This is Eps 3   Today is an Intro to WordPress   What is WP? * A Free open source CMS project used for building websites and blogs * Made up of tons of PHP files * Highly customizable if you know what you are doing * Uses plugins * some paid/most have unpaid options Pluses * Ease of use * FREE * open sourced * Great for E-commerce * don’t need to create your own online store * Nice to have a blog incorporated into a website without losing visual continuity * explain   Minus * File heavy * can be slow * plugins aren’t always kept up to date * easy to forget to update WP itself if you don’t have auto update turned on * need to rely on WP to be secure vs a custom built site * Great platform but boring if you don’t customize Be sure that you are comfortable with HTML & CSS   http://www.Webdevpod.com for all the content and links @TNPWDesign @tommnorman DreamHost promo code – tnpw https://wordpress.org/