If there's a most winning open source software, it got be WordPress. The hosted platform of the standard WordPress free blogging service WordPress.com is the world's most popular blogging platform, it has a global Alexa traffic rank of slightly over 10, meaning it's even more popular than Microsoft.
What is this WordPress thing?
It is the ultimate blogging software that you can use, free of charge. You can even tamper with or rescript all the code if you want because it's open source. It's powered by PHP and MySQL, so you need PHP and MySQL hosting to get it work on your website - that is if you choose to host your own WordPress blog. Otherwise, you can always obtain a free for life blog account at WordPress.com and start writing daily entries right away. Very easy to use and very exciting for first time users.
How to host WordPress blog?
Web hosting is a little bit technical. Modern technologies have made the entire work rather easy but some background would assist you steer clear of mistakes. Most web hosts have one-click installs of popular web software / scripts such as WordPress and all you need is a click of a button to install the blogging software on your domain name. The system would very probably prompt you to enter your username and password for the first account of the blog, the admin account.
After installation, you can login it by accessing the URL of your website, log in with the user name and password you have specified in the step previous. Now you can write your first WordPress entry by clicking "Posts" -> "Add New" on the left sidebar. Write the title and content and hit "Publish".
Security!
WordPress hosting is like all other web hosting, you have to take care of the protection or your website may be hacked. The No. 1 priority is to keep updated with the most current WordPress version. Because WordPress is a rather popular web site script thus a global target for security bugs. The WordPress team is constantly looking for and patching the software for inherent security, thus often releasing security updates that you must keep up with. Blog hosting is usually easy but can be tricky when it comes to technical aspects such as security. Consult experts if necessary, especially if your blog / website has grown into fame.
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