashboard.
WordPress Theme:It provides the design “framework” of your website.
The themes provide overall design.
It styles for blog posts and blog styles.
It contains widget locations.
Steps to install WordPress in cPanel:
Step 1: Login to your control panel using username and password.
Step 2: Goto Softaculous Apps Installer there you will see the the WordPress icon.
Step 3: Update all the required filled to install the WordPresss.
If the Softaculous is not available in cPanel you can install the WordPress as follows:
Step 1: Download the WordPress zip files from WordPress.org
Step 2: Goto File manager select the particular domain and upload the WordPress zip data files in its home directory(public_html) and after the completion of uploading process extract the files.
Step 3: After extracting the wordpress zip file the website will open justv like as per the attached screen shot .
Step 4: Create a database for the particular domain .
You can create the database in cPanel as follows: How to create the database for a domain in cPanelHow to create the database for a domain in cPanel
Step 5: After creating the database you have to edit the username and password of the database in the WordPress config file.
Step 6: The WordPress will be installed after putting all the requirement field you can access the WordPress as follows:
https://domain name/wp-admin
