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WordPress 101: The Basics of Blogging
& 101 Resources to Get Started!!!
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Good Morning!
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Hi, I’m Fajr!I’m an SEO & Fashion Blogger
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Philadelphia Born & Breed
I work somewhere amongst these tall buildings
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I Love….
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Tweet Me: @Fajrmuhammad
Facebook Me: Fajr Muhammad
LinkedIn: Fajr Muhammad
Be Sweet & Tweet with #wcphilly
I’m Findable
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What is a Blog?Web + Log = Blog
Blogs are…
– Constant– Passionate– Authoritative– Great to Read
Anyone & Everyone has a BLOG!
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What is WordPress?
“WordPress is a powerful open- source personal publishing platform. As of August 2011 WordPress powers over 22% of all new websites.[5] WordPress is currently the most popular CMS in use on the Internet.”
--- Wikipedia
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There are tons of blogging platforms
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Why WordPress?WordPress is…
– Free
– Open Source
– Constantly Evolving
– Easy to Learn & Use
WordPress is Flipping Awesome!
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.Com vs. .OrgTwo Versions of WordPress
.com – hosted, free, signup & get subdomain– myblog.wordpress.com– paid css upgrades & custom themes
.org– Self-hosted, software is free – requires domain & hosting plan
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Why Self Hosted?o Access to thousands of Free & Premiumthemes
o Access to Lots of Plugins- add ons (more onplugins later)
o Full Control Over Your Blog & Monetization
You Own Your Content!!!
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Hosting Companies
Hosting Companies I Recommend
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Installing WordPress
5-Minute Installation (Shared or Local)
– Download at http://wordpress.org
One-Click Install
– Through your shared hosting provider
Different Strokes for Different Folks!
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The Basics of WordPress Blog
Header
SidebarContent
Footer
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Your WordPress Motherboard
The Dashboard is your welcoming mat. It houses your QuickPress, WordPress News and Left-justified
navigation panel
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Content TypesPosts– Chronological– Updated Regularly
Pages– Hierarchical– Static (updated every so often)
Media– Images – Video– Audio
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Great Debate: Posts vs. Pages
Posts– Categorized– Can be Tagged
Pages– Can Be Nested– Important Content• About Pages• Contact Information
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User Roles
o Administrator: Top Dog
o Editor: Second in Command
o Author: The Creator
o Contributor: The Collaborator
o Subscriber: The Consumer
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How to Write a Post
Writing a post in WordPress is as intuitive as using a word processor like Word. You don’t need to know HTML code and
you can preview and publish at the click of a button!
Title Goes Here
Type your Content Here
Pick your Categories
Publish
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Themes – Your Visual Playground
Themes are the look of your WordPress blog
There are thousands of themes available
– Some Free– Some Not so Free– Some Great– Some Not so Great
Themes are my Favorite Part of WordPress!
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Places to Find Great Themes
WordPress Theme Directoryhttp://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
Theme Foresthttp://themeforest.net
Woo Themeshttp://woothemes.com
Graph Paper Presshttp://graphpaperpress.com/
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Widgets, not Gidget
Widgets are modules that customize thelook & function of your blog’s sidebar
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Plugins – More Function Please
Plugins are modules that you “plug in” to your standard blog to add additional functionality
Plugins can be uploaded via
–WordPress– FTP
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How to Find PluginsWithin WordPress
WordPress Plugin Directoryhttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
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5 Must Have Plugins1. WordPress SEO
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-seo/
2. Google Analytics
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/googleanalytics/
3. WP Security Scan
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-security-scan/
4. Akismet
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/
5. Add This or ShareThis
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/addthis/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/share-this
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Everyone Loves a Recap Slide
• WordPress is not only free, professional and all knowing, like Yoda!
• You can get a blog up & running in 5 minutes stat!
• Writing & publishing content is a snap!
• There are thousands of themes and plugins to create the blog of your dreams!
WHO RUNS THE BLOG WORLD? WORDPRESS!
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Wait, There’s More!
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Got Questions???
Please!