Glossary Terms
WordPress
WordPress is an open-source content management system that powers over 40 percent of all websites, making it by far the most widely used platform of its kind. It launched in 2003 as a blogging tool from Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little, and grew into a full CMS and application framework that runs everything from personal blogs to enterprise stores and media networks. It's built on PHP and MySQL, extended through a plugin system that can add almost any feature, and styled through themes that control how pages look. It comes in two forms: WordPress.com, a hosted service from Automattic, and WordPress.org, the fully open-source version you host yourself, which is the standard for business and professional sites.
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File Names and WordPress
From the archive. I wrote this back in 2014 and I’m leaving it published because the thinking still has value, but on…
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WordPress Database Backup Strategy: Prevent Data Loss & Ensure Ransomware Recovery
From the archive. I wrote this back in 2013 and I’m leaving it published because the thinking still has value, but on…
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Is WordPress Dead in 2012?
What I’d say now. I wrote this in 2012, when SOPA and PROTECT IP looked like they might kill the platform inside…
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WordPress Made Easy
From the archive. I wrote this back in 2011 and I’m leaving it published because the thinking still has value, but on…
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The Evolution of WordPress Admin Tools (Historical WordPress 2.7 Review)
From the archive. I wrote this back in 2009 and I’m leaving it published because the thinking still has value, but on…
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How should you hire a web professional?
From the archive. I wrote this back in 2008 and I’m leaving it published because the thinking still has value, but on…
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Using WordPress for Business
From the archive. I wrote this back in 2008 and I’m leaving it published because the thinking still has value, but on…