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WordPress How to Make a Website with WordPress Plugin Best Practices Finding, Installing and Updating WordPress Plugins

Greg Summers
Greg Summers
2,137 Points
Posted by Greg Summers
Greg Summers
2,137 Points

This version of wordpress seems rather outdated in the course 'How to make a website with wordpress'

Yes? No?

3 Answers

Rich Donnellan
MOD
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,671 Points
Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,671 Points

Yes. It looks like at the time of this video, Wordpress was at v3.8 (currently v4.5.3). I'm sure you can still follow along to get the gist of things.

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,117 Points

I agree with Rich Donnellan the only major changes for someone just starting out learning WP is the UI. I wouldn't worry about it.

Greg Summers
Greg Summers
2,137 Points
Greg Summers
Greg Summers
2,137 Points

When one is not familiar with WP, it's hard to get the gist of it when you can't follow along using the latest version.

Shaikh Abdul Majid
PLUS
Shaikh Abdul Majid
Courses Plus Student 3,746 Points
Shaikh Abdul Majid
Shaikh Abdul Majid
Courses Plus Student 3,746 Points

Though it's outdated version of WP being demonstrated in videos but it's still working as there isn't much difference in the features and functionalities being taught so far. So Working for me