Leonard Nelson Agenda July 9 and July 16 630 pm to 930 pm WordPress for Beginners Get Involved Exercise Sections What is a website What is a website What is a website Creating a website ID: 148309
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WordPress for Beginners
July 2013
Leonard NelsonSlide2
Agenda
July 9 and July 16
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
WordPress for Beginners
‘Get Involved’ Exercise SectionsSlide3
What is a website?Slide4
What is a website?Slide5
What is a website?Slide6
Creating a websiteSlide7
May 27, 2003Slide8Slide9Slide10
What is WordPress?
WordPress is
web
software
you can use to create a beautiful website.Slide11
What is Software?
Programs and applicationsSlide12
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?Slide13
Where can I get software from?
Download from …
Copy from …
Borrow from …Slide14
Where can I get WordPress from?
Download from WordPress.orgSlide15
Where can I install or run software?
Computer
Phone
TV
Xbox 360/ PS3/ Wii…Slide16
Where can I run WordPress?
Hosting Provider
WordPress.comSlide17
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
InstallationSlide18
WordPress.com
Installed and hosted
for you
Hosting Provider
Installed and hosted
by
yourselfSlide19
The 5 Minute Install
Step 1: Download and unzip the WordPress software
Step 2: Create a database
Step 3: Rename and edit the wp-config-sample.php file
Step 4: Transfer files to your hosting provider
Step 5: Run the installation wizardSlide20
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
FeaturesSlide21
WordPress.com
Less control over features …
Hosting Provider
More control over features …Slide22
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
Domain NameSlide23
Domain Name
cnn.com
apple.com
google.com
Sub Domain Name
mexico.cnn.com
iphone.apple.com
mail.google.comSlide24
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
*Slide25
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
StorageSlide26
Storage
Space for your filesSlide27
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
*Slide28
WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider
Software UpdatesSlide29
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)Slide30
WordPress.com
Free updates installed for you
Hosting Provider
Free updates available
You install it yourself
Hosting provider installs it for you
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A Final ComparisonSlide32
Why WordPress?
Apostrophe, Drupal, Habari, Joomla!, ExpressionEngineSlide33
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 SourceSlide34
Simplicity not SimplisticSlide35
WordPress Community
http://wordpress.org/Slide36Slide37Slide38
WordPress TV
http://wordpress.tv/
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WordPress Today
Version: 3.5
Developed By: Developers across the world
Primary Use: CMS
Type of Software: Open SourceSlide40
Developed by You
Individuals
OrganizationsSlide41
The Online Office
Small Business
Small Budget
Small Staff
Small Services (Accounting and Word Processing)
Best Business in Town!Slide42
Get Involved – Exercise 2
Create a WordPress Site : Click Get StartedSlide43
Create a WordPress Site : Select BasicSlide44
Create a WordPress Site : Check your EmailSlide45
Create a WordPress Site : Click the Activate Blog buttonSlide46
Create a WordPress Site : Step 1Slide47
Create a WordPress Site : Step 2Slide48
Create a WordPress Site : Step 3Slide49
Create a WordPress Site : Step 4Slide50
Create a WordPress Site : Step 4Slide51
Create a WordPress Site : Step 5Slide52
Break?Slide53Slide54Slide55Slide56Slide57
ToolbarSlide58Slide59Slide60Slide61
Get Involved – Exercise 3
WordPress Administration: Update your ProfileSlide62
WordPress Administration: Update your ProfileSlide63
WordPress Administration: Update your ProfileSlide64
WordPress Administration: Update your ProfileSlide65
Get Involved – Exercise 3
WordPress Administration: Update your ProfileSlide66
WordPress Administration: Update your Public Display NameSlide67
Navigation MenuSlide68Slide69
DashboardSlide70Slide71
Get Involved – Exercise 4
WordPress Administration: Screen Options and HelpSlide72
WordPress Administration: Customize Dashboard to 1 Column Layout with the Right NowSlide73
WordPress ContentSlide74
Types of WordPress Content
Posts
Pages
Links
Media
Comments
FeedbackSlide75
PostsSlide76Slide77
Get Involved – Exercise 5
WordPress Content: Publish a PostSlide78
WordPress Content: Publish a PostSlide79
Organizing WordPress ContentSlide80
Categories
Taxonomy
Hierarchical
Tags
Folksonomy
Non-hierarchicalSlide81
Categories
NFC East
Eagles
Redskins
Giants
Cowboys
NFC North
Packers
Vikings
Bears
Lions
…
Tags
Michael Vick, Dallas Reynolds, Jake Scott …Slide82
Categories
General Topic Areas
Folders
Tags
Specific Words
LabelsSlide83
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 …Slide84
Get Involved – Exercise 6
WordPress Content: Publish a Post and describe your post using Categories and TagsSlide85
Get Involved – Exercise 7
WordPress Content: Publish a Post with an ImageSlide86
Get Involved – Exercise 8
WordPress Content: Publish a Page
?Slide87
Get Involved – Exercise 9
WordPress Content: Leave a comment on a post on a classmate’s site
http://class403.wordpress.com/Slide88
Managing WordPress ContentSlide89Slide90
Questions/ Feedback
https://www.leonelson.com/Slide91
Get Involved – Home Work
Add a Link to your favorite search engine
Create a post with an image gallery