{"id":13018,"date":"2025-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seniorclic.hk\/?p=13018"},"modified":"2026-07-15T20:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:56:15","slug":"getting-started-with-wordpress-a-complete-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seniorclic.hk\/en\/topics\/health-care\/enduring-power-of-attorney\/getting-started-with-wordpress-a-complete-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"<h1>Getting Started with WordPress: A Complete Overview<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress is the world&#8217;s most popular content management system, powering everything from personal blogs to enterprise-level websites. This post walks you through the core formatting elements and structural building blocks you&#8217;ll use every day.<\/p>\n<h2>Working with Text<\/h2>\n<p>WordPress supports all standard HTML formatting tags out of the box. You can highlight <strong>important information in bold<\/strong>, use <em>italics for subtle emphasis<\/em>, or combine them for <strong><em>bold italic<\/em><\/strong>. For technical terms or snippets, use the <code>inline code<\/code> tag.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Great content isn&#8217;t just words on a page \u2014 it&#8217;s structure, visual hierarchy, and a reading experience that keeps people coming back.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Lists and Structure<\/h2>\n<p>Unordered lists work best for features, benefits, and non-sequential items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support for <strong>unlimited pages and posts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Flexible theme and template system<\/li>\n<li>Over 50,000 plugins in the official <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\">WordPress plugin directory<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Built-in SEO-friendly URL structure<\/li>\n<li>Multilingual support via plugins like WPML or Polylang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ordered lists are ideal for step-by-step instructions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Install WordPress on your hosting server or locally<\/li>\n<li>Choose and activate a theme from the Themes directory<\/li>\n<li>Install essential plugins: SEO, caching, and security<\/li>\n<li>Create your core pages: Home, About, and Contact<\/li>\n<li>Configure permalink structure under Settings \u2192 Permalinks<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Going Deeper with Subheadings<\/h2>\n<h3>Media and Images<\/h3>\n<p>WordPress includes a built-in Media Library for uploading and managing images, videos, and documents directly from the dashboard. Supported formats include JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and SVG.<\/p>\n<h3>The Gutenberg Block Editor<\/h3>\n<p>Since version 5.0, WordPress uses the Gutenberg block editor. Every piece of content \u2014 a paragraph, heading, image, table, or button \u2014 is its own individual block. This gives you full layout control without touching a single line of CSS.<\/p>\n<h2>Feature Comparison<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>WordPress.com (Free)<\/th>\n<th>Self-Hosted (org)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Custom domain<\/td>\n<td>\u274c<\/td>\n<td>\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plugin installation<\/td>\n<td>\u274c<\/td>\n<td>\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Full code access<\/td>\n<td>\u274c<\/td>\n<td>\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Platform cost<\/td>\n<td>Free<\/td>\n<td>Free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Wrapping Up<\/h2>\n<p>WordPress powers more than <strong>43% of all websites on the internet<\/strong> \u2014 and for good reason. 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