Reading: Is WordPress a Thankless Community?
New to blogs from a history of webpages I’ve created and handcoded – and wanting to update my weblife – I discovered WordPress offered by my ISP and started out. Moved up to themes, tried 15 or 20, I think and have come to the conclusion that WordPress is not only the best thing since sliced bread but the Atahualpa blog theme is absolute butter.
(As an aside inside the post – I have worked with every web creating engine for both pc and mac including frontpage and dreamweaver – and none of these can touch what WordPress and Atahualpa (BytesforAll) can do in 15 minutes. )
Think of WordPress as the engine for everything tht runs a blog and think of themes as a skin – but far more complex and useful than a skin. It hands the design tools over to you and does the coding for the design in the background.
As for the theme I’ve settled upon – Atahaulpa – any theme you see on the web can be duplicated inside the control panel of Atahualpa. Its flexibility and range, it’s power – all awesome. (Did I say ‘awesome’?)
My s ite isn’t serving wither WordPress or Atahualpa justice, yet – but I wanted to send along thanks and help some new bloggers in the right direction.
Oh, in both cases it helps to know html – but it’s not necessary. Suggest, if you want to blog, that you look through some blogs and blogging hosts. See what people put inside the blogs, the tools they use, the plugins. Check with your own ISP to see if a blogging ‘engine’ is available to you. Most likely it is and it’s free.
Which is something else I need to mention – the hundreds of dollars I have paid for html development when this entire world of blog creation is free. But in good conscience, if you find things even half as valuable as I have make a donation to the authors. Or help out on their support websites.Or make a donation
New to blogs from a history of webpages I’ve created and handcoded (and went on to use development programs) – and wanting to update my weblife – I discovered WordPress offered by my ISP and started out. Soon I wanted more design flexibility and discovered ‘Themes’ trying on 15 or 20.
I have come to the conclusion that WordPress is not only the best thing since sliced bread but the Atahualpa (BytesforAll) blog theme is absolute butter.
(As an aside inside the post – I have worked with every web creating engine for both pc and mac including Frontpage and Dreamweaver – and none of these can touch what WordPress and Atahualpa (BytesforAll) can do in 15 minutes.)
Think of WordPress as the engine for everything that runs a blog and think of themes as a skin – but far more complex and useful than a skin. It hands the design tools over to you and does the coding for the design in the background.
As for the theme I’ve settled upon – Atahaulpa – any theme you see on the web can be duplicated inside the control panel of Atahualpa. Its flexibility and range, its power – all awesome. (Did I say ‘awesome’?)
My site isn’t serving either WordPress or Atahualpa justice, YET – but I wanted to send along thanks and help some new bloggers or interested bloggers in the right direction.
Oh, in both cases it helps to know html – but it’s not necessary.
Also, I suggest, if you want to blog, that you look through some blogs and blogging hosts. See what people put inside the blogs, the tools they use, the plugins. Check with your own ISP to see if a blogging ‘engine’ is available to you. Most likely it is and it’s free.
Which is something else I need to mention – the hundreds of dollars I have paid for html development when this entire world of blog creation is free. But in good conscience, if you find things even half as valuable as I have make a donation to the authors. Or help out on their support websites.Or make a donation