WordPress is, basically, a very basic blogging system.
To create a successful blog there is no need to get complicated. Some of the most powerful and popular WordPress blogs have very few bells and whistles. These simple, basic blogs have maybe four or five static pages which provide the background to what the blog is all […]

What’s the best way to learn WordPress?
As with anything unfamiliar, the best way to start learning WordPress is to start simple.
If you are starting from absolutely Square One then don’t expect to leap straight into Square Nine! On the contrary, start at the beginning and progress step by step, one step at a time.
If you […]

What are widgets?
Widgets are the add-on accessories to a blog that make it more interesting.
Widgets can:

provide extra functionality
offer individuality
make money
and do a lot of other things

So what are widgets? Well, have a look over to the right. See those two columns stuffed with little boxes? They’re WordPress widgets.
Some are the standard stuff of WordPress […]

What is a plugin?
A WordPress plugin is a separate block of code that adds another function to an already operational blog.
Examples of widely-used plugins are Akismet which filters and blocks spam in comments and WordPress.com Stats which keeps track of blog visitors.
As WordPress is ‘open-source’, plugins can be written by anyone with the required programming […]

‘WordPress hosting’ is a phrase that sometimes confuses beginners and that is because there’s more than one way of hosting a WordPress blog.
The very simplest, entry-level version of WordPress hosting is to register an account with WordPress.com and simply get a free blog. That’s all there is to it: the blog is hosted on WordPress’s […]

One of the many delights in creating a WordPress blog is the vast array of themes to choose from. There are many free blog themes available and you can pick from numerous color themes and styles. With a bit of tweaking you can easily make your blog look unique and distinctive to you and your […]

Wikipedia describes Wordpress.com as:
‘WordPress.com is a WordPress-powered weblog hosting provider which opened to beta testers on August 8, 2005 and opened to the public on November 21, 2005. It runs WordPress MU, a version of the original software that allows people to create and manage their own weblogs without requiring the time, money and technical […]

The main difference between a blog and a website is that websites tend to be mainly static whereas blogs change often - either because the blogger adds another post, or because someone visits the blog and leaves a comment.
There’s nothing the matter with static websites if they serve their purpose. But when you do want […]

Look, these days you don’t have to be a self-obsessed, egocentric loner to want to start a blog. Far from it.
In fact, anyone who wants a web presence needs a blog. Why?
Well, a well-designed blog is very often a better way of reaching your desired audience than a conventional website. A static website that […]