{"id":1216,"date":"2015-03-28T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2015-05-19T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T17:58:16","slug":"creating-a-home-server-part-6-how-to-install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-14-04-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/creating-a-home-server-part-6-how-to-install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-14-04-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Home Server Part 6: How to Install WordPress on Ubuntu 14.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress<\/a> is the most popular website builder on the internet. It has thousands of plugins and themes that allows making dynamic and professional websites simpler. Many functions do not need any familiarity with HTML, CSS, or Javascript to produces these sites. Find out how to install WordPress on an Ubuntu computer.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Prerequisites\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Video_Tutorial\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Video Tutorial<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Written_Instructions\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Written Instructions<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Installing_a_LAMP_Web_Server\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">3.1<\/span> Installing a LAMP Web Server<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Installing_WordPress\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">3.2<\/span> Installing WordPress<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Create_a_Database_in_MySQL\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_3\">3.2.1<\/span> Create a Database in MySQL<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Finishing_WordPress_Installation\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">3.3<\/span> Finishing WordPress Installation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h1><span id=\"Prerequisites\">Prerequisites<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>This tutorial assumes that you already have an Ubuntu Desktop computer setup with a web address (dynamic or static dns). Use the following tutorials to setup a computer with these requirements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Creating a Home Server Part 1: Why should I? Hardware and Software\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2014\/08\/creating-a-home-server-part-1-why-should-i-hardware-and-software\/\">Creating a Home Server Part 1: Why Should I? Hardware and Software<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Creating a Home Server Part 2: Installing the Operating System\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/creating-a-home-server-part-2-installing-the-operating-system\/\">Creating a Home Server Part 2: Installing the Operating System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Creating a Home Server Part 3: How to install no-ip client in Ubuntu\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/creating-home-server-part-3-install-no-ip-client-ubuntu\/\">Creating a Home Server Part 3: How to Install No-IP Client in Ubuntu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span id=\"Video_Tutorial\">Video Tutorial<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZL2ZHuRX270\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><span id=\"Written_Instructions\">Written Instructions<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you already installed ownCloud using our <a title=\"Creating a Home Server Part 4: Installing ownCloud 8 on Ubuntu 14.04\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/creating-a-home-server-part-4-installing-owncloud-8\/\">tutorial<\/a>, you already have a LAMP server installed.\u00a0<a href=\"#installWP\">Skip to Installing WordPress<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Installing_a_LAMP_Web_Server\">Installing a LAMP Web Server<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>LAMP stands for\u00a0<strong>L<\/strong>inux\u00a0<strong>A<\/strong>pache\u00a0<strong>M<\/strong>ySQL\u00a0<strong>P<\/strong>hp\/Python\/Perl, which are the components of creating a web server. Previously, the acronym was used to remember which packages to install, but now we can install them all in one step.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Terminal (A) and type the command to install &#8220;Task Select&#8221; (B). You will need to enter your password.\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo apt-get install tasksel<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/01-isntallTasksel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1224\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/01-isntallTasksel.png\" alt=\"01-isntallTasksel\" width=\"535\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/01-isntallTasksel.png 535w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/01-isntallTasksel-300x114.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Once the install is complete, run Task Select.\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo tasksel<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/02-RunTasksel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1225\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/02-RunTasksel.png\" alt=\"02-RunTasksel\" width=\"447\" height=\"21\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/02-RunTasksel.png 447w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/02-RunTasksel-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use the arrow keys to navigate to &#8220;LAMP server&#8221; using the keyboard arrow keys, press the &#8220;Space bar&#8221; to select the option (A), then press the &#8220;Enter&#8221; key to confirm (B)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/03-SelectLAMP.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1226\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/03-SelectLAMP.png\" alt=\"03-SelectLAMP\" width=\"720\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/03-SelectLAMP.png 720w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/03-SelectLAMP-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The install will ask for a password for the &#8220;root&#8221; use of MySQL. Create and enter a password and confirm it on the next screen.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/04-RootPaswd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1228\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/04-RootPaswd.png\" alt=\"04-RootPaswd\" width=\"720\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/04-RootPaswd.png 720w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/04-RootPaswd-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>When the installation is complete, the LAMP Web Server will be setup and running.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Installing_WordPress\"><a name=\"installWP\"><\/a>Installing WordPress<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Open a web browser and navigate to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wordpress.org<\/a>. Click on the &#8220;Download WordPress&#8221; button (A) and then the &#8220;Download WordPress 4.1.1&#8221; button (B).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/05-DowloadWordpress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1229\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/05-DowloadWordpress-1024x547.png\" alt=\"05-DowloadWordpress\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/05-DowloadWordpress-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/05-DowloadWordpress-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/05-DowloadWordpress.png 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>NOTE: The number after &#8220;Download WordPress&#8221; may be different because of updated versions.<br \/>\nNOTE: This tutorial uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/new\/\" target=\"_blank\">Firefox<\/a> as the web browser.<\/li>\n<li>Open the zip file in Archive Manager<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/06-OpenArchiveManager.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1230\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/06-OpenArchiveManager.png\" alt=\"06-OpenArchiveManager\" width=\"498\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/06-OpenArchiveManager.png 498w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/06-OpenArchiveManager-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select the &#8220;wordpress&#8221; folder (A) and extract the folder (B).<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/07-ExtractFolderTohome.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1231\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/07-ExtractFolderTohome.png\" alt=\"07-ExtractFolderTohome\" width=\"601\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/07-ExtractFolderTohome.png 601w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/07-ExtractFolderTohome-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Choose the &#8220;Home&#8221; folder (A) as the location to extract the folder and click the &#8220;Extract&#8221; button (B).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/07-ExtractFolderTohome@.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1232\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/07-ExtractFolderTohome@.png\" alt=\"07-ExtractFolderTohome@\" width=\"703\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/07-ExtractFolderTohome@.png 703w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/07-ExtractFolderTohome@-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Return to (or Open) Terminal. The following commands will first move the &#8220;wordpress&#8221; folder from the &#8220;Home&#8221; folder to the webserver location.\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo mv wordpress \/var\/www\/html\/<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/08-Mv.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1233\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/08-Mv.png\" alt=\"08-Mv\" width=\"578\" height=\"16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/08-Mv.png 578w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/08-Mv-300x8.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The next command will grant the web server ownership of the &#8220;wordpress&#8221; folder. This allows the web server to access the files\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo chown www-data:www-data -R \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/09-Chown.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1234\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/09-Chown.png\" alt=\"09-Chown\" width=\"715\" height=\"21\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/09-Chown.png 715w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/09-Chown-300x9.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In a web browser, navigate to the web address of your computer (<a title=\"Creating a Home Server Part 3: How to install no-ip client in Ubuntu\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/creating-home-server-part-3-install-no-ip-client-ubuntu\/\">click here<\/a> if you missed the tutorial) but add &#8220;\/wordpress&#8221; to the end of the address. (For example, http:\/\/technerdservices.ddns.net\/wordpress).<\/li>\n<li>Select your preferred language and click the &#8220;Continue&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10-Lang.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1235\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10-Lang.png\" alt=\"10-Lang\" width=\"1012\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10-Lang.png 1012w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10-Lang-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The following screen will display needed database information. Click &#8220;Let&#8217;s go!&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/12-Database.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1236\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/12-Database.png\" alt=\"12-Database\" width=\"736\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/12-Database.png 736w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/12-Database-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span id=\"Create_a_Database_in_MySQL\">Create a Database in MySQL<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Return to (or Open) terminal and log into MySQL with the following command. You will need to enter the password created when installing the LAMP server.\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">mysql -u root -p<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/13-MySQLlogin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1237\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/13-MySQLlogin.png\" alt=\"13-MySQLlogin\" width=\"655\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/13-MySQLlogin.png 655w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/13-MySQLlogin-300x15.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create the database named &#8220;wordpress&#8221; (A). Exit MySQL by entering the &#8220;exit&#8221; command (B).\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">create database wordpress;\r\nexit<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14-Exit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1238\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14-Exit.png\" alt=\"14-Exit\" width=\"463\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14-Exit.png 463w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14-Exit-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Finishing_WordPress_Installation\">Finishing WordPress Installation<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>Return the the WordPress installation webpage. Type in &#8220;root&#8221; (no quotation marks) for the username and the password created when installing the LAMP server (A) and click the &#8220;Submit&#8221; button (B). (None of the other fields require changing).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/15-inputdatabase.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1239\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/15-inputdatabase.png\" alt=\"15-inputdatabase\" width=\"709\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/15-inputdatabase.png 709w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/15-inputdatabase-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Run the Install&#8221; button.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/16-InstallButton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1240\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/16-InstallButton.png\" alt=\"16-InstallButton\" width=\"745\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/16-InstallButton.png 745w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/16-InstallButton-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Add in your site information and create the first user account of WordPress. Then click the &#8220;Install WordPress&#8221; button.<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/17-siteinfo1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/17-siteinfo1.png\" alt=\"17-siteinfo1\" width=\"720\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/17-siteinfo1.png 720w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/17-siteinfo1-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The next screen will confirm the installation. Click on the &#8220;Login&#8221; button.<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/18-Login.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1243\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/18-Login.png\" alt=\"18-Login\" width=\"741\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/18-Login.png 741w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/18-Login-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Enter your login credentials.<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/19-login2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1244\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/19-login2.png\" alt=\"19-login2\" width=\"319\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/19-login2.png 319w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/19-login2-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Congratulations! You have arrived at the WordPress site dashboard. Click on the WordPress Site name in the header to view your site.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20-dashboard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1245\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20-dashboard-1024x548.png\" alt=\"20-dashboard\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20-dashboard-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20-dashboard-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20-dashboard.png 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-Wordpress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1246\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-Wordpress.png\" alt=\"21-Wordpress\" width=\"1013\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-Wordpress.png 1013w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-Wordpress-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress is the most popular website builder on the internet. 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