introduction to wordpress class 2
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WordPress AdministrationACE #CT01756 Intro to WordPress
By Adrian Mikeliunas
http://learnwp.us/week2/
SESSION# 2 of 6
Understanding the Dashboard
Setting up User accounts
Managing Pages
Managing Posts, Categories & Tags
Managing Media & digital content
Week 2 Agenda
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Content Management Systems (CMS)
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User…Visitor View http://learnwp.us/
Admin…Author View http://learnwp.us/wp-admin
WordPress Admin Dashboard
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User Dashboard Details
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Admin General Settings
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WordPress Server Management = Administrator Web Server Management Database Management Backup Management User Management
WordPress Content Management! Authors Editors Graphics Artists! Contributors Subscriber
WordPress Management
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http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
User Roles: Administrator
Editor
Author
…
Custom * Contributor
Subscriber
User Management
* Custom fields added via extensions…
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Each role is allowed to perform a set of tasks (Capabilities)
Super Admin – ALL capabilities [Multisites only]
Administrator – single site capabilities
Editor -- publish & manage posts
Author -- publish & manage their own posts
Contributor -- only write & manage their own posts
Subscriber -- reader
Other Roles
Members plugin - allows you to edit, create, & delete roles
Pre-defined roles
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/members
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http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
Admin – General Settings
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From Dashboard
Users
Add New
Admin – Create Accounts
http://codex.wordpress.org/Users_Add_New_ScreenWordPress #2 11 2/2016
Front Page Options [landing page]
Latest Posts, or
One page [or post]
Admin – Reading Settings
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WordPress Pages & Posts
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PAGES
Pages are static and are not listed by date
Pages do not use tags or categories
An About page is the classic example
https://wordpress.org/about/
POSTS
Listed in Archives, Categories, Recent Posts, and other widgets, in reverse chronological order
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordcamps-update/
Pages & Posts
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/tearsandrain/3526002850
Pages
The heart of your site
Pages are for STATIC content such as About, Contact…
Pages live outside of the normal blog chronology,
Present timeless information about yourself or your site --information that is always applicable
You can use Pages to organize & manage any content
Like Sections of a Newspaper
Most Themes use Menus linked to Pages
Why Pages
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Pages for Static Content
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PostsThe content of your site
https://flic.kr/p/5XXFwd
Posts are author entries that display in reverse order on your home page
Posts can have comments from other subscribers and are included in your site's RSS feed
Posts can be ALL text, ALL media or Combinations
https://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_Posts
Posts
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Options are configured
1. when entering a new post [just for that post only!]
2. Settings, Writing
Some Options are: Author
Categories
Tags
Publishing status (Draft, Pending Review, Published)
Post Options
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Writing Settings
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Categories allow you to classify similar posts. You create a fixed number of categories from the Edit Post
Tags allow you to “filter on the fly” and display posts that have related tag words
WordPress includes a nice feature called word cloud which displays your site’s tag words
These tag words could be re-used to submit to Search Engines so people can find your blog posts
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Categories & Tags
Each post in WordPress is filed under one or more Categories
This aids in navigation and allows posts to be grouped with others of similar content
Example: Football related posts under the SPORTS section of your site…
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Post Categories
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Category Management
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Post Management
Post Options – Add new
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PICPICKSHAPE
Screen Options
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Also know as PERMALINK [or permanent link]
A slug is used to help create a valid URL to the listing of a category, post, tags, etc.
So while a category might be named “I Like Mom's Cooking” the corresponding slug would be i-like-moms-cooking
If you don't make one for yourself, WP will make one for you!
It’s convenient to remember & to submit to search engines!
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SLUG
The Anatomy of a Good Blog Post:
Start with a good headline
Main image [near the top!]
Introductory paragraph
Quote or short story
The meat or content
Conclusion, or Call To Action
www.artofblog.com/the-anatomy-of-a-good-blog-post
Blogging Tips
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Audio
Video
Create playlists!
Pictures
gallery of images!
Documents
PDFs, Zip Files…
Managing Media
http://www.photodropper.com
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Add Media Button
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Add Media Button
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Image galleries are a great way to share groups of pictures on your WordPress site
The Create Gallery feature of the WordPress media uploader allows you to add a simple image gallery to pages or posts on your site
You can enhance the picture navigation also with lots of plugins [try the simple LIGHT BOX plugin]
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Media Gallery
https://codex.wordpress.org/The_WordPress_Gallery
Understanding the Dashboard
Setting up User accounts
Managing Pages
Managing Posts, Categories & Tags
Managing Media & digital content
Week 2 Agenda
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