WordPress

Article summary

WordPress (WP, or WordPress.org) is a web content management system. It was originally created as a tool to publish blogs but has evolved to support publishing other web content, including more traditional websites, mailing lists, Internet forums, media galleries, membership sites, learning management systems, and online stores. Available as free and open-source software, WordPress is among the most popular content management systems – it was used by 22.52% of the top one million websites . WordPress is written in the PHP programming language and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system, known as "themes". Since 2018, WordPress has included a block-based editor ("Gutenberg"). To function, WordPress has to be installed on a web server, either as part of an Internet hosting service or on a personal computer. WordPress was first released on May 27, 2003, by its founders, American developer Matt Mullenweg and English developer Mike Little. The WordPress Foundation owns WordPress, WordPress projects, and other related trademarks.

Key claims

1. release date: 2003-05-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "2003-05-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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