The tutorial discusses the issues of creating websites based on the CMS WordPress. The structure of the manual is designed for the consistent development of this content management system - the basic concepts of WordPress, issues of posting information, setting up and designing a site, creating a server and developing your own components. The textbook is intended for students studying the issues of developing their own websites based on freely distributed content management systems. Such training is carried out in the areas of “Applied Informatics”, “Pedagogical Education” (profile “Computer Science”), “Information Systems and Technologies”, etc. The textbook can be used in the courses “Computer Networks”, “Development of Internet Resources”, “Multimedia Systems and web design”, etc. when conducting workshops, laboratory and independent work.