Wordpress to Get Your Words Out

Using Wordpress to engage and interact online

Why Wordpress?

Features• 508 Compliant

(accessible)• Interactive (allows

discussion/commenting)• User registration• Privacy & security

features allow for internal/external use

Benefits• Easy to use• Simple to set up and

install• Large developer

community• Free!• Wide range of additional

features/functions

Wordpress Hosting

Hosting requirements:

• PHP version 4.3 or greater

• MySQL version 4.0 or greater

• Apache recommended

• Fantastico installation NOT recommended

5 Minute Install

5 Minute Install

5 Minute Install

5 Minute Install

Wordpress Hosting Resources

Reliable Wordpress hosts:

• Liquid Web, http://liquidweb.com

• Media Temple, http://mediatemple.net/

• Laughing Squid, http://laughingsquid.net/

Minimum Hosting Needs

To comfortably host Wordpress on your own server, you’ll need at least:

• 300 MB disk space

• 20 GB bandwidth

Wordpress Themes

Some places for Wordpress themes are:

• http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/

• DIY Themes: http://diythemes.com/thesis/

• Revolution Theme: http://www.revolutiontheme.com/

• http://www.templatemonster.com/