WordPress:New To WordPress - Where to Start

If you are new to WordPress and you're worried about where to start, you've come to the right place! Here is a very simple step-by-step plan for getting started with WordPress. Please remember, if you [[WordPress:#Need More Help|need help]] along the way, plenty of options for assistance are listed in this article. Welcome to the exciting world of WordPress!
如果你刚接触Wordpress, 你急着想知道从哪儿开始，你来到了正确的地方。这儿有一个很简单的一步步的计划帮你开始使用wordpress. 请记住，如果你中途需要什么帮助，这篇文章中列举了许多种帮助方式。欢迎来到令人兴奋的WordPress世界！

After installing WordPress and going through the following process step-by-step, consider making your first plugin installation the Codex and Forum Searcher Plugin. It allows you to search both the WordPress Codex and WordPress Support Forum from your WordPress Administration Panels. Click on one of the search results and the page will open in a new window or tab so you can have the article or discussion open while working on WordPress. This will make your transition to WordPress a much gentler one with information right at your finger tips.
在安装了Wordpress,一步步的完成了下面的步骤之后，就要考虑开始第一个插件的安装Codex and 论坛搜索器插件. 这允许你从你的Wordpress管理面板搜索WordpressCodex和Wordpress支持论坛。点击其中的一个搜索结果，在一个新的对话框或制表符中会出现网页，在Wordpress上工作的时候，你可以使文章或讨论处于打开的状态。信息就控制在你的指尖上，这样你向Wordpress的过渡更轻易。

第一步-阅读

Before you invest your valuable time and energy into installing WordPress, there are some documents you need to read. WordPress is a great product; it's easy-to-use, it's quite powerful, but it isn't necessarily the right software for everyone. Just like building a house, you have to use the right tool for the right job. Consider creating a PDF to read at your leisure.
在你将你宝贵的时间和精力投入到安装Wordpress之前，你需要阅读一些文件。Wordpress 是一个极好的产品；使用简单，能量巨大，但它也不一定使每一个人必不可少的合适的软件。就像建房子那样，适当的工作需要有适当的工具。考虑在你空余时间的时候阅读一下 创造一个PDF.

• About Weblogs - What is Blogging all about?关于网络博客-博客是什么？
• What is WordPress? 什么是Wordpress?
• WordPress:WordPress Features Wordpress的特点
• Before You Install WordPress 安装Wordpress之前

第二步-制定一个计划

Based upon the information you've just read, including instructions on installing WordPress, you should have a list of the things you need, and the things you need to do. If not, make that list now--you'll want to make sure it includes the following information:
在阅读以上信息包括安装Wordpress的说明的基础上，你应该有一个列表，记录关于你需要的东西以及你需要做的事。如果你还没有那个列表，你现在就制作一个-你要确定列表包含有以下的信息：

• Website Host Requirements Checked and Verified 检查和核实网站需要的条件
• Versions of PHP and MySQL Checked and Verified 已经检查和核实的PHP和MySQL的版本
• Your Website Username and Password 你的网站的使用者的姓名和密码
• Text Editor Software 文章编辑软件
• An FTP Client Software一个FTP的顾客软件
• Your Web Browser of Choice 选择你的浏览器

The following documents will help you understand more about how WordPress works and how to make a plan for your WordPress site:
下面的文档会帮助你更深的了解Wordpress是怎样工作的以及怎样为你的Wordpress站点制定一个计划：

• Wordpress的特点
• Wordpress初步
• Wordpress课程

It is important to make a plan about how you want to use WordPress on your site. Here are some questions to ask yourself. Make a list of the answers so you can add to your plan.
做一个关于在你自己的站点上怎样使用Wordpress的计划很重要。这里有一些你需要问自己的问题。将列好的答案加入到你的计划之中。

• Will you install WordPress in the root directory, subdirectory, or you just want to make a test site to make sure you want to use it?
  你将把Wordpress安装到一个根目录，下级目录中还是仅仅制一个测试网站以确信自己想使用Wordpress?
• Have you made a list of your site Categories? Understand that WordPress can only order Categories alphabetically by name or by ID (order entered through the Manage > Categories screen), so if the display order of your Categories is important to you, start making your list of Categories.
  你制作了你的网站目录表了吗？要了解Wordpress只能以名字或ID的字母表顺序命令目录（通过管理发出命令）目录屏幕），因此如果你的目录的展示顺序对你很重要，开始制作你的目录表。
• Have you made a list of WordPress:Pages you may want to add to your site, such as About, Contact, or Events?
  

你制作了一些你想加到你的站点上的网页吗，例如关于，联系，事件？

第三步-安装WordPress

With this information and your plan, it's time to install WordPress.
根据这个信息和你的计划，是安装WordPress的时间了。

• Before You Install WordPress 安装Wordpress之前
• WordPress:Installing WordPress 安装WordPress
• 支配WordPress
• Editing the wp-config.php file 编辑wp-config.php 文档
• Frequently Asked Questions About Installing WordPress 经常问关于安装WordPress的问题
• Using FTP Clients and Software 使用FTP客户和软件
• 改变文档允许准则
• 更新Wordpress
• Common Installation Problems 常见安装问题
• Trouble: I Can't Login 麻烦：我不能登录

第四步-建立WordPress

With your installation complete, it's time to set up WordPress so it will work the way you want it to work. As you change various settings, it is recommended you view how those changes impact your site by frequently clicking the View Site link at the top of the Administration Screen. Though you may choose to do these steps in any order, your site will cause you fewer problems if you proceed in the following order:
安装好了之后，就要设定WordPress,这样的话，它就会朝你想要的方式工作。当你改变不同的设置的时候，建议你通过频繁的在Administration屏最上方点击站点链接。虽然你可能以任何顺序来完成这些步骤，如果你以以下这些方式进行，你的站点会给你造成更少的麻烦：

• WordPress:Administering Your Blog管理你的博客
• Users用户 > Your User Profile你的用户profile - set the user information用户信息 you want published on your site建立一个你想要在站点上公布用户信息
• Your User Profile > Other Users - add authors and users that will be using your site, if applicable
• Options > General - set your site name and other site information
• Options > Writing - set the settings of your Write Post screen
• Options > Reading - set how many posts to show on the front page and in categories and your feed requirements
• Options > Discussion - Turn on or off comments and set how to handle them
• Manage > Categories - add a few categories to get started from your category list
• Manage > Posts - After you have written a few posts, this is where you will manage them by editing or deleting
• Presentation > Themes - maybe change the look of your site?
• Manage > Pages - add a Page or two like "About Us" or "Contact Me"
• Write > Write Post - start adding content to your site
• WordPress:Writing Posts - step-by-step instructions on writing posts

Take time to explore the WordPress Codex site, the official documentation site for WordPress. You'll find helpful information by reading WordPress:WordPress Lessons, and these helpful documents:

• Introduction to Dealing with Comment Spam
• Moderating Comments
• Using the Links Manager
• WordPress in Languages Other than English

Presentation and Themes

With the new WordPress version 1.5, changing the look of your WordPress website is possible with just a few clicks. Here is a list of resources and information about changing the look of your site with WordPress Themes.

• Using WordPress Themes
• WordPress:Blog Design and Layout
• Using Pages

At this point, there may be something about your Theme choice that is bothering you, or, you really want to get your hands dirty understanding how your WordPress Theme works. These simple guides to help customize your WordPress Theme:

• Lessons: Designing Your WordPress Site
• CSS Overview, Tips, Techniques, and Resources
• WordPress:Stepping Into Templates
• Lessons: Template Files
• WordPress:Stepping Into Template Tags
• Lessons: Working With Template Tags
• WordPress Template Tags
• Understanding the WordPress Loop
• The WordPress Loop in Action
• Editing Files in WordPress
• Frequently Requested Design Help
• Frequently Asked Questions about Site Layout and Design

If you want to create a new WordPress Theme from scratch, or do major renovations, or even design WordPress Themes for public release, you will need to be familiar with HTML, XHMTL, and CSS. The following documents will get you started:

• Developing Your Own WordPress Theme
• WordPress:Designing Themes for Public Release
• WordPress:Validating a Website
• Lessons: Website Development
• WordPress:CSS Fixing Browser Bugs
• WordPress:CSS Troubleshooting
• Positioniseverything
• Position is Everything's 3 Complex Column - Perched on a Lily Pad
• Position is Everything Piefecta 3-Column Layout

If you want a custom-made WordPress Theme created especially for you by expert web-designers, it is recommended you search for qualified web-designers on the Internet, or look in your local community, or draw from the List of Recommended Web Page Designers by Laughing Squid.

Adding Plugins

There are many "add-on" scripts and programs for WordPress called WordPress:Plugins that add more capabilities, choices, and options to your WordPress site. WordPress Plugins do many things, including; customizing the results of your site information, adding weather reports, adding spell check capability, and presenting custom lists of posts and acronyms. For more on how to work with Plugins and where to find WordPress Plugins for your site:

• WordPress:Managing Plugins
• WordPress:Plugins
• http://www.wp-plugins.org/
• http://www.wp-plugins.net/
• Bloggingpro List of Plugins

Advanced Use of WordPress

Now that you are familiar with the basic features and functions of how WordPress works, it might be time for you to plunge deeper into the power of WordPress. The links below will expand your familiarity with PHP, HTML, XHTML, and CSS:

• Lessons: WordPress Feature and Functions
• Lessons: WordPress Tech Techniques
• WordPress:Using Permalinks
• WordPress:Photoblogs and Galleries
• WordPress Advanced Techniques
• Advanced Techniques for Plugins and Customization
• WordPress Server and Database Information
• WordPress:Developer Documentation

Need More Help

As simple and easy as it is to use WordPress, if troubles arise, if something is confusing, if things aren't working, don't despair because help is available! Even though WordPress is free and open source, there are literally hundreds of volunteers eager to help you. Here are some helpful resources for WordPress:

• WordPress:FAQ
• WordPress:Getting More Help
• WordPress:Using the Support Forums
• WordPress Forum
• IRC Freenode WordPress Support on channel #wordpress
• WordPress:WordPress IRC Live Help

And Finally

Now that you're a full fledged WordPress user, consider contributing to the WordPress Codex, Support Forum, Development, and other volunteer efforts that keep WordPress going. WordPress is free and totally supported by volunteers, and your help is needed.

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