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Date : 22 Oct 2014

Digital Publishing ToolsDesign

Tonight

WordPress Lab

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WordPress

One-click install

Basic configuration

Install a free theme

+WordPress Installation

Login to your hosting company

Find your dashboard (probably cPanel)

Find one-click installs

If you have the ability to change the table prefix from wp_, the default, do so. (security)

+5-minute install

+Check your email!

You’ll get an email when the installation is complete

Click the link (yourblog.com/wp-login.php) and login using the alternative admin name / psw that you create

You’ll be in your dashboard

(If you haven’t logged in to WordPress.com …. Do it now)

+Dashboard

+JetPack

+JetPack

+WP Customization

Specific changes in the Dashboard (Chapter 3, Using WordPress):

Settings -> General : Title/Subtitle; Time-zone; date format; time format

Settings -> Permalinks : change permalink structure (factors to consider)

Settings -> Discussion : Review settings/make recommendations

Users -> Users -> Authors & Users : Set up new admin and disable default admin privileges or delete account (security)

Settings -> Writing : Disable “Post Via Email” and “Remote Publishing” unless you plan to do these things. Note: “Remote Publishing” must be turned on to use ScribeFire or iPad/iPhone apps

+Themes

+Install Themes

Upload zipped file

Search (WordPress.org)

+Contact

Kathy E Gill

kegill at uw dot edu or gmail or @kegill

http://uwdigipub.wordpress.com/ This lecture:

http://faculty.u.washington.edu/kegill