WordPress for Beginners Leonard Nelson

Agenda July 9 and July 16 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. WordPress for Beginners ‘Get Involved’ Exercise Sections

What is a website?

Creating a website

May 27, 2003

What is WordPress? WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website.

What is Software? Programs and applications

Get Involved – Exercise 1 What is your Name? Why did you sign up for WordPress for Beginners? What beautiful site would you like to build?

Where can I get software from? Download from … Copy from … Borrow from …

Where can I get WordPress from? Download from WordPress.org

Where can I install or run software? Computer Phone TV Xbox 360/ PS3/ Wii…

Where can I run WordPress? Hosting Provider WordPress.com

WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Installation

WordPress.com Installed and hosted for you Hosting Provider Installed and hosted by yourself

The 5 Minute Install Step 1: Download and unzip the WordPress software Step 2: Create a database Step 3: Rename and edit the wp-config-sample.php file Step 4: Transfer files to your hosting provider Step 5: Run the installation wizard

WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Features

WordPress.com Less control over features … Hosting Provider More control over features …

WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Domain Name

cnn.com apple.com google.com Sub Domain Name mexico.cnn.com iphone.apple.com mail.google.com

WordPress.com Free Sub Domain Name Advertising $13 per year for Automattic to allow this feature $15 per year to buy domain name Hosting Provider $15 per year to buy domain name *

WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Storage

Space for your files

WordPress.com 3 GB of storage for free 10 GB of storage for $20 per year Hosting Provider $60 per year to buy unlimited hosting space *

WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Software Updates

WordPress Software Updates New features and functionality for WordPress WordPress 3.4 (June 13, 2012) Theme customization Twitter integration 44,000,000 Total Downloads WordPress 3.5 (December 11, 2012) Support of the Retina Display,Retina Display Color picker New Twenty Twelve Theme Improved image workflow 10,887,089 Total Downloads WordPress 3.6 (Summer 2013)

WordPress.com Free updates installed for you Hosting Provider Free updates available You install it yourself Hosting provider installs it for you *

A Final Comparison

Why WordPress? Apostrophe, Drupal, Habari, Joomla!, ExpressionEngine

WordPress History Version: 0.7 released in May 27, 2003 Developed By: Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little Primary Use: Blog or Weblog Cost: Free/Open Source

Simplicity not Simplistic

WordPress Community

WordPress TV

WordPress Today Version: 3.5 Developed By: Developers across the world Primary Use: CMS Type of Software: Open Source

Developed by You Individuals Organizations

The Online Office Small Business Small Budget Small Staff Small Services (Accounting and Word Processing) Best Business in Town!

Get Involved – Exercise 2 Create a WordPress Site : Click Get Started

Create a WordPress Site : Select Basic

Create a WordPress Site : Check your

Create a WordPress Site : Click the Activate Blog button

Create a WordPress Site : Step 1

Create a WordPress Site : Step 2

Create a WordPress Site : Step 3

Create a WordPress Site : Step 4

Create a WordPress Site : Step 5

Break?

Toolbar

Get Involved – Exercise 3 WordPress Administration: Update your Profile

Get Involved – Exercise 3 WordPress Administration: Update your Profile

WordPress Administration: Update your Public Display Name

Navigation Menu

Dashboard

Get Involved – Exercise 4 WordPress Administration: Screen Options and Help

WordPress Administration: Customize Dashboard to 1 Column Layout with the Right Now

WordPress Content

Types of WordPress Content Posts Pages Links Media Comments Feedback

Posts

Get Involved – Exercise 5 WordPress Content: Publish a Post

Organizing WordPress Content

Categories Taxonomy Hierarchical Tags Folksonomy Non-hierarchical

Categories NFC East Eagles Redskins Giants Cowboys NFC North Packers Vikings Bears Lions … Tags Michael Vick, Dallas Reynolds, Jake Scott …

Categories General Topic Areas Folders Tags Specific Words Labels

Categories Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian Appetizers, Entrées, Desserts, Drinks Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Christmas, Cinco De Mayo, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Hanukkah, Passover, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day … Tags Broccoli, Cilantro, Chicken, Cumin, Eggs, Pepper, Salt …

Get Involved – Exercise 6 WordPress Content: Publish a Post and describe your post using Categories and Tags

Get Involved – Exercise 7 WordPress Content: Publish a Post with an Image

Get Involved – Exercise 8 WordPress Content: Publish a Page ?

Get Involved – Exercise 9 WordPress Content: Leave a comment on a post on a classmate’s site

Managing WordPress Content

Questions/ Feedback

Get Involved – Home Work Add a Link to your favorite search engine Create a post with an image gallery