WordPress

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WordPress (mistakenly, but often, written as Wordpress) is open-source content management software, which source code is published on https://wordpress.org. WordPress is coded with PHP and uses MySQL as its database.


Functions

Advantages of the system:
  1. Basic functionality is free of charge.
  2. Fast and easy download. The process itself will take about 5 minutes. You don't have to go into technical details. Even beginners will be able to understand the process.
  3. Cross-platform. WordPress is easy to install on a website. You don't have to install any specialized software on your computer. You can manage your site from any operating system. The only requirement is an Internet connection.
  4. Built-in editor. It is easy to use. You can format and insert multimedia content with a few taps.
  5. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system, referred to within WordPress as "Themes".

Roles

Role Slug Description
Super Admin   User with access to the site network administration features and all other features.
Administrator administrator User who has access to all the administration features within a single site.
Editor editor User who can publish and manage posts including the posts of other users.
Author author User who can publish and manage their own posts.
Contributor contributor User who can write and manage their own posts but cannot publish them.
Subscriber subscriber User who can only manage their profile.

Custom CSS

Some themes allow for global custom CSS.

Practices

See also

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