Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Library Blogs using WordPress Greg Sennema Electronic Services Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Session 1318
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Library Blogs using WordPress why use a blog choosing blog software what is WordPress installing WordPress using WordPress customizing WordPress – themes customizing WordPress – plugins WordPress resources
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog More than just a personal story platform… Organizational stories, news, highlights Parse content maintenance to staff Parse content into web site, make current Picked up in blog search engines RSS is a core function of a blog
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software Criteria for choosing blogging software? what are the required technical skills needed to install and edit what does it offer for site navigation: pages, categories can posts be easily created and modified can pictures and multimedia be easily uploaded can posts and comments be displayed, turned on/off can posts be moderated before published can the blog generate RSS feeds can the appearance and layout be easily changed is there technical support is it locally or remotely hosted does it provide usage statistics
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software We need to get up and running quickly, without technical skills… WordPress (hosted) TypePad $ We want to tailor the blog, and someone technical can help set it up, but non-tech-savvy folks will be posting. Blogger TypePad $ WordPress (installed) Our organization is pretty technical all around, and we want the most flexibility in a blogging tool. WordPress (installed) TextPattern ExpressionEngine $ Source: Getting Started with Blogging Software
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software Hosted or Installed?
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted) Source: Getting Started with Blogging Software
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted) Blogger.com WordPress.com owned by appearance easily customized navigation bar no categories large open source community choose from 54 themes ($ to edit) no navigation bar categories
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted)
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted)
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted)
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Source: Getting Started with Blogging Software Choosing Blog software (free, installed)
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, installed) evolution WordPress.com supports multiple blogs appearance easily customized categories small (but growing) user group single blog per install appearance easily customized categories large user group
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian What is WordPress WordPress started in 2003 [and] has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on hundreds of thousands of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. Everything about WordPress was created by and for the community. WordPress is an Open Source project, which means there are hundreds of people all over the world working on it (more than most commercial platforms.) It also means you are free to use it for anything from your cats home page to a Fortune 500 web site without paying a license fee. Large user community and completely customizable (themes and plugins) Source: wordpress.org/about/
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Requirements web server (virtually any!) PHP version 4.2 or greater MySQL version 4.0 or greater
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Steps WordPress Installed for Free Things to Know Before You Begin Installing WordPress The Famous 5-Minute Installation.. Detailed Installation Instructions Common Installation Problems WordPress in Your Language Installing WordPress in Your Language How to Install Multiple Blogs How to Install WordPress Locally Getting Started with WordPress (much more installation info)
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Steps
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Steps
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Steps
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress Dashboard making posts writing pages administration
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes Hosted: plug and play Installed: acquire, plug, tweak, and play Requires understanding of CSS and PHP
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes Source: wordpress.org/about
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins Hosted: plug and play Installed: acquire, plug, tweak, and play
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins Source: codex.wordpress.org/Plugins
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian WordPress Resources June 2006 October 2006January 2006August 2007 wordpress.org
Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Library Blogs using WordPress Greg Sennema Electronic Services Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Session 1318 Questions or comments?