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WORDPRESS 101
Vanessa Chu [email protected] designfaire.comtwitter @vanessa_chu
WordPress for Beginners
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Matt Mullenweg released WordPress in 2003 as an Open Source Software
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200+ Million WordPress websites worldwide
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So who maintains WordPress? +Why is Free?
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Open Source?
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WP is Open SourceSource code is publicFreely use, modify, share the software Based on collaboration and community
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3 FocusesEasy to useUseability
Looks GoodAesthetics
Easy to ModifyWeb Standards
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I’m
.com
I’m
.org
WordPress.com vs.
WordPress.org
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Basic Functionality• Posts and Pages
• Comments + Trackbacks
• Categories and Tags
• Photos + Galleries
•Widgets
• Select Themes
•Multi-language
•Multiple Users
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• All basic functionality
• Unlimited Themes + Templates Customizations
• Plugins
• Custom Content Types
• Custom Taxonomy
• Custom Menus
• Domain Shortened URLs
• Multiple Blogs
• Access to all backend files
• and more...
WordPress.org Get More!
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When Do I Use What?
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.com .org
•Primarily a blog
•Up and running quickly
•Don’t need custom theme
•Want to be part of a community
•Stand alone site
•Unique themes + plugins
•More than a blog
•Want full control over site
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Installing WordPress
• A Web Server e.g. Dream Host, Blue Host
• A Text Editor e.g. Notepad, TextEdit, Dreamweaver, BBEdit
• FTP Client e.g. FileZilla, Cute FTP
• Web Browser
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Installing WordPress
• PHP 4.3+
• MYSQL 4.1.2+
• Apache
Server Must Have:
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Installing WordPress
1. Download WordPress
2. Create a Database on your web server
3. Configure wp-config.php file with database info
4. Copy WordPress files to your web server
5. Go to http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php and fill in your site details.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_Wordpress
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30 Second Install
Find a web hosts with an auto WordPress Install!e.g. Dream Host, Blue Host
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Using WordPress
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I’m a
pageI’m a
post
• Permanent Content
• Timely Content
Pages vs Posts
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Posts and pages can be categorized and subcategorized!Makes it easy for your readers to filter your content
Categorize your Content
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Themes provide the look of your site
• Change your Theme like you change clothes!
• 99 pre-set themes on WordPress.com
• 1000’s available on the web for self hosted sites
Change your Themes
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Small portable applications you can put on your side bar e.g. Flickr gallery, Twitter feed, latest comments, social bookmarks
Add Widgets!
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Plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress
BEWARE: ONLY FOR SELF HOSTED SITES!e.g. Akismet - spam bot, social bookmarks, SEO, fancy galleries etc.
Add Plugins!
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Use Pages to build your site.
Set a Page as your Homepage instead of displaying your Blog!e.g. Pages can be a Bio, Services, Products etc.
WordPress as a Website
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WordPress.org http://wordpress.org/
WordPress Lessonshttp://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons
WPBeginners.comhttp://www.wpbeginner.com/
WordPress Tutorialshttp://www.wp-tutorials.org/
Resources
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Thanks!
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