Title: Getting Started
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Getting Started

 *  [Cre123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cre123/)
 * (@cre123)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-started-16/)
 * I have never used wordpress before and am not familiar with the downloading process.
   I downloaded the zip to my desktop and when I open it all I see are file folders.
   How can I get started?

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 *  [nectar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nectar/)
 * (@nectar)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-started-16/#post-2045509)
 * If you have a look at the file ‘readme.html’ it’s fairly straight forward. Hope
   that helps.
 *  Thread Starter [Cre123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cre123/)
 * (@cre123)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-started-16/#post-2045511)
 * thanks
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-started-16/#post-2045516)
 * there even is a docu called ‘getting started with wordpress’
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress)

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-started-16/#post-2045516)
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