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WORDPRESS 102SHANTA R. NATHWANIWORDCAMP HAMILTON 2016#WCHAMONT
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AGENDA1. Find Me2. Hosting3. Backup4. Contact Information5. Themes6. Plugins7. More on hiring someone
*This is a follow up to my WordPress 101 Talk. You can view the video from WordPress.tv here.
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1. FIND ME!Tweet Me:
@ShantaDotCa
Email:[email protected]
My Web Site:http://shanta.ca
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ABOUT ME• Instructor, Sheridan College
• Joint program with University of Toronto at Mississauga: Institute of Culture, Communication, Information and Technology
• Web Design and Capstone Project• Co-Founder, Web Weapons
• Clients include NPOs, Real Estate, Software Development, Financial and Political Sectors
• Bachelor of Commerce in Info Tech Mgmt., Ryerson University
• Serial WordCamper. Went to 7 in 2014 and crowdsourced my tour last year for 7 more and even did WordCamp Mumbai in March, 2016.
• Co-organizer, WordCamp Hamilton, 2015-6
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2. HOSTINGShared hosting• GoDaddy• BlueHost*
Managed hosting•WPEngine• Siteground*
* - I’m an affiliate
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3. BACKUP• Most hosting companies will offer a backup system
of some kind• Jetpack has one• WordPress.com doesn't need one• One of the ones I recommend is
Backup Buddy by iThemes because of its options, it's easy to use and to migrate, especially those in the room hoping to do their own development business
• Another good solution (and free for the most part) is Updraft Plus which is becoming a favourite.
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4. CONTACT INFORMATION• Contact forms rather than publishing your email
address• Mailchimp signup form. Integrates with WordPress and
can be done as a widget• Contact Form 7 is another option
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5. THEMES
• The “Look and Feel” of your website
• Might include some functionality
• The “Front End” or what people see
From Graph Paper Press
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5. THEME SELECTIONStart with the repository• Can be accessed through your Dashboard > Appearances > Themes• Directly at wordpress.org/themes
If not, go outside and use the authors in the repository as a startDo not Google “free WordPress themes”!• These could contain malicious code
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5. THEME SELECTION (CON’T)Where do I start?• Ask yourself, “What is the purpose of the website?”. Many of the themes are categorized by purpose (i.e., photography/portfolio, business, blog, etc.)• Ask yourself, “What do I want it to look like? Do I want a big header? Do I want columns? Main content with sidebar?”. A good way to familiarize yourself with these is to look in the repository.
Make sure that the them you choose is mobile-enabled/responsive!
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6. PLUGINS• Plugins extend the
usefulness of your website
• Some examples are Backup Buddy and Jetpack
• The “Back End” or what people don’t see
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6. PLUGIN SELECTIONJust like the themes, best to check the repository (http://wordpress.org/plugins)Don’t overload your site. Choose your plugins carefully.
• First, by function. What do you need it to do?• Is there a plugin that does multiple functions, such as memberships AND payments? This is such a wide area, you need to research it. It will depend on what functionality you need.
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7. MORE ABOUT HIRING A PROFESSIONALEducate yourself• Not only about the terminology, but also have an idea of what you want. This saves everyone a good amount of time and effort.• Expect to give a deposit of some sort, whether you’re working with a student or a professional. Don’t expect any of this for free.• This is not a cookie cutter process, nor is it an overnight one.• Some of the best advice: Lucas Cherkewski: Spoke at WordCamp Toronto 2013 on this topic…at the age of 16! Just had him in my class the other day and he’s amazing…at 18!
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EXTRA RESOURCES• WordPress.com: This is where you can learn almost
everything I’ve just talked about! There is also one for .ORG, but this will get you about 90% of the way there. Skip the “Getting Started” part if you are using the .ORG
• WordPress.tv: Most of the talks given at WordCamps are recorded and archived here. You can find my talks there!
• Chris Lema: has done a number of posts about comparisons for things like membership, ecommerce and eLearning, as well as much more.
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QUESTIONS?
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Email:[email protected]
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