This document provides an agenda for a WordPress workshop. It includes an introduction to WordPress and the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. It then covers setting up a WordPress site, features like administration, themes, plugins, and embedding content. The document also lists examples of Irish WordPress sites and provides overviews of using WordPress.com and popular plugins.

1. Wordpress Workshop

2. Keith Feighery
Director of Digital Strategy

3. Contact Details
086 6070274
www.linkedin.com/in/keithfeighery
www.twitter.com/kfeighery
www.faceboook.com/keith.feighery
keith.feighery@digitalinsights.ie

4. Agenda
• Introduction to Wordpress
– Wordpress.com Vs Wordpress.org
• Wordpress Case Studies and Examples
• Setting up Site on Wordpress.com
• Walk through of Wordpress Features
– Administration, Themes, Plugins, Post & Pages, Adding Images,
Audio & Video
– Embedding Content from Youtube and Flickr

5. Wordpress Overview
• Excellent low barrier to entry publishing platform
• Open source platform
• Easy to use CMS system to produce and distribute all forms of
digital media – text, Images, audio, video, RSS
• Easy to Connect Wordpress site with other social media sites
– Twitter, Facebook etc…
• Very extensible platform where further functionality can be
added
• Search Engine Friendly infrastructure along with SEO plugins

6. Wordpress.com Vs Wordpress.org

7. Wordpress.com
• Wordpress.com
– A managed environment to set up Websites and blogs
provided for free (basic set-up)
– Basic version will have wordpress in the url – e.g.
http://www.website.wordpress.com
– Can map an existing domain (www.website.com) to a
wordpress.com website
– Limited functionality on wordpress.com in comparison to
wordpress.org
• No plugin functionality
• Limited Theme Customisation

8. Wordpress.org
• Wordpress.org
– Open source version of wordpress
– Self-Managed system where users have to download the
software from wordpress.org
– Users have to have domain name registered and hosting
package
– Users have to upload wordpress on to webserver and set up
database
– Once deployed, users have complete control over the
customisation and functionality of the wordpress.org site
– Users respoonsible for security, back-ups, maintenance and
support of their own site

9. Wordpress.com

10. Wordpress.org

11. Irish Wordpress Sites

12. Digital Insights

13. DMI

14. James Whelan Butchers

15. DonalSkehan

16. Blogs

17. IIA Blog

18. Icecream Ireland Blog

19. Peter Lonegan

20. MAKE UP AND BEAUTY

21. Using Wordpress.com

22. Wordpress.com

23. Dashboard

24. Add Post

25. Add New Page

26. Add Media

27. Adding Videos

28. Insert Link or Embed Code

29. Embedded Vido

30. Change Themes

31. Use Widgets

32. Sharing Buttons

33. Add Menus

34. Add Polls

35. General Settings

36. Reading Settings

37. Site Tools

38. Export Data

39. Privacy Settings

40. Domain Mapping

41. Front End

42. Self-Hosted Settings

43. Permalink Settings

44. Permalink Tags

45. WordpressPlugins

46. Plugins
• Plugins extend the functionality of wordpress
• Easy to deploy and configure
• E.g. plugins – SEO, Tweet Me, ShareThis, Podcast,
• For the most part, are Free to use

47. Plugins

48. Content Plugins

49. Tiny MCE Advanced Editor

50. NextGen Gallery Plugin

51. Viper video Plugin

52. WordTubePlugin

53. Audio Player Plugin

54. Related Post Plugin

55. WP to Twitter

56. Widget Logic

57. SEO Plugins

58. All in One SEO Pack

59. All in One Settings

60. SEO Friendly Images

61. Analytics

62. Google Analytics Plugin

63. Google Analyticator

64. Posts and Pages Plugins

65. Contact Form 7

66. WidgetContext

67. Related Posts Plugin

68. Share Plugins

69. ShareThisPlugin

70. ShareThis Settings

71. Mobile Plugins

72. WP-Touch Plugin

73. WP Mobile Settings

74. Website Admin and Infrastructure Plugins

75. Database Backup Plugin

76. Better WP Security

77. Security Scan Plugin

78. Google XML Sitemaps

79. Wordpress Bought Themes and Frameworks

80. Bought Themes
• Provide Out of the Box Design and Functionality
• Enable easy cutomisation of Themes without having to
handcraft CSS code
• Provide in-built plugin functionality for SEO, Backups,
No-follows, Google Analytics, JQuery Sliders, Security
etc..
• Provide multiple theme templates to facilitate creation
of Content Management Systems

81. WP Remix Themes

82. Woo Themes

83. Woo - Canvas Theme

84. Thank You