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Sherif S. MorganFriday, January 25, 2013

WordPressThe How To…

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Two FlavorsWordPress.com and WordPress.org

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Open Source / NPODeveloper Community

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WordPress.com

o Free* Site and Hosting Visit http://www.wordpress.com to sign up

oMaintained for users (i.e. no updates)

o Full of features (but cannot add/modify)

o But… Somewhat limited to what you

control/customize upgrades

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Your URLo mywebsitename.wordpress.com

o For business, at the very least: domain mapping ($13/year) recommend purchasing domain separately

e.g. from godaddy.com general recommendation (registrar and

host)

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The Second Flavor

.ORG

[ complete control = my choice ]

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Source: Wikipedia

http://wordpress.org/showcase/

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by over 16.7% of Alexa Internet’s “top 1 million” websites and as of August 2011 manages 22% of all new websites.

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Steps to Setup Self-hosted WordPress

1. Purchase domain name

2. Sign up for web hosting

3. Change nameservers for the domain this points the new domain to the hosting

4. Login to hosting & install WordPress cPanel > Fantastico > Install

WordPress a note about username and password

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Login

Login (domain.com/wp-admin)

The WordPress Dashboard

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Basic Setup

WP Dashboard > Settings > …oGeneral

title, tagline, timezone, etc.oPermalinks

change to “Post name”

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Appearance

WP Dashboard > Appearance

Themes

Widgets

Menus

Header

Background

Editor

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Widgets

WP Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets

o Text Widget add text html

e.g. YouTube code, Email Autoresponder

o Some plugins will add “widget” options calendar, form, social media buttons, etc.

Add content to widget areas of your theme

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WordPress Plugins

Browse (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ or Google)

Install Plugins WordPress Dashboard > Plugins Upload zip file – or – FTP

Setting them up [where to find setup guide?]

own settings page, on a post/page, or a widget option

add functionality to your WordPress site (e.g. SEO options, image

gallery, etc.)

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My Favorite Plugins

SEO All in One SEO Yoast Google XML

Sitemaps

Gravity Forms [$]

Sliders WP Cycle Easing Slider Nivo Slider [$]

Social Media Socialize (sharing) AddThis (sharing) Social Media Widget

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Working with Content

oPosts and Pages Visual vs. Text editors words, pictures, and links

oMedia Uploader

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The Codex

WordPress online manual, information, and documentation

http://codex.wordpress.org/

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an overview of the two flavors of

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.com vs .orgwhich is right for you?

http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph

http://diythemes.com/thesis/rtfm/differences-wordpress-com-org/

http://remarkablogger.com/2009/11/19/wordpress-com-vs-wordpress-org-the-definitive-overview-for-business/

http://www.problogger.net/archives/2012/03/04/wordpress-com-or-wordpress-org-which-ones-right-for-you/

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