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Wordpress
A Powerful Tool for Blogging, Project or Content
Management
WordPress is a powerful, user friendly
content management platform for websites and blogs.
WordPress is an Open
Source project, which means
there are hundreds of people all over the world working
on it. HostSellers provides a simple point-and-click
installer for WordPress with all SilverLite and higher
hosting
plans meaning you can be up and running with a professional
content managed site within moments after signing
up.
Our Wordpress Installer makes the setup process simple
and keeps your version of Wordpress patched
and up to date. You also have the option of performing
a manual installation and maintaining your own patches
and updates.
What is WordPress?
WordPress is a free and Open
Source blogging tool
and a dynamic content management system (CMS) based
on PHP and MySQL. It has many features including
a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress
is used by over 14.7% of Alexa Internet's "top
1 million" websites and as of August 2011 manages
22% of all new websites. WordPress is currently the
most popular CMS in use on the Internet.
HostSellers includes WordPress Installer for FREE
with all SilverLite hosting plans and higher.
| Differences
Between Automated Installer and Manual
Self-Install |
| Automated
Installer |
Manual
Self-Install |
| Ideal for the Novice User |
Ideal for more Advanced and
Pro Users |
| Simple Point and Click Installation |
Manual Installation using "Famous
5 Minutes Install" Guide |
| Beginner WP. No Themes. No
Plugins. Just basic installation package.
No expandability |
You install whatever theme
and plugin you wish to expand your WP |
Older, stable version of
WP installed
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Ability to install latest
version of WP |
| We maintain security patches. Lessens
likelihood of being hacked |
You maintain your own patches. If you
miss a critical patch or upgrade you are
more likely to be hacked |
| You can always move towards a self-installed,
self-patched model |
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Advantages to be
gained by adding a WordPress blog to your website:
• People return to sites that are trusted providers of information;
• Keeping external stakeholders, such as valued customers, up-to-date;
• Direct people to specific areas of your site;
• Consistent location for news and information;
• Useful and fresh content, updated on your timeframe.
SIMPLICITY: WordPress is simple
to setup and easy to use and it is available from
right within WebsiteOS. Simply click the "Site
Builders" option and "WordPress Installer".
The easy-to-use wizard takes you through all the
required steps of installing and configuring your
MySQL Database and WordPress. Within minutes you
will have an effective blog site that incorporates
visually appealing design templates.
PERSONALIZE: Keep your visitors
informed about updates to your blog through RSS and
ATOM syndication, while automatically archiving previous
posts for easy management and future reference.
CONTROL: The blog administrator
has the authority to assign, approve or delete visitor
comments before they are posted. It enables the blog
owner to easily post updates and receive comments – content
is renewed and kept fresh on your timeframe.
| FEATURES & BENEFITS |
| Themes: WordPress users
may install and switch between themes.
Themes allow users to change the look and
functionality of a WordPress website or
installation without altering the informational
content. Themes may be installed by using
the Wordpress "Dashboard" administration
tool, or by uploading theme folders via
FTP. The PHP and HTML code in themes can
also be edited for more advanced customizations. |
| Plugins: One very popular
feature of WordPress is its rich plugin
architecture which allows users and developers
to extend its abilities beyond the features
that are part of the base install; WordPress
has a database of over 18,000 plugins with
purposes ranging from SEO to adding widgets. |
| Widgets: Widgets are
small modules that offer users drag-and-drop
sidebar content placement and implementation
of many plugins' extended abilities. Widgets
allow WordPress developers to add functionality
to their sites. These small widgets can
be used to add functionality such as a
slideshow, Facebook-like box, small news
slider, and more. |
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WordPress requires PHP and
MySQL to install and run. Available on SilverLite
hosting plans and higher.
HostSellers does not offer any training or assistance
using WordPress. We offer the installer to make
the setup process simpler for you. Users should
maintain
full backups of their public and database directories.
We include phpMyAdmin in your control panel for
the download and backup of your database folder.
Please consult the documentation at the WordPress
website for further use and instructions on
their software.
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