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WORDPRESS ESSENTIALS
September 27th, 2020Asad Ansari
WordPress, what’s the fuss? 😕
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● The most popular, free, and open-source content management system (CMS). Powers almost 38% of all websites.1
● Has a very low learning curve but it is very powerful.
● Companies like Disney, Microsoft, Sony, and Target use WordPress for some of their websites.2
● You are here already, so I don’t need to convince you. Let’s get started! 😉
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Getting started with WordPress + Bitnami 💕
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● Bitnami provides a one-click install solution for
WordPress.
● This enables you to run WordPress locally on your
computer without having to learn how to setup a server
and install complicated software.
● Having a local copy of WordPress will enable you to
explore the platform without worrying about
compromising a live website.
● You can also sign up for a WordPress website at
https://wordpress.com/ but this has limitations that can
only be overcome by paying for hosting and a domain. The
bitnami solution is free and gives you complete control!5
● To get started go to https://bitnami.com/stack/wordpress
● I have also provided a PDF document with detailed instructions for both macOS and Windows. You can download it here.
● Having a local copy of WordPress will enable you to follow along but it is not necessary for this workshop.
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● But we still need a child theme. Why you ask? Good
question. 😎
● Child themes are used so that we can update the parent
theme without worrying about breaking our website. The
child theme inherits everything from the parent theme
and builds our customizations on top of those inherited
features.
● Without a child theme it is possible to run into a scenario
where every update to your parent theme results in a loss
of all the customizations to your website. With a child
theme the customizations are retained and the updates
are inherited. Always try use a child theme!14
● First we need to download the child theme from the
following link:
https://creativethemes.com/blocksy/docs/getting-started
/child-theme/.
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● One last thing!
● Blocksy comes with a plug-in that enables advanced
customizations for our website. The plugin is called the
Blocksy Companion. On the next slide I am going to show
you how to install this plug-in.
● The install process for all other plug-ins is very similar.
There are some rare exceptions.
● To get started go to
https://creativethemes.com/blocksy/companion/ and
download the plug-in.
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● Let’s recap!
● We installed the Blocksy theme and it’s associated child
theme.
● We also installed the Blocksy Companion plug-in which
gives us some additional features.
● To learn more or to download any of the files associated
with the Blocksy theme you can always visit
https://creativethemes.com/blocksy/.
● Next we will import a starter site and learn more about
WordPress.
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WordPress: Pages, Posts, Users? 😕
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● WordPress Pages vs. Posts.
● Pages are used for static content. For example an “About”
page.
● Posts on the other hand are used to display dynamic
content. Posts by default show a publishing time, an
author, a category and tags. Posts are perfect for
announcements, news, and events.
● A page can contain a collection of posts. This is probably
the most common way of using posts. In the next few
slides I will show you how to create new pages and posts.
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● Administrator – Somebody who has access to all the
administration features within a single site.
● Editor – Somebody who can publish and manage posts
including the posts of other users.
● Author – Somebody who can publish and manage their
own posts.
● Contributor – Somebody who can write and manage their
own posts but cannot publish them.
● Subscriber – Somebody who can only manage their
profile.
Source: https://wordpress.org/support/article/roles-and-capabilities/
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● Let’s recap!
● We installed a theme called Blocksy, and we also installed the
associated child theme.
● We installed the Blocksy Companion plug-in that gives us a
few extra features.
● We learnt the difference between pages and posts.
● We created a new page and new posts and added them to the
menu.
● We explored the Media Library.
● We created a page containing a collection of posts.
● We learned how to add new users to our WordPress website.
Thank you for attending. 😀😊I hope you learned something!
If you have any questions. Don’t hesitate to
reach out!
Asad Ansari
asad[.]ansari[at]mail[.]utoronto[.]ca
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