Workshop about building a basic Wordpress website using mostly free resources online

1. Content and Layout
Themes, Plugins + Widgets, and Creative Commons

2. Pt 1: Hosting
Set Up
Finding a Host/ Registrar
Choosing a Domain Name
One-button WordPress Set up

3. WWWD? What Would Wordpress Do?
WordPress Recommends
http://wordpress.org/hosting/
Blue Host ($5.95/ $6.95)
http://www.bluehost.com/
DreamHost ($8.12 +)
http://www.dreamhost.com/
Google: “Best Hosting for Wordpress”
< $20 Get-It-Done Option:
Go Daddy Month2Month, No set-up fee

4. Dream Host:Two Week Trial

5. Dream Host: Do You Need a New Domain Name?

6. Dream Host: Careful!!!

7. Dream Host: Enter Your Info

8. Dream Host: Enter Your Info

9. Dream Host: Credit Card Info

10. Dream Host: Continue to Web Panel

11. Dream Host: Log in

12. Dream Host: Getting Started

13. Dream Host: Web Hosting

14. Dream Host: Add a Domain

15. Dream Host: Delete CC info first

16. Dream Host: Set Up Domain

17. Dream Host:

18. Dream Host: One Click Installs

19. Dream Host: Wordpress

20. Dream Host: Custom Installation

21. Dream Host: Enter Info

22. Dream Host: Check your email

23. Dream Host: Install Window

24. Default Wordpress Site

25. Pt 2: Website
Set Up
Basic Settings
Pages vs Posts
Menus
Setting up a Blog
Comments and
Pingbacks

26. Basic Settings: Dashboard

27. Basic Settings: One-click

28. Basic Settings: Auto

29. Basic Settings: General

30. Basic Settings: Privacy

31. Basic Settings: Permalinks

32. Decide on Your Pages
Home
About
Packages
Portfolio
Contact
Blog

33. Pages vs Posts:
For How-to Videos, Visit:
YouTube.comRocketFrameWebDev
Creating New Pages Linking within/without
+Posts
Creating New Users
Editing Pages and Posts
Uploading Images
Setting Home Page
Creating Galleries
Setting Blog Page
Comments (Turning on/
Creating Menus off and moderating)

34. Part 3:
Customization
Finding Themes
Finding Plug-ins
Using Widgets

35. In Wordpress

36. In Wordpress

37. In Wordpress

38. In Wordpress

39. In Wordpress

40. In Wordpress

41. In Wordpress

42. In Wordpress

43. Development Blogs
• Noupe (http://
www.noupe.com)
• Smashing Magazine
(http://
www.smashingmagazine
.com)
• Six Revisions (http://
sixrevisions.com)
Image from Old.computers.com

44. Development Blogs
Noupe
(www.noupe.com)
Smashing Magazine
Smashing Mag (www.smashingmagazine.com)
Six Revisions
(http://sixrevisions.com)
Six Revisions

45. Premium Themes
Elegant Themes
Theme Forest
Woo Themes

46. Brother Google
Search for terms like: “free wordpress themes;” “free
wordpress themes for artists;” “free wordpress themes
minimal;” etc

47. Plugins + Widgets
Plugins add over all functionality to your blog
My recommended plugins include: Google Analyticator, All-in-One-SEO pack, Contact Form 7,
Google XML Sitemaps, Next Gen Gallery, akismet, wp-db-backup
I also use LinkWithin, WP-touch, Yet Another Related Posts Plugin, WP to Twitter, and 1-click
Retweet/Share/Like
Widgets help you deliver dynamic content, usually in the sidebar
Widget blogger must haves include: blogroll (you can name it what you want, archives (and or
categories and tag cloud)
You can also put feeds, badges, and additional navigation in your sidebar

48. Plugins

49. Plugins

50. Plugins

51. Plugins

52. Plugins

53. Widgets

54. My Plug-in Favs
All in One SEO Pack
Broken Link Checker
Contact Form 7
FancyBox for WordPress
Google Analyticator
Keyword Statistics
Google XML Site Maps
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
Akismet
WPtouch
NextGenGallery
WP to Twitter
WP Super Cache
No Self Pings
1-click Retweet/Share/Like

55. Widgets

56. Caveats
• Be sure to back up your database
• Check and see if your server has a
revert function
• test one plug-in or custom widget
at a time

57. Re-Cap
Customize your blog with themes, plugins, and widgets
Be sure to back up and do your research before installing
anything new
Link back by way of attribution
Google is your friend
Keep your blogs interesting with great content + images