OVERVIEW OF THE WORKSHOP
• INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS
• WORDPRESS SETUP
• BASICS OF WEBSITE DESIGN
• HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH
WORDPRE$$
WORDPRESS
POWERS THE
26% OF WEBSITES
ON THE INTERNET
WORDPRESS
IS USER-FRIENDLY
SUPPORT
FREE WP THEMES
& WP PLUGINS
WORDPRESS POWERED
WEBSITE SAMPLES
BBC AMERICA
FORTUNE BUSINESS NEWS
NZT INTERACTIVE
FELIX ALBUTRA BLOG
REAL BLOGGING ADVICE
HOW TO KNOW IT IS WORDPRESS
2 TYPES OF WORDPRESS
WEBSITE COMPONENTS
1. DOMAIN NAME
2. WEBHOSTING
DOMAIN NAME
• YOUR WEB ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET
• IT STARTS WITH WWW. OR HTTP://
• ITS PRICE IS ABOUT $9 - $99 OR MORE
• YOU CAN BE IT ON A DOMAIN
REGISTRAR
• I RECOMMEND NAMECHEAP.COM
NAMECHEAP.COM
WEB HOSTING
• YOUR COMPUTER ON THE WEB
• IT HOSTS ALL YOUR WEBSITE FILES
• IT’S ONLINE 24/7/365
• YOU CAN BUY IT ON A WEBHOSTING
COMPANY
• I RECOMMEND BLUEHOST, HOSTGATOR
AND INMOTIONHOSTING.COM
CONNECTING YOUR DOMAIN NAME
INTO YOUR WEBHOSTING
• YOUR COMPUTER ON THE WEB
• IT HOSTS ALL YOUR WEBSITE FILES
• IT’S ONLINE 24/7/365
• YOU CAN BUY IT ON A WEBHOSTING
COMPANY
• I RECOMMEND BLUEHOST/INMOTION
HOSTING
BLUEHOST.COM
INMOTIONHOSTING.COM
THE
WORDPRESS
SETUP PROCESS
THE TWO PRINCIPLES
1. CONNECTING YOUR DOMAIN NAME TO
YOUR WEBHOSTING ACCOUNT.
2. INSTALL WORDPRESS
CONNECTING YOUR DOMAIN NAME
TO YOUR WEBHOSTING
SETUP CUSTOM DNS
ASSIGN YOUR DOMAIN TO BLUEHOST
INSTALLING WORDPRESS COMMENCE
After you click the button above, you will now
see the page in the image in the next slides.
Then select the domain name that you want
to install WordPress
FILL UP YOUR WP LOGIN DETAILS
AFTER FILLING UP, CLICK THE
GREEN INSTALL BUTTON
HOOOORAAAAY!!!
YOU NOW HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
INSTALLED WORDPRESS!
LOGIN TO YOUR
WORDPRESS DASHBOARD
http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/wp-admin
THE BASIC WORDPRESS DASHBOARD
BASIC
WORDPRESS
CONFIGURATIONS
PERMALINKS SETTINGS
WP PLUGIN INSTALL
BASIC WP PLUGINS TO INSTALL
• Akismet
• Contact Form 7
• Yoast SEO
• WP Super Cache
• Use Any Font
• Duplicator
• PRCY WP: 404 to
Homepage 301
Redirect
• Open Graph by Web
Dados
• WordFence
• Eggplant 301
Redirect
THE 2 PLUGIN INSTALLATION
PROCEDURES
1.Repository Install
2.Upload and Install
CONFIGURE EACH
WORDPRESS PLUGIN
YOU INSTALLED
YOAST SEO
• Helps your website become
SEARCH ENGINE – FRIENDLY.
• Helps your pages more Social
Media User – Friendly.
• Google loves YOAST SEO
WORDPRESS THEME INSTALL
THE 2 THEME INSTALLATION
PROCEDURES
1.Repository Install
2.Upload and Install
MAIN PARTS OF WORDPRESS
• Post
• Page
• Media
• Theme
• Widgets
• Plugin
• General Settings
LAUNCH
BREAK
THE BASICS OF WEB DESIGN
BASIC LAYOUT COMPONENTS:
– HEADER
– NAVIGATION MENU
– SLIDER
– BODY (CONTENT AREA)
– SIDEBAR
– FOOTER
BASIC WEBSITE LAYOUT
BASIC
HEADER
LAYOUTS
BASIC PAGES OF A WEBSITE
• HOMEPAGE
• ABOUT PAGE
• SERVICES/PRODUCT PAGE
• BLOG
• CONTACT PAGE
HOMEPAGE SAMPLE
ABOUT PAGE SAMPLE
SERVICES PAGE SAMPLE
PRODUCT PAGE SAMPLE
CONTACT PAGE SAMPLE
BLOG PAGE SAMPLE
THAT’S IT!
LET’S GET
WORKIN’
HOW TO MAKE MONEY
• PICK AN INDUSTRY
• BUILD A MOCKUP WEB DESIGN/SAMPLE
• FIND OLD AND UGLY WEBSITES
• REACHOUT AND OFFER THEM YOUR SERVICES
THANK
YOU

Basic WordPress Workshop Presentation