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This chapter took you through obtaining, installing, and configuring a simple out-of-the-box WordPress blog. It covered the requirements for WordPress and the tasks for preparing your hosting server. I introduced you to some of the basic features of WordPress. Finally, you made your first post.
In the next chapter, I will take you through the posting process in depth and introduce some of the more advanced features of WordPress. You will learn how to create pages, manage categories, and perform other tasks to start to build your community.
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© 2006 Robert T. Douglass, Mike Little, and Jared W. Smith
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(2006). Installing and Configuring WordPress. In: Building Online Communities with Drupal, phpBB, and WordPress. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0106-9_14
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