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Wordpress 101
Brian McDonald@bmcd67 squarejawmedia.com
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Getting Started• Get hosting and domain• FTP• Download WP at wordpress.org/download/• Setup config file wp-config.php• Documentation http://codex.wordpress.org/• Copy software to server and go to
your-domain.com/wp-config
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Site Map
• Create outline of everything you want on your site
• Group content into 4-5 groups• Determine how many menus• Global elements: contact, privacy, search• Create sitemap.xml for SEO
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Pages vs. Posts
• Pages tend to be more static• Posts are more dynamic with comments and
trackbacks• Both can contain rich media (video, photo,
tables, etc.)• Posts can be aggregated in many ways
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Plugins
• Great way to add functionality• Built in search tool to add new ones• Organized in directory• Sometimes don’t play nice with others• Load and test one at a time
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Install Plugins
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Search and Review
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Plugin Detail
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Widgets
• Sidebar & footer content
• Forms, links, RSS feeds, Social Media, Call Me
• Possibilities are endless• May need Plugin to
work• Custom HTML code
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Custom HTML Widget•Create custom Social Links•Display YouTube video•Display Photo slideshow•Custom Forms•Cut and paste from code editor, website
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Standard Widgets•Wordpress has several standard widgets that only need to be activated to use•Recent Comments, Posts, etc.•Search•Subscribe