At the turn of the 21st century, website construction was still considered to be the preserve of specialist website constructors and designers. Things have changed. The development of WordPress means that anyone who has a computer and the ability to read can download their own free software tools and construct their very own website.
WordPress websites are ideal for small businesses and individuals, especially if professionally hosted by a WordPress hosting company such as the Manchester based 34SP.com. Initially, the WordPress software was developed for those who wished to publish their thoughts on the internet, ‘bloggers’, but did not have any knowledge of computing codes or programming skills. A blog is built by arranging the information in chronological order, whereas a WordPress website is constructed around its themes. Some commentators have compared this process to ‘a book with chapters’.
The WordPress hosting site will be able to register the domain name and, as long as it supports PHP5, Linux and has MySQL, the host will be able to support the new website for a moderate fee.
It is important that when building the new website the contents are indexed clearly and logically, in order that the user can navigate their way around it. A quick internet search will bring up many examples of WordPress sites and also show the user how to download the WordPress software. Some internet hosting companies will do all this for the novice website constructor and also make sure that the new domain name is registered so that it can be picked up by internet search engines.