Nate Cooper is giving a presentation on getting started with WordPress. He will cover what WordPress is, how to set it up, navigating the dashboard, working with pages and posts, themes, plugins, and backing up and updating WordPress. The presentation encourages questions throughout and provides contact information at the end for attendees who have additional questions after the session.

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WordPressGETTING STARTED WITH WORDPRESS
NATE@NATECOOPER.CO @NATECOOPER

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Nate Cooper
- UCSC Digital Media Manager (3 Years)
- Apple Inc (5 years)
- Corporate Training (GAP, NBC, TIME)
- Adjunct SVA, GA, MediaBistro
- Comic Book deal No Starch Press

3. Ground Rules
• There are no dumb questions
• - Questions at beginning and end.
• Networked Learning: Learning is a process
• Just one thing
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4. Getting Started with Wordpress
• What is WordPress? (.org vs .com)
• Hosting + Web development
• How Do You Set it Up?
• Dashboard, Post/Pages Settings
• Appearance - Themes, Menus
• Plugins
• Backing up/Updating WordPress
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What is WordPress?
Blog CMS
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6. Server
Production Machine
Client
Local Machine
Remote Host Apache
MySQL
PHP
Rails
Wordpress
Joomla
Drupal
Photoshop
Code Editor
Sublime Text
Javascript
Flash
Browser
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Pages, Posts
Application
Plugins
Theme
What is WordPress?
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Pages, Posts
Application
Plugins
Theme
What is WordPress?
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MySQL Database
PHP
PHP
HTML, CSS, PHP + JS

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.org vs .com
WordPress.org WordPress.com

10. Server
Production Machine
Client
Local Machine
Remote Host Apache
MySQL
PHP
Rails
Wordpress
Joomla
Drupal
Photoshop
Code Editor
Sublime Text
Javascript
Flash
Browser
@NATECOOPER

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Hosting + Web development
Installation

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Navigating the Dashboard
Pages and Posts

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Whiteboard

14. TRADITIONAL
WEBSITE
PortfolioHome About
Photos
Blog
Drawings
Pictures of Tofu Pictures of Food
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15. BLOG
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PortfolioHome About
Photos
Blog
Drawings
Comics
Pictures of Tofu Pictures of Food
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Navigating the
Dashboard
Pages and Posts

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Appearance
Menus Themes

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Installing
Widgets & Plugins

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Pages, Posts
Application
Plugins
Theme
What is WordPress?
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MySQL Database
PHP
PHP
HTML, CSS, PHP + JS

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Tools :
Import + Backup

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Settings

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WordPress
Updates

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Questions?

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For more info check out:
http://simplelabs.co
Taken the class?
Email Nate with Questions:
nate@natecooper.co