I've been wondering about making a blog hosting site like blogspot as a bit of a hobby. I figure Wordpress would be ideal to use but I'm not 100% on a lot of things related to this. Can I simply create mysql databases and wordpress installs with php functions and keep it secure from possible hacks? Or would the server as a whole need its own software to handle this securely?
Wordpress Mu
is a better choice for such site.
Most hosting packages come with one click install of Wordpress. I used to have a Netfirms plan that I got for $10! Just click and install as many Wordpress sites you need.
Security with Wordpress is very strong. They have been around and the software is mature. You wouldn't be exposing yourself to much danger by templating the site.
You can try Wordpress using the WAMP server.
We created an open source script for this purpose, you can find it here http://buckhill.github.io/linux-package-installer-for-wordpress
We wrote an article on how to use it here: https://www.buckhill.co.uk/blog/how-to-automatically-install-wordpress-plus-plugins/6
If you want to contribute to the project, please go ahead :)
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A friend of mine and I are currently creating a webshop as a school project. We want other students to be able to install our website easily much like WordPress or IPBoard. My question is, is there a script that can create this for you or do we have to compile it ourselves? In that case, what language or method should we utilize to compile the website?
I know the question is broad but I don't know how much detail I should go into but if you have any questions I'll answer them the best I can.
Thank you in advance for responding.
Potentially you could look at how one installs other CMS like Wordpress, Drupal, Etc. and get ideas from them. There are hosting providers that provide 1-click installs for wordpress, but not that many (from my understanding) that do the same for Drupal systems.
Also, looking at the way one installs those CMS platforms would help you build a better install setup for your users
I am newer with WordPress, so i dont have enough knowledge of it. Last few days i have installed wordpress with Xampp. I also have created some post, pages.
But yesterday i was googling about WP then i got something about bizXpress, then i know about that. bizXpress provides some tools, keywords for our website, which makes our website popular.
So i have followed this link:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/bizxpress/
http://www.nickusborne.com/if-you-have-a-wordpress-website-get-yourself-the-new-bizxpress-plugin/
I have installed bizXpress in WordPress. But i'm not able use. i have googled but cannot find anything usefull.
In these links, i found there are some tools and research tools to make website Popular.
but i dont have any idea how to use them.
Someone suggest me:
What is the purpose and use of bizXpress with Wordpress?
How can i use these tools with WordPress?
The missing link in Wordpress is the guidance for how to turn a website into an online business. You need to do keyword research, and understand the process of, not just getting visitors, but turning them into customers. That's what bizXpress does. It teaches you the correct process (or one of them).
Yes you can find some help if you search around, but bizXpress builds it into the fabric of Wordpress via a plugin. After all, the best part of Site Build It is the guidance it gives to beginners. Sitesell is just offering that guidance to WP users.
To use those tools, in your admin, look for the name same as the name of the Plugin and you can manage it. :P Simple?
This plugin offers no functionality in WordPress. The plugin just creates a dashboard for links to the tools. It is easier to login at the bizxpress website instead of installing it on your site. The instruction manual is called the Action Guide.
My questions about Wordpress
From what I can gather, Wordpress is fast becoming the norm for building content managed websites. Up until now, I have used my own CMS systems to allow my clients to manage their sites content etc. However, I was recently asked to build a Wordpress driven website, and as the client insisted on using Wordpress, I subsequently lost the contract...
Resultantly, I am very keen to learn how to build and program a Wordpress site from scratch. I am not interested in templates provided when you install Wordpress on your server, I am only interested in building a fully bespoke website, with the ability to update the content using the Wordpress management engine.
I therefore have the following questions with regards to how Wordpress works (I am completely new to this).
Can I build a completely bespoke designed website and have Wordpress manage the content?
Are there any limitations to using Wordpress to manage the content?
Can I specify which content is editable?
Are there any 'from the ground up' tutorials on starting to build bespoke Wordpress driven websites?
Where can I find the documentation for the Wordpress API (if there is one)?
Do I install Wordpress in the same way that I would if I was using the built in template engine? In other words, do I still install Wordpress as a package in Plesk for the particular domain?
Does the code have to be in a specific format, or structure?
I effectively would like to find (or be pointed to) an article that clearly explains how Wordpress works and how advanced web developers can make the most of it.
I appreciate that this question is not really related to programming, if it needs to be moved then please advise as to where I can re-post it.
My Research
I appreciate that the answers to these questions will be located somewhere on the web, but thus far, I have been unable to find any really helpful tutorials on this specific topic.
I have read through pages such as the following, and whilst they were helpful, they do not really explain 'in brief' what Wordpress is and how it can be manipulated:
Where to start
Features and Functions
I below is my answer.
Can I build a completely bespoke designed website and have Wordpress manage the content?
Yes you can. Here you can find some sites that are built on wordpress. You can get an idea of what kind of stuff can be done.
http://designwoop.com/2011/12/best-wordpress-themes-of-the-year-2011/
http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2012/07/wordpress-websites-examples.html
Are there any limitations to using Wordpress to manage the content?
According to my experience building wordpress websites, plugins and widgets, I would say you will rarely come across where you want to do something and you can't. If you know well enough php and understand OOP you can basically build whatever you want. In fact there are so many plugins that most of the time you could even get away with not writing anything (in your case this is irrelevant as you want to learn).
Can I specify which content is editable?
Yes. Other wise there is no point of using any CMS. I am sure this would be the most basic feature of any CMS out there.
Are there any 'from the ground up' tutorials on starting to build bespoke Wordpress driven websites?
Here are few tutorials you can start with.
nettuts
css-tricks
wptuts
And of course the best way to learn is the starter theme that comes as default with wordpress installation. You can find more themes here.
Where can I find the documentation for the Wordpress API (if there
is one)?
The wordpress documentation is quite detailed covers most of the things. While learning or even further this will be your best resource. I usually tend to read the code itself if I want to know how the function works and other details which of course documentation won't cover.
Do I install Wordpress in the same way that I would if I was using
the built in template engine? In other words, do I still install
Wordpress as a package in Plesk for the particular domain?
Installing wordpress is as simple as copying it to your server and accessing it via the browser. You will get on screen step by step instruction. It could not be easier than that. And if somehow you got stuck, there are hundreds of tutorial online or you can visit the wordpress codex site.
Does the code have to be in a specific format, or structure?
Of course you would be following the wordpress coding style (not necessary for but recommended for sake of being consistent). Depending on your skill level you will fairly pick up the standards.
If you are building plugins or widgets, which I assume if you want to build sophisticated websites, you must follow the coding standards.
By the sounds of it, you need to learn about writing a theme from scratch. A Wordpress theme gives you absolute control over the HTML that's outputted by the engine. You can therefore customise your site to look however you want it to look. My company website, tec20, was designed this way without any themes used from wordpress.com. Obviously the themes are aimed at writing blog sites, but you don't have to include any of the commenting hooks, for example.
These tutorials may help:
http://rockablethemes.com/wordpress-themes-tutorials/
I almost feel dumb/ignorant for asking but I have never used Wordpress in my life. My primary skill of recent has been developing secure internet/intranet applications in PHP for healthcare companies. Every now and then I get asked to do some personal work for friends or coworkers but don't have the time or willingness to learn something new with my busy schedule.
Recently, I was approached to develop a site for a non-profit education group in which the group would need to update content on a regular basis. Simple CMS system should do the trick and while I've never used it, what if I built the site for them on Wordpress? It would give a few of the employees the ability add and update blog posts and keep new content fresh on the site. The site would also need to maintain a member 'log in' area with security being a top concern which I have no idea if Wordpress is capable of on its own. I have no problem building the latter in straight PHP but I am curious, is it possible to truly integrate the two?
I would like to build something like this site:
http://tf.dtbaker.com.au/template/child_care/index.html
but add in the security/member only area features they mentioned while keeping the ability for 'blogging'. I recently came across a few hosted CMS providers (such as Surreal CMS http://surrealcms.com/) as a method to manage the CMS aspects but if there are better solutions, I am all ears.
Note: Using WP solely as a subdomain for any blogging aspects is not an option.
Thank you ahead of time.
WordPress is extendable using PHP and their Plugin system. WP has a basic level of user authentication and permission level to handle site management and maintenance. There are plugins available which allow you to implement member only features. Google search for WordPress membership plugin shows up quite a few hits.
Regarding security of WordPress, we have 3 websites running on WordPress for the last 5 years. Security has improved since version 3.x of WP compared to the earlier versions. There are plugins that help from doing things like scan the system for security holes (wrong permissions on files etc.) as well as plugins that claim to make your site more secure. But the best security is really understanding the WordPress system, how it works, and ensuring that the plugins you install are properly tested and vetted before being installed in production.
HTH
It's hard to make a recommendation without knowing the specifics, but if the majority of the functionality of the site has nothing to do with blogging, you'll probably end up spending a lot of time writing plugins to modify the way Wordpress works, and then you'll have to potentially maintain those plugins as the API changes as new versions of Wordpress are released. Since you're dealing with health care companies and a need for security, not upgrading when a new version of Wordpress comes out could potentially be a security risk. You'll probably also find that Wordpress's "blog-centricness" will start to get in your way.
From what you've said in your question, my inclination would be to use a CMS to build the site if I were in your shoes.
That's not to say that you can't use custom themes and plugins to add CMS-like functionality to Wordpress and end up with some nice looking sites. The folks at WooThemes (http://www.woothemes.com/) are doing a darn good job at that from what I've seen, and there are other folks doing the same thing. I just wouldn't go that route if I were you.
I have a plain-vanilla install of Wordpress on localhost, virtual host in Apache set to:
127.0.0.1 myradiostationhere.com
127.0.0.1 www.myradioanytown.co.uk
and the virtual host works.
However, I don't want to use it as a blog, but as a CMS like here:
http://www.brmb.co.uk/
and
http://www.brmb.co.uk/schedule/
(basically, any pages on that site are database-driven Wordpress pages, not blogs).
I'm not asking how to create pages etc. - I understand that - but rather if anyone knows of the best way to do this.
I'm trying to emulate their look, but with similar CSS stylesheets, as per:
Fair dealing in a work for the purposes of private study or research (s. 29)
under Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 (that's the legal bit out the way).
Would I need to edit the PHP files in order to get this to work in the way I intend to?
Anyone here had experience of custom Wordpress CMS design/installs, and how would you recommend I go about this?
(note: This isn't for a live radio station site, it's a development/testing site on localhost!)
You basically want to create WordPress theme.
You will need a bit of PHP editing, but mostly of the copy-and-paste variety (to get you started).
Another option is to download a similar free theme or even buy one.