WordPress started as a blogging platform in 2003 but has grown to be a fully-functional content management system. There are two main versions: WordPress.org which is free and self-hosted, requiring setup and maintenance, and WordPress.com which offers a free hosted blog service with minimal setup. The WordPress dashboard provides control and monitoring of a site without coding, including posts, pages, comments, plugins and more. Content and settings can be imported and exported as backups. A mobile app allows blogging on the go across many devices.

1. WordPress
MATT BAER
MIKE LIVINGSTON
IGOR OGRIZEK

2. Introduction
 WordPress started as a blogging platform in 2003, but
today it has grown to a fully-functional Content
Management System (CMS).
 WordPress.org:
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Downloadable, free self-hosted version.
Requires setup and maintenance.
Fully customizable.
 WordPress.com:
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Free (basic version) hosted blog service.
Minimal setup (theme and content).
Content restrictions apply.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq39O_Rb-pY#t=01m04s

3. WordPress.com Demonstration
http://www.wordpress.com/

4. WordPress.org
 Download WordPress from
http://wordpress.org/download/
 Unzip all files into a new folder under dynamic_php
(we’ll use “wp”).
 Open PuTTY and set permissions of all the files in
your folder:
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use chmod a+rx –R wp/ and then chmod 711 wp/
 In your browser enter the URL of your installed
directory
 Click Create a configuration file, then Let’s go!

5. Setting up MySQL
 https://php.radford.edu/~mysql-
php/mysql_setup/create.php
 Click “Continue”
 Enter RU username/password and CAPTCHA text

6. Installation
 Enter your MySQL database information:
 Database name: your RU username
 Username: your RU username
 Password: your database password
 Database host: php.radford.edu (localhost, if this doesn’t
work)
 Table prefix: leave the same
 Next it will tell us if it connected to the database.
 If everything went ok, we run the install process.

7. Installation
 Fill all information in for your new WordPress site.
 Hit Install WordPress.
 Login.

8. Important Settings
 Under Settings > General, set the timezone to
UTC-5
 Change the tagline to whatever you want

9. What is the Dashboard?
 The WordPress dashboard is the control panel for
your site.
 It gives you the ability to control anything without
coding or navigating to another page.
 You can see everything at a glance.

10. Dashboard Screen Options
 Click “Screen Options” to show/hide different
widgets on the current page.
 You can also change how many columns are shown.

11. Dashboard Help
 Click Help next to “Screen Options” for more
information on whichever page you’re using.

12. Dashboard: Right Now
 This is the main panel to control all happenings on
your site. It is controlled by the administrator(s).
 It gives statistics (which are clickable).

13. Dashboard: QuickPress
 You can make a simple post, with the ability to add
media, directly on your dashboard with the
QuickPress widget.

14. Dashboard: Comments
 View most recent comments and manage them,
directly on your dashboard.
 Hover over a comment to see more options.

15. Next class
 Posts
 Pages
 Links
 Import/Export Backup
 Android Application

16. Posts
 Posts automatically publish to the home page.

17. Pages
 These are permanent additions to the site.
 Each page can be completely separated from other
pages (for example, you can have one blog on one
page and one on another).

18. Links
 You can add any link you want to show up on the
sidebar of your site.
 Links can be categorized, as well.

19. Exporting Site Content
 It’s a good idea to export as part of your backup
strategy.
 Note: Export doesn’t backup non-content data
(installed plugins and themes). It does not substitute
for a full backup.
 It will generate an XML file from your data that can
be imported to any WordPress site.

20. Full Backup
 A full backup involves backing up both data and files.
 Data:
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Sign into phpMyAdmin (https://php.radford.edu/~mysqlphp/phpMyAdmin/)
Select the database containing your WordPress data.
Click Export
Check Add DROP TABLE / VIEW / PROCEDURE / FUNCTION
 Check Save as File
 Click Go
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 Files:
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Open your H drive and copy all the contents from WordPress folder
into a new folder on your computer.
Zip .sql file and your copied files

21. Importing
 Open Tools on left menu bar and click Import.
 The best import tool to use is the WordPress
importer.
 Install then activate this plugin.
 Choose your .xml file and click Upload.
 After that, assign an author to imported content.

22. Mobile Application
 Available for:
iOS
 Android
 BlackBerry
 Windows Phone 7
 Nokia
 WebOS
 E-mail client posting
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 Easy on the go posting.

23. Mobile Application
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Adding Posts
Adding Pages
Quick Photo
Quick Video
Posts, pages and comments editing
Dashboard
Settings
Stats (it is just for the WordPress.com accounts)