Installation

Download Source

https://wordpress.org/download/ (Please install the english (US) Version of Wordpress)

Setup Wizard

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Database Name: The Project ID, see Creating Databases
User Name: A strong Username, see Creating Databases
Password: A strong Password, see Creating Databases
Database Host: local- or Databasehost
Table Prefix: a min. 5 char random string followed by a _. E.g. W6sJ8_

Plugin Development

http://wp.tutsplus.com/uncategorized/3-5-hours-of-wordpress-plugin-development-training/

Performance Improvement

[1]

Useful Plugins

Forms

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ninja-forms/screenshots/

Custom Permalinks for Custom Post Types in WordPress 3.0+: [2]

qTranslate Fallback Language Hack: [3]