Build Your Own Website Using WordPress Robert Meade go.gci.org/easyweb

Our goal by the end of today: a webpage not unlike this one, but for your church

About WordPress

Logging In

Site Control Panel Control Panel

Key Terminology: Pages – Stuff that changes rarely or never Posts – Stuff that changes weekly, or on an occasional basis, or that you want to show a history of changes Home Page About the Pastor Weekly Audio Events Pastor Thoughts Contact Us Mission Ministries

Editing a Page

Edit Pages

Editing the Home Page 3 Key Elements: 1. Page Name 2. Upload/Insert 3. Update/Add (Optional – Discussion)

Add Home Page Picture Adding A Picture 1. Click where picture will go 2. Click this “picture” box

Add Home Page Picture

Adding Picture Dialog Title Caption Alignment Size Link URL Insert Into Post

Editing the Home Page When done: Preview Changes, or Update/Publish

Questions?

Key Terminology: Pages – Stuff that changes rarely or never Posts – Stuff that changes weekly, or on an occasional basis, or that you want to show a history of changes

Adding a Post – from main page

Adding a Post – post listing

Adding a Post – Add New Post 4 Key Elements: 1. Page Name 2. Upload/Insert 4. Preview/Publish (Optional – Discussion) 3. Categories

Completed Post (with comments)

Questions?

Personalizing Site Look

Changing Your Theme

Same Content – New Look!

Questions?

Additional Features

Links

Modify Side Content Drag to/from Available & Sidebar Click dropdown to set options

System Maintenance

Comments

Approving Comments

General Settings

Statistics

Final Questions? Be sure to tell us about your new website!

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