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Understanding what's WordPress once and for all
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Getting your hands on WordPress
Making sense of basic internet terminology: hosting, servers, database, and the like -
WordPress content types: what are they and their differences
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How WordPress's admin dashboard is structured
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Making the right call: when to use a custom post type
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Posts, Pages, and Themes: making a sense out of it
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How to create content on WordPressThe most basic concept: appearance vs function (shared)
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Making the right call: when to use a page or a dynamic template
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A quick view on additional terms: glossary for beginners
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Editing your content on WordPress: editors
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Browsing through plugins and add-ons: the WordPress's ecosystem
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The most common types of rework people face for bad decisions
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How to develop an efficient websiteSite performance: making your pages faster to load (how to avoid creating performance issues early on)
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Making the right call: when to install a new plugin vs develop from scratch
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Different ways to create your content: WP's native editor, page builders, template, and custom content
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Understanding menus and widgets
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Making the right call: ways to use menus and widgets
Lesson 11 of 17
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Browsing through plugins and add-ons: the WordPress’s ecosystem
Tangible June 25, 2023
We have mentioned plugins quite a few times, but never got into much detail about what they actually are.
As we mentioned, WordPress is a system in and of itself, but what makes it so special is its community: the number of individuals and companies working to develop software that can be easily added to your WordPress installation. Some of these are called plugins.
In this lesson, we will understand what plugins are and how to manage them.