WordPress 101: The Basics of Blogging

& 101 Resources to Get Started!!!

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Hi, I’m Fajr!I’m an SEO & Fashion Blogger

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What is a Blog?Web + Log = Blog

Blogs are…

– Constant– Passionate– Authoritative– Great to Read

Anyone & Everyone has a BLOG!

What is WordPress?

“WordPress is a powerful open- source personal publishing platform. As of August 2011 WordPress powers over 22% of all new websites.[5] WordPress is currently the most popular CMS in use on the Internet.”

--- Wikipedia

There are tons of blogging platforms

Why WordPress?WordPress is…

– Free

– Open Source

– Constantly Evolving

– Easy to Learn & Use

WordPress is Flipping Awesome!

.Com vs. .OrgTwo Versions of WordPress

.com – hosted, free, signup & get subdomain– myblog.wordpress.com– paid css upgrades & custom themes

.org– Self-hosted, software is free – requires domain & hosting plan

Why Self Hosted?o Access to thousands of Free & Premiumthemes

o Access to Lots of Plugins- add ons (more onplugins later)

o Full Control Over Your Blog & Monetization

You Own Your Content!!!

Hosting Companies

Hosting Companies I Recommend

Installing WordPress

5-Minute Installation (Shared or Local)

– Download at http://wordpress.org

One-Click Install

– Through your shared hosting provider

Different Strokes for Different Folks!

The Basics of WordPress Blog

Header

SidebarContent

Footer

Your WordPress Motherboard

The Dashboard is your welcoming mat. It houses your QuickPress, WordPress News and Left-justified

navigation panel

Content TypesPosts– Chronological– Updated Regularly

Pages– Hierarchical– Static (updated every so often)

Media– Images – Video– Audio

Great Debate: Posts vs. Pages

Posts– Categorized– Can be Tagged

Pages– Can Be Nested– Important Content• About Pages• Contact Information

User Roles

o Administrator: Top Dog

o Editor: Second in Command

o Author: The Creator

o Contributor: The Collaborator

o Subscriber: The Consumer

How to Write a Post

Writing a post in WordPress is as intuitive as using a word processor like Word. You don’t need to know HTML code and

you can preview and publish at the click of a button!

Title Goes Here

Type your Content Here

Pick your Categories

Publish

Themes – Your Visual Playground

Themes are the look of your WordPress blog

There are thousands of themes available

– Some Free– Some Not so Free– Some Great– Some Not so Great

Themes are my Favorite Part of WordPress!

Places to Find Great Themes

WordPress Theme Directoryhttp://wordpress.org/extend/themes/

Theme Foresthttp://themeforest.net

Woo Themeshttp://woothemes.com

Graph Paper Presshttp://graphpaperpress.com/

Widgets, not Gidget

Widgets are modules that customize thelook & function of your blog’s sidebar

Plugins – More Function Please

Plugins are modules that you “plug in” to your standard blog to add additional functionality

Plugins can be uploaded via

–WordPress– FTP

How to Find PluginsWithin WordPress

WordPress Plugin Directoryhttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/

5 Must Have Plugins1. WordPress SEO

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-seo/

2. Google Analytics

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/googleanalytics/

3. WP Security Scan

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-security-scan/

4. Akismet

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/

5. Add This or ShareThis

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/addthis/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/share-this

Everyone Loves a Recap Slide

• WordPress is not only free, professional and all knowing, like Yoda!

• You can get a blog up & running in 5 minutes stat!

• Writing & publishing content is a snap!

• There are thousands of themes and plugins to create the blog of your dreams!

WHO RUNS THE BLOG WORLD? WORDPRESS!

Wait, There’s More!

http://fajrmuhammad.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/101-Resources.pdf

Got Questions???

Please!