Ar? you w?nd?r?ng wh?t W?rdPr??? ?? and what ?t'? u??d for? If ??, we've g?t ??u covered w?th th?? ??m?l?t? beginner's guide to WordPress. A? ?f 2021, W?rdPr??? h?? powered 43% of the world's websites. G?v?n h?w ???ul?r W?rdPr??? ??, ??u m?ght also b? ?nt?r??t?d in learning m?r? ?b?ut th?? ?l?tf?rm. Th?t'? wh? we've ?r???r?d this gu?d? ?x?l??n?ng WordPress, th? r????n? to use ?t, ?nd m?r?. WordPress ?? a fr??, open-source w?b??t?-bu?ld?ng platform that ?ll?w? ??u t? build ?n? type of website you w??h. Most importantly, ?t'? ???? to create a w?b??t? ?n W?rdPr???. You ??n build ?n ?uth?nt?? w?b??t? b? ?n?t?ll?ng W?rdPr??? with ????, ?v?n if ??u d?n't h?v? ?n? ??d?ng ?r t??hn???l background. Started in 2003, W?rdPr??? has b???m? a w?d?l? ???ul?r platform w?th?n two decades ?f ?t? establishment. It'? ?nt?r??t?ng t? n?t? that W?rdPr??? ?t?rt?d specifically f?r bl?gg?ng w?b??t??. However, over th? ???r?, ?t has b???m? a full-bl?wn C?nt?nt M?n?g?m?nt S??t?m (CMS). Alth?ugh WordPress ?t??lf is fr?? to u??, ??u'll ?t?ll n??d t? bu? a d?m??n name and web h??t?ng t? m?k? ??ur w?b??t? l?v? ?n the w?rld w?d? web. W?'ll d???u?? web h??t?ng and domain briefly later. But before th?t, let's learn about the two ?r?t???l components ?f a fun?t??n?l WordPress w?b??t? a W?rdPr??? th?m? ?nd a W?rdPr??? ?lug?n. If ??u own a website, th?r?'? a ?r?tt? g??d chance ??u'r? obsessed w?th ???r?h ?ng?n? ??t?m?z?t??n (SEO). Wh? d???n't w?nt th??r website t? r?nk ?n the f?r?t ??g? ?f Google - w?th?ut having to ??? f?r ?dv?rt???ng? Th?t'? ?r?tt? mu?h the h?l? gr??l f?r ?n? ??r??u? bu??n??? owner. F?rtun?t?l?, th? basics ?f W?rdPr??? SEO ?r? not th?t h?rd. S?m? "experts" would have you believe that SEO is an obscure and mystical art f?rm, r??u?r?ng ???r? ?f tr??n?ng, dedication, ?nd h?rd w?rk. No m?tt?r wh?t th? "?x??rt?" m?ght tell ??u, ??u d?n't h?v? to ???nd years training ?t ??m? ?u??r-???r?t SEO m?n??t?r? t? get g??d results. And ??u ??rt??nl? d?n't h?v? to spend a ?m?ll f?rtun? h?r?ng ?n SEO ??n?ult?nt. The truth ??, W?rdPr??? ?? ?r?tt? g??d ?b?ut SEO right ?ut ?f th? b?x. A? l?ng ?? you're ?r??t?ng h?gh-?u?l?t? ??nt?nt and ???t?ng ?t to your website ?n a regular b????, th?r?'? a ?r?tt? g??d ?h?n?? th?t, over time, ??u'll r?nk well f?r your t?rg?t ???r?h phrases. While W?rdPr??? ?? very g??d, ?t ??n't ??rf??t. Th?r? ?r? a ??u?l? ?f ??m?l? tw??k? th?t w?ll make W?rdPr??? ?v?n better at SEO than it already ??. In this screencast, I ?h?w you h?w to make th??? changes, and g?v? ??u some ?dd?t??n?l advice ?n SEO. S?, let's ?t?rt w?th?ut ?n? d?l??.