Using Wordpress for Internet Publishing--TechConnections version

Using For Internet Publishing Laura Solomon Library Services Manager OPLIN [email_address] www.oplin.org

The agenda today:
What is WordPress & some stuff about it
Why OPLIN chose it
Comparison to Blogger
How OPLIN uses WordPress
Some examples of Wordpress installs
Installing and working with WordPress

What is WordPress?

What constitutes a blog?
Ongoing chronicle of information
Frequently updated
Pieces/parts:
Main content area with posts
Archive of older posts
A way for people to leave posts
Links to other sites
One or more RSS feeds

Wordpress is not…
Content Management System
(CMS)

What CAN’T Wordpress do (probably)?
Replace your entire web site

What can WordPress do?
Act as a supplemental section or blog
Provide additional functionality

Wordpress is…

A little background
The largest self-hosting blogging tool in the world
Open source
Can download and customize it

Why WordPress?

Different flavors of Wordpress Hosted Local Photo courtesty of iShot71 (Flickr)

Hosted: “No worries, mate!” www.wordpress. com

DIY: Calling Bob Vila..(Local) www.wordpress. org

How does this compare to Blogger?

What’s a widget?

Some example widgets
Active Discussions - Display posts with currently active discussion threads
Contact - Adds a contact form to the sidebar
del.icio.us cached++ - Create a list of the latest bookmarks on a del.icio.us account, from its RSS feed
Flickr Badge Widget - display your flickr photos in the sidebar
Now Reading scroll down on that page to see the widget version
WP Polls - a widget for WP Polls plugin

Plugins

WP-PDA

PodPress

Akismet

BRAND NEW!

Themes

Before

How OPLIN uses WordPress

Other libraries
Dartmouth Public Libraries
West Palm Beach Public Library
Phoenix Public Library
Library Web Chic

Actually installing WordPress

“Famous 5-Minute Install”

Your new best friend! http:// www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

What to do
Install XAMPP
Go to the XAMPP admin panel and open up the admin interface for Apache
Click on phpMyAdmin on the left and create a new database
Unzip WordPress. Put actual wordpress directory in the htdocs directory of Apache (most likely C:xampphtdocs) so that you end up with C:xampphtdocswordpress.

Take a deep breath, the hard parts are over!
You’re now ready to install WordPress!
Go to http://your_domain_and_path_here/wordpress
Follow the wizard
Remember, if you have (properly!!) locked down MySQL, the username and password are not “root/no password”

Something else to know…

WordPress Resources
Full list of widgets ( http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/WordPress_Widgets )
WordPress Lessons ( http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons )
“ Famous 5-Minute install” ( http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install )

Video Tutorials
WordPress.com - Step-by-Step Tutorial on How to Blog ( http://youtube.com/watch?v=MWYi4_COZMU )
WordPress Tutorial - How to Edit a WordPress Page ( http://youtube.com/watch?v=rnMnpt6u5uo )
Wordpress tutorial--installing on a local server ( http://youtube.com/watch?v=OD4nh5A5up4 )
Wordpress Tutorial ( http:// youtube.com/watch?v =H1ImndT0fC8 )

Other ways to keep up with OPLIN:
Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/OPLIN )
MySpace ( http://www.myspace.com/ohoplin )
Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/people/Oplin_Slo/773479389 )

Where is this presentation?
http://www.slideshare.net/OPLIN
Questions?
[email_address]

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