The document discusses essential skills for utilizing WordPress, a significant content management system that powers about 17% of all websites. It explains the components and functions of WordPress, including themes, plugins, and the underlying technologies such as PHP and MySQL. Additionally, it outlines various applications for WordPress, along with resources for themes and plugins.

1. WordPress
Super Survival Skills!

2. Web technologies
• Networks • PHP
• Web Hosting • Database
• Web Server • HTML
• CMS • Wordpress

3. computer networks
• A Collection of
computers or other
devices connected to
each other via
communications means
to share digital
resources

4. inter networks
• Collections of Networks
connected to each
other via shared
Protocols to exchange
resources

5. The internet
• The Internet is a global
system
• of interconnected
computer networks
• that use the standard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_map_1024.jpg
Internet protocol suite
• to serve billions of users
worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet

6. the blogosphere
in action
http://www.twingly.com/screensaver

7. wordpress is a big player
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/en/web-trend-map-4-final-beta/

8. wordpress usage
http://en.wordpress.com/stats/

9. Powers almost 17%
of all websites
total usage
http://w3techs.com/technologies/history_overview/content_management/all

10. compared to others
google search trends
http://www.google.com/trends/?q=blogger,+drupal,+sharepoint,+wordpress&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all

11. compared to others
cms usage trends
http://trends.builtwith.com/cms

12. changing sides
cms usage trends
http://trends.builtwith.com/cms

13. wp.com or .org
mysite.wordpress.com
www.mysite.com

14. eeH os ted wordpress.com
Fr

15. lf H os ted wordpress.org
Se

16. How Does WP Work
It ain’t Rocket Science
• Site on Server
• MySQL Database
• PHP Code - Theme & Plugins
• Generate HTML
• Results in Front end in Browser
•

17. How Does WP Work
really now
web server

18. What is WordPress
Made of
Theme MySQL
Plugin
PHP HTML
• PHP web based software
• PHP & HTML based themes & plugins
• MySQL Database
• Generates HTML site in browser

19. What Makes A Theme
HTML Structure PHP Function CSS Style

20. What can I do with WP
• Blog • Wiki
• CMS • Video Channel
• Online Store • Review, Rating Site
• Collaborative Site • Event Site
• Corporate • Online School
• Online Social Hub • Resume
• Helpdesk • Job Board

21. THEME Plugins
Visual Template Functional Add-on
• Change Look • Add Functionality
• Easy to Install • Easy to Install
• Separate from
Content
• Tons available
• Free or Paid
• Editable • Low Cost
• Free or Paid • Extend your site in
• Low Cost a million ways
theme directory Plugins directory
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/

22. build anything you want
http://wordpress.org/showcase/

23. themes
Where to find them
• Free Themes - WordPress Directory
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
• Premium Themes - Theme Companies
http://www.myinkblog.com/top-25-wordpress-commercial-theme-
companies/
• Build your Own
http://www.the-colab.com/wordpress-course-survival-skills/

24. wordpress admin
All The Basics
• The Dashboard
• Create a New Post
• Using Categories and Tags
• How to Create and Edit Pages
• Changing Theme
• Adding Plugins
• Widgets

25. time to login