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WordPress is designed to be easy to use. In these articles we'll explore some of the things you can do with it, as well as some of the options and news related to it.

Warning! Make Sure You Have PHP5!

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A few months back, the team at WordPress announced that they would no longer support PHP4 with future releases. (see the full announcement here) The news is a bit old, but a client recently made the discovery for himself the hard way. Forewarned is forearmed, so it bears repeating.

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WordPress: .com vs. .org

.com vs .org

Another frequent question at the Denver WordPress Meetup Group is: “What’s the difference between wordpress.com and wordpress.org?”

The simplest answer is this. On wordpress.com you set up a free blog, which is hosted on their servers. From wordpress.org you can download the WordPress software and install it on your own host. WordPress itself is free in either case; for the .org option, you have to purchase a domain name and hosting account separately, so there is some cost involved.

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Blog or Web Site?

One of the questions I get frequently, and especially at the Denver WordPress meetup, is: “What’s the difference between a blog and a Web site?”

Short answer: there is no difference. A blog is a Web site just like any other. The only difference is in how the content on a blog is presented, vs. on a “standard” site.

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Take Charge of Your Theme, Part 2

This week: tips and best practices for customizing the background on the Twenty Ten theme. Many of these principles apply equally to the background of any Web site, not only WordPress.

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Take Charge of Your Theme, Part 1

Inspired by a recent session of the Denver WordPress Meetup, I thought I’d go over some of the free WordPress themes that allow you, the non-programmer, to make customizations.

First up: Twenty Ten, the default theme that comes with WordPress version 3.0.

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