CIL 2008 Cybertours
WordPress:
Webmaster's Paradise
Oleg Kreymer Systems Librarian, TJ Watson Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WordPress as a Web Platform?
• Content Management System: CMS (forget html!)
• User-friendly admin interface • WYSIWYG editor (invites contribution) • Presentation layer (XHTML + scripting)
• Simplicity:
• Clear functionality (it’s a blog!) • Straightforward design: posts + categories + pages
• Open Source = always in development + ¢ • Can be enhanced with plugins • Familiarity (used it for other projects)
CIL 2008 Cybertours:
WORDPRESS
Keeping It Simple
• Modify a WordPress Theme ONLY
• Preserve core WordPress functionality • Protection from changes in future upgrades • Theme of choice: Andreas09 (website look)
• Two types of files
• PHP: controls WHAT elements are displayed • CSS: controls HOW elements are displayed
• Making changes
• Keep track of changes (annotate) • Suppressing and rearranging elements
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How to work with PHP
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How to work with PHP
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How to work with PHP
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How to work with CSS
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How to work with CSS
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WORDPRESS
How to work with CSS
CIL 2008 Cybertours:
WORDPRESS
How to work with CSS
CIL 2008 Cybertours:
WORDPRESS
Widgets & Plugins
• Widgets: dynamic and static sidebar elements • Plugins extend Wordpress functionality
• Select carefully (functionally useful plugins only) • Test! Plugins can break WP • WP upgrade? Test your plugins
• Plugins we’re using
• Forms: cforms II • Calendar: Event Calendar & Widget • User Role Manager
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Thank you!
• DO try this at home:
• WordPress.com
• Questions?
Oleg Kreymer Systems Librarian, TJ Watson Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art
CIL 2008 Cybertours:
WORDPRESS