===== WordPress CMS =====
**WordPress** is a free and **Open-Source** **CMS** (Content Management System) based on **PHP** and **MySQL**, and it can be installed on **1984's** web servers. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system.\\ 
**WordPress** was used by more than 26.4% of the top 10 million websites as of April 2016. It is reportedly the easiest and most popular blogging system in use on the Web, supporting more than 60 million websites.\\
 **WordPress** is released under the **GPLv2** (or later) license from the **Free Software Foundation**.\\
[[https://www.wordpress.org/|wordpress.org]]
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==== To keep in mind for WordPress sites ====
  * Do not use "admin" as a username, it's too obvious for a hacker, be creative and use a hard-to-guess username.
  * Do not underestimate the importance of using strong passwords!
  * Always update all themes and plugins whether they are in use or not.
  * Delete all themes that are not in use.
  * Delete all plugins that are not in use.
  * Updates are frequent, it's reasonable to log in to check at least once a week.
  * When installing plugins or themes always install one at a time, then check if the site is still working normally before installing another one.
  * Plugins and specifically themes can and do often crash WordPress.
  * If you have a contact form on the site then you need to setup a SMTP mail plugin or else it will not work
  * The reason for that is that by default wordpress uses the phpmail protocol but it is insecure and therefore our servers will block it
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