WordPress – The Open Source Blog Tool

WordPress is an open source CMS. Cafelog or b2 was the precursor to Word Press. The name ‘Word Press’ was suggested by Christine Selleck and a joint effort between Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little created Word Press in 2003. According to CMS Market Share Report, by October, 2009, it was enjoying the greatest brand strength in CMS Systems.

A very interesting fact about Word Press is after version 1.0 most Word Press releases are code named after famous jazz musicians!

FEATURES

The best thing about Word Press is that its templating system including widgets that can be rearranged without editing HTML or PHP code and also the themes that is installed, but the codes can be edited in the themes for advanced customization. It features integrated link management, its search engine friendly, has a clean permalink structure, it is able to assign multiple nested categories to articles. It also enables automatic filters that provide proper styling and formatting text in articles. The Trackback and Pingback standards display links to other sites which are linked to a post. A rich plug-in architecture is what Word Press has which allow developers to stretch its functionality beyond the features of a base install. Word Press can be installed by Microsoft Web Platform Installer which installs Windows and IIS and Web PI automatically detects missing dependencies as PHP and My SQL, these have to be first installed before installing Word Press. Native applications exist that for I Phone /iPod Touch, Android and BlackBerry which provide access to some features in   Word Press Admin panel and also work with WordPress.com and WordPress.org blogs

MULTI BLOGGING

Now Word Press 3.0 or Word Press Multi-User (WPMU) was created to allow multiple blogs exist within one installation that enables being administered by a centralized maintainer. It’s good news for those of you who have their own website for hosting their own blogging community. Word Press is also developed by its community of a group of volunteers, called WP testers who test each release.

PLUGINS

Plugins extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine. You can find, download, rate, and comment on all best plugins WordPress community has to offer in the directory.

We use plugins for:

Supporting addition of new features easily.

For third party developers to create capabilities for extended application

To reduce the application size

To separate source code from an application

WIDGETS

Widgets assist you to put in your WordPress blog’s sidebar without knowing to edit a web page. They are mini applications used to enhance web application releasing the users from complicacies while performing tasks.

Requirements

• WordPress 3.0+
• Widget compatible theme
• Widgets Plugins

WORDPRESS FOR iOS

A WordPress.com blog is all that you need running WordPress 2.9.2 or any higher version, and you can easily manage your blog from iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

WORD PRESS MU

It’s now continually developing under the name ‘multi site’ as a main part of the Word Press. It will have many more updates and improvements.

WHY WORDPRESS

You can get a blog started no time. All you need is just an email address.

Our Integrated System gives you the minute stat of the number of your blog’s visitor.

You can get over 75 attractive themes.

A great writing tool.

Your relevant tag gets added by them automatically to global tag system.

Good spam protection

A great blogging community with privacy features available.

Over 50 languages

You can track replies to your comments

There is no lock-in, you can leave your site any time and your contents won’t be locked in.

These make Word Press unique and rocking! If you are still not blogging, start today.