Post on 25-Feb-2016
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Learning Word Press
You will learn how to• Get your own www.yourname.com• Get hosting for your website• Get a design for your website• Learn how to create pages, upload
pictures, add blog posts• Add plugins to your website• Promote your website online
Domain name
.com - commercial
.net - network
.org - organization
.edu - educational
.gov – governmental
.ru, .in, .ch, .jp – international
Searching a Domain name
Searching a Domain name
Searching a Domain name
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Searching a Domain name•
Hosting• Hosting is a place where all your
online files reside
Hosting• Types of files in Internet
Just HTML
Just HTML(lnside Look)
HTML & CSS
HTML+CSS+Images
Domain, Hosting & User
Hosting• Hostgator.com – why is it good?
– Fast– Cheap $4/month– Reliable– Unlimited Disk Space– Unlimited Bandwidth– Easy to manage websites– Easy to install any software
Hosting
Hosting
Hosting
Hosting
Hosting• Check your email• Copy this part to you clipboard
Godaddy.com
Godaddy.com
Godaddy.com
Godaddy.com
Go to your email
• Login to Hostgator using your login and password
Login to Hostgator
• Login to Hostgator using your login and password
Hostgator
• login and password
Hostgator
• login and password
Hostgator
Let’s take a break
Open your website in Browser
Setting up your website• Login to Hostgator Cpanel
Setting up your website• Install Wordpress
Setting up your website
Setting up your website
Setting up your website
Setting up your website
Wordpress
Wordpress• What is Wordpress?• Why is it best blogging
platform?• Themes (Design)
• Free vs Premuim vs Custom• Plugins• What is RSS
– RSS readers
WordpressBuilding block of every blog is a Post.Every post has:• Title• Category• Date• Content(text, images, video etc)• Tags• Author• Comments
WordpressTo better understand a concept of apost let’s take a look at this page:
http://www.BeMoreThanYouAre.com
Wordpress
Basic operations• Add a category• Create/Edit/Delete posts• Postponing a post• Inserting an image
Wordpress
Add a category
Wordpress
Add a category
Wordpress
Manage your category
Wordpress
Adding a post
Adding a post
Adding a post
Adding a post
Adding a post
Edit your content
Wordpress: Insert image
For the sake of experiment:• Go to Google.com• Search for anything
e.g. Grand Canyon• Click on image that you like• Click on Full Size Image (on
right)• Save it to your desktop
Wordpress: Insert image
Wordpress: Insert image
Wordpress• Plugins: are small great scripts
that extend Wordpress capabilities.
Plugins• Post Views: Display number of
views
Post ViewsSidebarWidget
Post Views Stats
So how to install a plugin?
So how to install a plugin?
Configure your plugin
Wordpress• Integrating Share button• Integrating social media
– Twitter/Facebook/Youtube/Flickr
Wordpress Social Plugins• Search for plugin:
– Trackable Social Share Icons• Install it• Test run it
Wordpress Feedback Plugin• Search for plugin:
– Tiny Contact Form• Install it• Configure it• Insert into any
page [TINY-CONTACT-FORM]
• Test run it
Wordpress AntiSpam Plugin
Wordpress AntiSpam Plugin
Wordpress AntiSpam Plugin
Wordpress Plugins• Integrating social media
– Twitter/Facebook/Youtube/Flickr
• I think we should do this in our Social media Workshop
Wordpress• What is page?
Create a page “about us” and “contact us”.
Wordpress: Settings• General settings:
you can change blog name, your email and date/time view
• Discussion:You can control who can comment your blog and email notifications
• Permalinks (Custom Structure):/%category%/%postname%/
Wordpress
Where to get images for your website?
• Google Images – NO!!
• Flickr –YES! Don’t forget to put a link to a source.
Wordpress• Where to get images for your
website?
• Stock Photos– www.123RF.com– $1 for a high quality photo
Wordpress• Choosing a Theme for your
website
• Free: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
• Premium:www.woothemes.com/themes/
Wordpress Themes• FREE vs Premium?
• Go Premium because:– Better designs and great images– Tons of options to tweak– No need to know programming– More secure
Wordpress: Choosing a Theme
Wordpress: Choosing a Theme
Wordpress: Choosing a Theme
It is a same theme!
Buying a Theme
• http://www.woothemes.com/themes/personal-blog/
• View-> Demo
Buying a Theme• Choose from 3 to 5 themes
Buying a Theme• Fill out your information
Downloading a Theme
Installing a Wordpress Theme
Installing a Theme
Wordpress Widgets
Customizing Widgets• Small blocks of information
– Pages(Most viewed)– Categories– Calendar– Twitter stream– Ads– Subscribe form– Any text
Wordpress Widgets
Wordpress
• Plugins• SEO plugins• Anti Spam• Feedback form• Subscribe form• Daily Website Backup• Security plugins• Social media plugins
Wordpress• Plugins• Page views• Analytics• Galleries• SlideDeck
Analytics• How people get to your website
– Search engines– From friend’s websites– Direct typing
• Keywords• Which content is popular• What is Bounce rate?
Get your own Email• Google.com/a/• How to add email address and
setup a redirect
Analytics• Google Analytics• Google Webmaster tools• Other paid analytics tools