WordPressIt’s Not Just for Blogging Any More

Todd J. ListThe Geek Who Speaks People

Presented to

Refresh DetroitFerndale WordPress Meetup Group

Tuesday, January 25, 2011Hosted by Mango Languages

• Is WordPress right for you?

• Strengths and Weaknesses

• How much do YOU want to do?

• What next?

Objectives

• Who am I?• Who are YOU?• Overview of WordPress• Live Demonstration• Q & A

Agenda

So you want to be

on the web?

• Browser?• Web Site?• Blog?• CMS?

First, answer these questions!

What is a…

Why ask such “basic” questions? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MwTvtyrUQ

Your Online HomeYour Home Your Website’s Home

AddressWhere are you?

Domain NameYour name on the internet

Physical PlacePlot of land

HostingComputer attached to the internet

Foundation(slab, crawl space, basement)

Framework(HTML/CSS, CMS)

Structure(Mobile Home, Ranch, Victorian)

Layout(Theme)

Personalization(Furniture, appliances, art, etc.)

Content(text, graphics, videos, etc.)

“WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.”

What is WordPress?

Source: http://wordpress.org/

HostComputer

Traditional (Static) Web Site

URLRequest

YourBrowser

Web Page to yourBrowser

HostComputer

WordPressSoftware

WordPress-Powered Web Site

URLRequest

YourBrowser

Web Page to yourBrowser

WordPressSoftware

MySQLDatabase Theme Plugins

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Hosted on WordPress.com Self-hosted (WordPress.org)Apartment House

ControlFreedom

Responsibility

Customizing WordPress

• Themes• Widgets• Plugins

Advanced Tools

Product Function

WordPress MultiSite Manage multiple blogs/websites

BuddyPress Community and Network

bbPress Forums

(Not for the faint of heart.)

Demo Time

STOP

ResourcesWebsites about WordPresshttp://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Pagehttp://www.wpbeginner.com/http://wordpress.com/

Domain Nameshttp://www.godaddy.com/default.aspx(do NOT host with GoDaddy)http://namesecure.com/

Hostinghttp://www.bluehost.com/http://www.hostgator.com/http://www.a2hosting.com/* http://harddrivehotel.com/*

Themeshttp://wordpress.org/extend/themes/

Classes (coming soon)http://maxim650.com/classes/

* Michigan-based companies

Thank You!

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/69166981@N00/94800900/Credit: Living in Monrovia ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/livinginmonrovia/ )

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25047883@N00/22264169/Credit: David Tomic ( http://www.flickr.com/people/young_einstein/ )

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13152844@N00/131758582/Credit: David M*( http://www.flickr.com/photos/d_a_v_i_d_m_/ )

Image Credits

Todd J. ListThe Geek Who Speaks People

Twitter: @TJListTJ@maxim650.com

248-387-9650