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Introduction to WordPressSuzette Franck Front-end Developer at WebDevStudios
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girldevelopit.comThank you!
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Meet Your ClassmatesIntroduction to WordPress
Your NameWhy do you want to learn WordPress?
Favorite Non-Computer Hobby
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Meet Your TeamIntroduction to WordPress
Co-Founder, GDI LA Chapter: Natalie MacLeesTeacher: Suzette Franck
Teacher Assitant: Alex VasquezTeacher Assistant: Karen McCamy
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Suzette FranckIntroduction to WordPress
Front-end Developer & Designer at WebDevStudiosLesson Plan Contributor for WordPress.org
WordCamp Speaker (25 of them!)Teacher at Girl Develop It
Lowbrow Artist and Art Collector
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RulesIntroduction to WordPress
Ask questions!No question is stupid!
Grab a teacher’s assistant (TA) anytimeLearn and Return Policy
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Meet WordPressIntroduction to WordPress
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What is WordPress?• Customizable website creation tool
• Most popular blog publishing and content management system on the web today
• Powers over 74 million websites
Meet WordPress
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CMS• Content Management System.
• A computer application that allows publishing, editing, organizing, deleting, and maintaining content.
Meet WordPress
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Top 1 million websites
34%
7%6%
53%
WordPressDrupalJoomlaOther
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Why use WordPress? • Open source
• User friendly
• Flexible and extensible
• Easy to find support
• SEO friendly
• Own your own content
• Community
Meet WordPress
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What types of sites can you build?
• blog
• business
• informative
• review
• personal
• photo gallery
• portfolio
• community
• ecommerce
• membership
• …and more!
Meet WordPress
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.com vs .orgIntroduction to WordPress
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WordPress.com• Like renting an apartment
• Limited with what you can do
• Maintenance and backups included
• Customer service available to handle issues
.com vs .org
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WordPress.org (self-hosted)• Like buying a house
• Can do anything you’d like
• You do maintenance and backups
• You’re responsible for handling any issues that arise
.com vs .org
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Installing WordPress• WordPress.com: done for you
• Managed WP Hosting: done for you
• Other hosting: nearly all have easy installation
.com vs .org
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Help and SupportIntroduction to WordPress
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Forums & Online Groups• WordPress.org
• WordPress Stack Exchange
Help and Support
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Hiring Help• Classes and workshops
• One-on-one tutoring
• WordPress consultants, designers, and developers
Help and Support
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The ONE Best Thing• Get involved with the WordPress community
• Nicest, smartest, most generous people you’ll ever meet
• 19 WordPress meetup groups in Southern California
• WordCamps - Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura County, San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Phoenix
Help and Support
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Site TourIntroduction to WordPress
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Admin TourIntroduction to WordPress
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WordPress BasicsIntroduction to WordPress
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User Accounts• Administrator - all access
• Editor - publish and manage posts of other users
• Author - publish and manage own posts
• Contributor - write an manage but can’t publish
• Subscriber - manage their own profile
WordPress Basics
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Posts• Timely content
• Social content
• Categories: Table of contents
• Tags: Index of keywords
• Syndicated via RSS
WordPress Basics
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Pages• Permanent content
• Nesting
• Included as the site’s menu by default
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Sidebars or widget areas• Depends on theme
• Add, edit, remove, and move widgets
WordPress Basics
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Menus• Available in most themes
• Allow you to organize your content as you’d like
WordPress Basics
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Media uploader• Add photos, video, and audio to your site
• Add media to posts and pages
• Create galleries and playlists
WordPress Basics
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WordPress ThemesIntroduction to WordPress
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What does a theme do?• Changes the way your site looks and works
• Colors, layouts, typography, etc.
• BEWARE: bloated ‘do it all’ themes. They’re often more trouble than they’re worth
WordPress Themes
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Where should you get themes?• Free themes ONLY from the WordPress Theme repository
• Paid themes only from reputable sellers
• How to find reputable sellers
WordPress Themes
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Installing and configuring themes
• Install themes from the Dashboard
• Using the Customizer
• Theme options pages
WordPress Themes
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WordPress PluginsIntroduction to WordPress
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What does a plugin do?• Adds some bit of functionality to your site
• Examples:
• Social media sharing buttons
• A new type of widget (instagram feed)
• Image sliders
• Add new capabilities: ecommerce, membership, directory, etc.
WordPress Plugins
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Where should you get plugins?• Free plugins ONLY from the WordPress Plugin repository
• Paid plugins only from reputable sellers
• How to find reputable sellers
WordPress Plugins
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Installing and configuring plugins
• Install plugins from the Dashboard
• Plugin documentation
• Finding plugin settings
WordPress Plugins
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SettingsIntroduction to WordPress
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First things first• Settings > General
• Site Title
• Tagline
• Timezone
Settings
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WP for a website• Settings > Reading
• Set a static page as the home page
• Depends on theme, may have a special home page template
Settings
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Media Settings• Settings > Media
• Define default media sizes
• NOTE: These do not apply to media that’s already been uploaded!
Settings
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Permalinks• What are they?
• What’s the best setting?
• Resetting permalinks - fix mysterious issues
Settings
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WordPress Site Care & Maintenance
Introduction to WordPress
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Back up back up back up back up!!!!!
• Cannot over-emphasize how important regular backups are
• A recent backup is the cure for nearly any ill
• Not a question of if, but when the site will be hacked or corrupted
• How often should you back up?
• Two pieces to back up
• How many backups to keep
WordPress Site Care & Maintenance
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Backup Plugins• BackUpWordpress (free)
• WordPress Backup to Dropbox (free)
• BackWPUp (free)
• Backup Buddy (paid)
• VaultPress (paid subscription)
WordPress Site Care & Maintenance
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WordPress updates• WordPress tells you when there are updates available
• Simple to do BUT
• BACK UP FIRST!!! ALWAYS!! NO EXCEPTIONS
WordPress Site Care & Maintenance
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Keep your site secure• Use secure passwords
• Use least privilege
• Set up salts
• Use a security plugin - I like WordFence
• Themes and plugins from reputable sources only!
• Back up regularly - move backups to another server
WordPress Site Care & Maintenance
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ResourcesIntroduction to WordPress
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Online• http://wordpress.org/support/
• http://codex.wordpress.org/
• http://wpbeginner.com/
• http://chrislema.com/
• http://problogger.net/
• http://www.copyblogger.com/
• http://www.wp101.com/
• http://www.wpuniversity.com/
• http://www.lynda.com/
• http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/
• http://bobwp.com/
• http://wordpress.tv/
Resources
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Offline• WordPress for Dummies by Lisa Sabin Wilson
• Meetups: Find your local group(s) on meetup.com
• WordCamps: Find upcoming camps on wordcamp.org
Resources
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Q&AIntroduction to WordPress
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Bonus ItemsIntroduction to WordPress
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Sticky Posts• Stick a post to the top of the front page
Bonus Items
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Scheduled Posts• Set a post to go live at a pre-determined time
• WP Cron warning
Bonus Items
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Draft Posts• Posts only you can see
• Not yet live on the site
• Edit until you’re happy before you post
• Can preview
Bonus Items
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Page Templates• Availability depends on theme
• Set different layouts for different pages
Bonus Items
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Comments• Comment settings
• Comment moderation
• Handling spam
Bonus Items
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Thank you!!Introduction to WordPress
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Survey: http://goo.gl/3uMJ9h
Introduction to WordPress