Vancouver WordPress Meetup - WordPress 101

WORDPRESS 101 WordPress for Beginners Vanessa Chu info@designfaire.com designfaire.com twitter @vanessa_chu Friday, July 9, 2010

Friday, July 9, 2010

Matt Mullenweg released WordPress in 2003 as an Open Source Software Friday, July 9, 2010

200+ Million WordPress websites worldwide Friday, July 9, 2010

So who maintains WordPress? + Why is Free? Friday, July 9, 2010

Open Source? Friday, July 9, 2010

WP is Open Source Source code is public Freely use, modify, share the software Based on collaboration and community Friday, July 9, 2010

3 Focuses Easy to use Looks Good Useability Aesthetics Easy to Modify Web Standards Friday, July 9, 2010

WordPress.com I’m vs. .org WordPress.org I’m . com Friday, July 9, 2010

Basic Functionality • Posts and Pages • Widgets • Comments + • Select Themes Trackbacks • Multi-language • Categories and Tags • Multiple Users • Photos + Galleries Friday, July 9, 2010

M ore! G et WordPress.org • All basic functionality • Custom Menus • Unlimited Themes + • Domain Shortened Templates URLs Customizations • Multiple Blogs • Plugins • Access to all backend • Custom Content Types ﬁles • Custom Taxonomy • and more... Friday, July 9, 2010

When Do I Use What? Friday, July 9, 2010

.com .org • Primarily a blog • Stand alone site • Up and running • Unique themes + quickly plugins • Don’t need custom • More than a blog theme • Want full control over • Want to be part of a site community Friday, July 9, 2010

Installing WordPress • A Web Server e.g. Dream Host, Blue Host • A Text Editor e.g. Notepad, TextEdit, Dreamweaver, BBEdit • FTP Client e.g. FileZilla, Cute FTP • Web Browser Friday, July 9, 2010

Installing WordPress Server Must Have: • PHP 4.3+ • MYSQL 4.1.2+ • Apache Friday, July 9, 2010

Installing WordPress http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_Wordpress 1. Download WordPress 2. Create a Database on your web server 3. Configure wp-config.php file with database info 4. Copy WordPress files to your web server 5. Go to http://www.yourdomain.com/wp- admin/install.php and fill in your site details. Friday, July 9, 2010

30 Second Install Find a web hosts with an auto WordPress Install! e.g. Dream Host, Blue Host Friday, July 9, 2010

Using WordPress Friday, July 9, 2010

Pages vs Posts I’m a I’ ma page p ost • Permanent • Timely Content Content Friday, July 9, 2010

Categorize your Content Posts and pages can be categorized and subcategorized! Makes it easy for your readers to ﬁlter your content Friday, July 9, 2010

Change your Themes Themes provide the look of your site • Change your Theme like you change clothes! • 99 pre-set themes on WordPress.com • 1000’s available on the web for self hosted sites Friday, July 9, 2010

Add Widgets! Small portable applications you can put on your side bar e.g. Flickr gallery, Twitter feed, latest comments, social bookmarks Friday, July 9, 2010

Add Plugins! Plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress BEWARE: ONLY FOR SELF HOSTED SITES! e.g. Akismet - spam bot, social bookmarks, SEO, fancy galleries etc. Friday, July 9, 2010

WordPress as a Website Use Pages to build your site. Set a Page as your Homepage instead of displaying your Blog! e.g. Pages can be a Bio, Services, Products etc. Friday, July 9, 2010

Resources WordPress.org http://wordpress.org/ WordPress Lessons http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons WPBeginners.com http://www.wpbeginner.com/ WordPress Tutorials http://www.wp-tutorials.org/ Friday, July 9, 2010

Thanks! Friday, July 9, 2010

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