daily notes

• WordPress started as a simple blogging platform but today is used as a CMS as well as an application framework. It can power many things such as eCommerce, LMS (this site), membership sites, communities (social networks), and backend for mobile/decoupled applications.
• WordPress can be installed using developer tools like EasyEngine, Laravel Valet, Local by Flywheel, Varying Vagrant Vagrants (VVV), and Lando.

Layout

• Toolbar has links to various administration functions, and is displayed at the top of each Administration Screen. Many Toolbar items expand (flyout) when hovered over to display more information.

• Main Navigation menu details each of the administrative functions you can perform. At the bottom of that section is a Collapse menu button that shrinks the menu into a set of icons, or to expands to list them by major function. Within each major function, such as Posts, the sub-menu expands (fly-out) when hovered over, and expands fully if an item clicked.

• In the work area, the specific information relating to a particular navigation choice, such as adding a new post, is presented and collected.

• Footer, at the bottom of each Administration Screen in light shading, are links to WordPress, thanking you for using it, and the version of WordPress you have installed is shown.

• Widget is a small, modular component that adds a specific feature or piece of content to your website without requiring you to write any code.

  • Search Bar: Lets visitors search your site.

  • Recent Posts: A list of your latest blog entries.

  • Social Icons: Links to your Facebook, Instagram, or X (Twitter) profiles.

  • Categories/Tag Cloud: A way for users to browse your content by topic.

  • Custom HTML/Text: A blank box where you can add your own message, an advertisement, or a Google Map.