History

WordPress was a baby in 2003, but it hit the website development world with a big bang. According to WordPress.org, it was started with…

…a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing and with fewer users than you can count on your fingers and toes. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day.

Over the years, Wordpress has grown into a website tool that many business owners have used to develop their online presence. Types of websites that your can create using WordPress are:

• Membership Webiste
• Photoblogging or Photo Gallery
• Shopping Cart
• Article sharing
• Networking website – using special plugin

This is just a short list of website types that business owners have found that WordPress has made easy to create. WordPress allows you to use your imagination and create an online presence that’s interactive, engaging and impressive. To learn more about the history of the releases for WordPress, visit their WordPress Wikipedia page.

Online Resources

As you dive into the world of WordPress, you will soon realize the vast number of online resources available to WordPress website owners. One of the main resources is WordPress.org. which has a forum that provides very helpful tips, tricks and technique for managing a WordPress website. Below are examples of how you can obtain online support from the WordPress community:

• Forums
• Mailing Lists
• WordCamp (free or low-cost events that happen all around the world to gather and educate WordPress users, organized by WordPress users)
• WordPress.com (online hosted version of WordPress)
• WordPress.org (allows you to download & use the self-hosted version of WordPress)