Move Up to WordPress
- WordPress a Leader on the Web!
- Open Source Software + Thousands of Themes, Plugins to add functionality
- 43% of Web is on WordPress – great Community Support!
- Cost: small monthly charges typically for hosting and support
Basic WordPress Concepts
- Dashboard vs Site View – internal controls vs external public site
- Theme – a type, or style of site layout and navigation
- Media – place for images, photos, PDFs
- Post – changing content, like a Blog article
- Page – more static content, like an About page
- Menu – a place to organize and display your content on a site
- Block Editor – modular blocks to build Pages and Posts
WordPress.Org vs WordPress.Com
WordPress.Com is a simpler, hosted version of popular WordPress software. WordPress.Org is the more robust, complex and self-hosted version.
For most bloggers, entrepreneurs and small non-profits I recommend WordPress.Com due to its simplicity, support and sustainability by the average user.
WordPress.Com is a simpler version of WordPress, with only a few hundred Theme layouts and no special Plugins on low cost plans. I recommend WP.COM to most clients given its simplicity, security and sustainability…with all the core power of WordPress! As your site grows, you may either upgrade WP.COM to allow Plugins, or easily migrate your content to a WP.ORG site.
WordPress.Org is the most common version used on the Web and is recommended by most WordPress Designers and Developers. It has great power and versatility, but added complexity as the User needs to configure this open source software on a Host, maintain software updates, and select special Plugins to assure site security and searchability.
Check here for further features, examples, and tips on when to “graduate” your site to WP.ORG.
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