Adding Content to your WordPress Website - 2012 WordCamp Columbus - creativeBill

1. Adding Content to
your WordPress
website
2012 WordCamp Columbus
Presented by: Bill M. Rice
RiceDesign.com
#wccbus

2. Introduction
Hello World!
Bill M. Rice
WordPress Enthusiast
Creative Director
RiceDesign.com
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Opinions
are
my
own.
No
paid
endorsements.
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

3. Attention!
If this is your first WordCamp, you are about to experience
FIREHOSE learning.
• Don’t try to keep up taking notes, I talk way too fast
• There are NO stupid questions, please don’t be shy!
• Slides are available at slideshare.net/creativebill
• For attending my session, you get a free 30-day
membership – go to wp101.com/wccbus
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

4. Overview
Here’s what we’ll be covering today…
• Pages vs. Posts
• Importance of Relevant Content
• Parent / Child Pages
• Adding Pages
• Getting Familiar with Toolbar
• Publishing Options
• Adding Media: Photos, Videos and Documents
• Managing Existing Posts/Page Quickly
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

5. Page vs. Post
What Pages Are
• Pages
are
for
content
that
is
less
-me-­‐dependent
than
Posts.
• Pages
can
be
organized
into
pages
and
SubPages.
• Pages
can
use
different
Templates.
Example,
Contact,
Blog,
PorHolio
etc.
What Pages Aren’t
• Pages
cannot
be
associated
with
Categories
and
cannot
be
assigned
Tags.
• Pages
are
not
files.
They
are
stored
in
your
database
just
like
Posts
are.
• Pages
are
not
included
in
your
site's
feed.
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

6. Page vs. Post
What Posts Are
• Posts
are
the
entries
that
display
in
reverse
chronological
order
on
your
home
page.
In
contrast
to
pages,
posts
usually
have
comments
fields
beneath
them
and
are
included
in
your
site's
RSS
feed.
• Posts
can
be
sorted
and
displayed
by
categories
and
subcategories
•
Posts
also
u-lize
tags
What Posts Aren’t
• Posts
are
not
page
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

7. Importance of
Relevant Content
• Most important – reason for viewers to return
• Google rankings – improve visibility
What is Relevant Content?
• Information your target audience is looking for
• Original writings, photography, artwork or research
• If re-posting content, please site your sources
• Plagarism (don’t steal)
• copyscape.com – check copy you receive from clients!
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8. Planning Parent / Child
Pages
Just
as
you
can
have
subcategories
within
your
Categories,
you
can
also
have
SubPages
within
your
Pages,
crea-ng
a
hierarchy
of
pages.
• Colors (parent page)
• Primary (child page)
• Red (grand child page)
• Yellow
• Blue
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9. Adding Pages
To
create
a
new
Page,
log
in
to
your
WordPress
installa-on
with
sufficient
admin
privileges
to
create
new
ar-cles.
Select
the
Administra-on
>
Pages
>
Add
New
op-on
to
begin
wri-ng
a
new
Page.
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

10. Adding Posts
To
create
a
new
Post,
log
in
to
your
WordPress
installa-on
with
sufficient
admin
privileges
to
create
new
ar-cles.
Select
the
Administra-on
>
Post
>
Add
New
op-on
to
begin
wri-ng
a
new
Post.
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

11. Getting Familiar with
the Toolbar
HTML vs. WYSIWYG
When
wri-ng
your
pages
and
posts,
you
can
use
the
visual
or
HTML
mode
of
the
editor.
The
visual
mode
lets
you
see
your
post
as
is,
while
the
HTML
mode
shows
you
the
code
and
replaces
the
WYSIWYG
editor
bu$ons
with
quicktags.
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12. Paste from MS Word
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13. Publishing Options
• Status: visibility and scheduling
Save: Draft, Publish or Private
• Visibiltiy: Public, Private or
Password Protected
• Publish: Can post date or schedule
For future
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

14. Adding Media
Photos, Videos and Documents
• Pay for stock photos (don’t try to airbrush out watermark)
• Don’t steal images from Google searches (copyright)
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

15. Managing Posts &
Pages Quickly
Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

16. WordPress Trivia
Take your site to the next level
• Question 1 – How much does WordPress cost?
• Question 2 – Can you add a category to a page?
• Question 3 –What is the most popular CMS?
• Question 4 – Does WordPress support child menus?
• Question 5 – What year did WordPress start?
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17. Resources
• codex.wordpress.org
• wp101.com/wccbus – Free 30 day membership
• wp.smashingmagazine.com
• wpbeginner.com
• wpcandy.com
• ottopress.com
• andrewnacin.com
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18. Question & Answer
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19. Thank You!
• Angie & Robert Meeker for organizing #wccbus
• Jonathan Davis for organizing #wccbus
• Background - http://sajja.deviantart.com/art/6-Paper-Textures-85728689
• WPBeginner.com / List 25 – Syed Balhki
• WP101.com for free 30 day memberships
• Andrew Nacin - @nacin
• ma.tt - Matt Mullenweg - @photomatt
• WordCamp attendees
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