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WordPress for BeginnersLeonard Nelson
Agenda• July 9 and July 16• 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.• WordPress for Beginners• ‘Get Involved’ Exercise Sections
What is a website?
What is a website?
What is a website?
Creating a website
May 27, 2003
What is WordPress?• WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website.
What is Software?• Programs and applications
Get Involved – Exercise 1
What is your Name? Why did you sign up for WordPress for Beginners? What beautiful site would you like to build?
Where can I get software from?• Download from …• Copy from …• Borrow from …
Where can I get WordPress from?• Download from WordPress.org
Where can I install or run software?• Computer• Phone• TV• Xbox 360/ PS3/ Wii…
Where can I run WordPress?• Hosting Provider• WordPress.com
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
Installation
WordPress.com
• Installed and hosted for you
Hosting Provider
• Installed and hosted by yourself
The 5 Minute InstallStep 1: Download and unzip the WordPress softwareStep 2: Create a databaseStep 3: Rename and edit the wp-config-sample.php fileStep 4: Transfer files to your hosting providerStep 5: Run the installation wizard
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
Features
WordPress.com
• Less control over features …
Hosting Provider
• More control over features …
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
Domain Name
Domain Name• cnn.com• apple.com• google.com
Sub Domain Name• mexico.cnn.com• iphone.apple.com• mail.google.com
WordPress.com
• Free Sub Domain Name• Advertising• $13 per year for Automattic to allow
this feature• $15 per year to buy domain name
Hosting Provider
• $15 per year to buy domain name*
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
Storage
Storage• Space for your files
WordPress.com
• 3 GB of storage for free• 10 GB of storage for $20 per year
Hosting Provider
• $60 per year to buy unlimited hosting space*
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
Software Updates
WordPress Software Updates• New features and functionality for WordPress• WordPress 3.4 (June 13, 2012)• Theme customization• Twitter integration• 44,000,000 Total Downloads
• WordPress 3.5 (December 11, 2012)• Support of the Retina Display, • Color picker• New Twenty Twelve Theme• Improved image workflow• 10,887,089 Total Downloads
• WordPress 3.6 (Summer 2013)
WordPress.com
• Free updates installed for you
Hosting Provider
• Free updates available• You install it yourself• Hosting provider installs it for you*
A Final Comparison
Why WordPress?Apostrophe, Drupal, Habari, Joomla!, ExpressionEngine
WordPress History• Version: 0.7 released in May 27, 2003• Developed By: Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little• Primary Use: Blog or Weblog• Cost: Free/Open Source
Simplicity not Simplistic
WordPress Today• Version: 3.5• Developed By: Developers across the world• Primary Use: CMS• Type of Software: Open Source
Developed by You• Individuals• Organizations
The Online Office• Small Business• Small Budget• Small Staff• Small Services (Accounting and Word Processing)• Best Business in Town!
Get Involved – Exercise 2
Create a WordPress Site : Click Get Started
Create a WordPress Site : Select Basic
Create a WordPress Site : Check your Email
Create a WordPress Site : Click the Activate Blog button
Create a WordPress Site : Step 1
Create a WordPress Site : Step 2
Create a WordPress Site : Step 3
Create a WordPress Site : Step 4
Create a WordPress Site : Step 4
Create a WordPress Site : Step 5
Break?
Toolbar
Get Involved – Exercise 3
WordPress Administration: Update your Profile
WordPress Administration: Update your Profile
WordPress Administration: Update your Profile
WordPress Administration: Update your Profile
Get Involved – Exercise 3
WordPress Administration: Update your Profile
WordPress Administration: Update your Public Display Name
Navigation Menu
Dashboard
Get Involved – Exercise 4
WordPress Administration: Screen Options and Help
WordPress Administration: Customize Dashboard to 1 Column Layout with the Right Now
WordPress Content
Types of WordPress Content• Posts• Pages• Links• Media• Comments• Feedback
Posts
Get Involved – Exercise 5
WordPress Content: Publish a Post
WordPress Content: Publish a Post
Organizing WordPress Content
Categories
• Taxonomy• Hierarchical
Tags
• Folksonomy• Non-hierarchical
Categories
• NFC East• Eagles• Redskins• Giants• Cowboys
• NFC North• Packers• Vikings• Bears• Lions
• …
Tags
• Michael Vick, Dallas Reynolds, Jake Scott …
Categories
• General Topic Areas• Folders
Tags
• Specific Words• Labels
Categories
• Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian• Appetizers, Entrées, Desserts, Drinks• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner• Christmas, Cinco De Mayo, Easter,
Fourth of July, Halloween, Hanukkah, Passover, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day …
Tags
• Broccoli, Cilantro, Chicken, Cumin, Eggs, Pepper, Salt …
Get Involved – Exercise 6
WordPress Content: Publish a Post and describe your post using Categories and Tags
Get Involved – Exercise 7
WordPress Content: Publish a Post with an Image
Get Involved – Exercise 8
WordPress Content: Publish a Page
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Get Involved – Exercise 9
WordPress Content: Leave a comment on a post on a classmate’s site
http://class403.wordpress.com/
Managing WordPress Content
Questions/ FeedbackLeonard_P_Nelson@hotmail.com
Get Involved – Home Work• Add a Link to your favorite search engine• Create a post with an image gallery