A state-of-the-art blogging platform, which also doubles as a CMS when needed
WordPress focuses on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.
Use cases have been documented of WordPress being used on Alexa Top 100 websites, handling huge amounts of traffic and user databases in the range of millions.
Installation:
Download and unzip the WordPress package, if you haven't already
Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it
Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php
Open wp-config.php in your favorite text editor and fill in your database details.
Place the WordPress files in the desired location on your web server
Run the WordPress installation script by accessing wp-admin/install.php in your favorite web browser
Here are some key features of "WordPress":
· Standards compliance
· WYSIWYG editing
· Static pages
· Manage links
· Themes
· Plugins
· Cross-blog communication tools
· Comments and moderation
· Spam protection
· Full user registration
· Password protected posts
· Easy installation and upgrades
· Categories and taxonomy
· Custom post types
· Template/code editor
· Nicely crafted admin panel
· Graphic installer
· Friendly URLs
· Syndication
· Import/export tools
Requirements:
· PHP version 5.2.4 or greater
· MySQL version 5 or greater
· mod_rewrite Apache module
· Modern web browser
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Fixed some issues with older browsers in the administration area.
· Fixed an issue where a theme may not preview correctly, or its screenshot may not be displayed.
· Improved plugin compatibility with the visual editor.
· Address pagination problems with some category permalink structures.
· Avoid errors with both oEmbed providers and trackbacks.
· Prevent improperly sized header images from being uploaded.
