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Technology Hotspot & Salon
Learn 2 WordPress
Anca Mosoiu, Tech Liminal
268 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 | Open 11-7 Monday - Friday | Drop-in co-working space, workshops and technology services | More info: http://www.techliminal.com
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Introduction
Anca
Tech Liminal
• Web Developer
• Information Architect • Technology Hotspot & Salon
• Co-Working
• 15 years of experience in
technology & marketing orgs • Workshops, Conferences
• Freelancer, Entrepreneur • Expert, friendly help with web &
social media
anca@techliminal.com
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Agenda
• 5-session workshop
• Why WordPress / Setting it up - Oct 2
• Working with the editor - Posts, Pages, etc - Oct 9
• Working with Themes - Oct 16
• Working with Plugins - Oct 23
• Customizations - Oct 30
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Today
• Why WordPress?
• WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
• Getting it set up
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What can I make with WordPress?
• Your personal blog
• A website for your company
• To tell
• To sell
• A small social network
• Online Store
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Why WordPress
• WordPress is a blogging and content management (CMS)
system that is:
• Free
• Reasonably user-friendly / Simple
• Supports multiple authors for a site or blog
• Has a large community of developers, designers, and
users (also detractors!)
• Lots of custom plugins, themes, and ideas to get
you started
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How Does WordPress Work?
Web Page
Web Hosting Server
Content
WordPress
Database Software
Plugins Theme
Posts, Pages, Files accessed
Navigation, etc through FTP
WordPress takes Content from
the Database and places it in a
layout produced from Theme +
Plugins
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Change the Theme, Change the Layout
Same content, totally different
look and layout
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WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
WordPress.com WordPress.org
They provide hosting for your blog. You You install the software on your own web
set it up by filling in a web form. server at a hosting provider.
WordPress automatically upgrades the You are responsible for securing,
software updating, and maintaining your software.
Cost: $5/year for domain, $15/year for Cost: $5-10/month for hosting.
customizations, etc (e.g. yourdomain.com)
Can install any plugins and themes - so
Limited features and themes the sky’s the limit in terms of
customization
You cannot use WordPress.com to sell
adds You can use your self-hosted blog for
whatever reason you want to use it.
A great place to get started with your blog
Export capabilities
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WordPress.com - Getting Set Up
• Just go to wordpress.com and get set up. Skip to slide
15
Allows you to participate on
others’ blogs
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WordPress.org
BlueHost, DreamHost, GoDaddy, etc
http://wordpress.org/download/
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
http://codex.wordpress.org/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start
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Hosting Providers and the One-Button Install
• Some Hosting Providers (BlueHost, GoDaddy) have a
one-button install for setting up WordPress
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Now we will install...
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
Detailed
• Download the software. instructions
• Set up a database
• Configure
• Upload
• Run Installation Script
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Know your Files!
These are the WordPress files, found in your web directory on your web
host, and accessed through FTP.
Database connection information
This is where you’ll install themes
and plugins
(also where your uploads go)
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Welcome to WordPress See your site
This is your Dashboard,
where you get to rule your
blog. We’ll talk more
about this next week, but
here is an overview...
Tools for managing
content (next
workshop)
Themes (Week 3)
Plugins (Week 4)
More Admin Stuff
(see next slide)
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Most Important, Non-Obvious Settings
Make sure this is OFF
Make your Editor Taller
Use a Page for your Homepage,
rather than blog posts
Keep bots from spamming your
site
Make your URLs pretty
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WordPress.org - With Great Power Comes Great
Responsibility
• You will be responsible for upgrading your software every
few months.
• Usually, this is a 1-click process
• You should do it, because of security concerns
• Upgrade WordPress, as well as plugins
• Keep up with security info on your WordPress Dashboard
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But that seems like a lot of work
• About 2 hours every few months
• Lots more if you get hacked
• So back up your site and stay informed
You can hire someone to do this for you
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What Next?
• WordPress Building Blocks, and learning how to use the
Editor.
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More Resources
• Self-guided lessons: http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons
• Join the East Bay WordPress Meetup:
• http://www.meetup.com/Eastbay-WordPress-Meetup/
• http://eastbaywp.org
• Some Excellent online courses:
• http://www.blog.becomeabloggingmaniac.com/ (Blogging Maniac)
• http://www.lynda.com/ (For more than just WordPress)
• WordPress.org forums
• Classes & Consulting from Tech Liminal and our partners
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