WordPress Pre-Installed
I have begun installing WordPress on all basic sites hosted by BobsMyHost.com. WordPress is open source software that gives you an easy to quickly create a content rich web site. Use it to add a blog to your existing site; or use it to design your complete site. Or completely ignore it if you want.
I am completely installing WordPress with proper security measures already in place and a number of popular themes and plugins pre-installed. You just need to log in as an admin and start adding content. Your wordpress install is in a folder at the root level of your site. To see the WordPress site the link is http://www.example.com/wordpressfoldername/. To administer the site go to http://www.example.com/wordpressfoldername/wp-admin.
The attraction of WordPress and similar types of system is the fact that its pages are dynamically generated. A page is created by the server when it is requested. There are no pages of static content. Because the pages are created by the server on the fly, it’s easy to change the parameters of how the page is created and instantly have a site with a completely new look. A site owner can do much of this with little or no knowledge of the underlying code that makes it all work.
WordPress is very simple for a novice to use but the possibilities for complex expansion are practically endless. The internet is full of sites devoted to showing creative ways to use WordPress. Yes, there’s even a “WordPress For Dummies” book… as well as many others. It’s that ubiquitous. So go ahead and get started. WordPress.org
Experiment with WordPress for a while. If you like the way it works, link to your WordPress content from your main site. If you want the WordPress content to become your main site, place a 301 redirect at the root level of your site folder with a very simple .htaccess file. Here’s how.