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Wordpress Trainingwww.bloggingformoney.co.uk/wordpress-
trainingPassword = learning
Cpanel TrainingCpanel.bloggingformoney.co.uk/package/
cpanelvideosmmr.zip
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Displaying your family tree. Sharing family stories. Bringing together family members, news, and information
under one resource. Working with other family members to preserve our family
history. Sharing our research with others. Providing an avenue for teaching and writing. Helping others learn from our family history research
techniques. Provide resources on genealogy research and studies.
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comments informational and educational content feeds podcasts video tables graphics photographic images thumbnail and full size image links static Pages blogroll/link lists
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forums wiki live chats email subscriptions newsletter registration site registration multiple users and contributors multiple administrators and editors Stream audio
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Citations Footnotes Credits Captions Name Lists Scanned documents Interlinking with other resources Integration of non-blog format web pages Privacy & Permissions
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Actually nothing – many free blog hosting platforms◦ Limited use – usually unable to use plugins◦ Not own domain name◦ Can be taken down if the host doesn’t like what
you are doing Better to have complete control
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Hosting Company◦ Unlimited bandwidth◦ Unlimited diskspace◦ Use of cpanel◦ Sql database
Domain Name◦ May come free with hosting – but could also be a
problem if you decide to change later◦ Use .org.uk
Blogging Platform◦ Wordpress◦ Blogger
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Hostgator – Hatchling Plan @$3.96 per month
http://www.hostgator.com/shared
Justhost – unlimited domains @ £2.95 https://www.justhost.com/
Bluehost – unlimited domains @ $6.95 https://www.bluehost.com/
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LivetoDot.com (IPSTAG = FUBRA) £2.58 + VAT for uk domain per year http://www.livetodot.com/
Others Namecheap http://www.namecheap.com/
Godaddy http://www.godaddy.com/
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Use Fantastico from cpanel
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Use Wordpress famous 5 minute installhttp://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install
Search Google for “setting up a blog using wordpress 5 minute install”
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Theme Header Layout & Colours
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http://www.flexibilitytheme.com/
Header – suggest use 960 x 200 pixels
no idea/no graphics skills? Go to http://fiverr.com/ and search for “blog header” – Not bad for $5!!
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Access the plugin directory from your blog Add as a minimum AddThis Social Bookmarking Widget All in One SEO Pack Bad Behavior Broken Link Checker Contact Form 7 Dagon Design Sitemap Generator Easy Privacy Policy Zemanta
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Exclude Pages from Navigation Google XML Sitemaps Login LockDown Really Simple CAPTCHA SEO Friendly Images WP-SpamFree Wordpress Duplicate Content Cure Wordpress Video Plugin A backup plugin ( I use WordPress Backup
to Dropbox but have paid $19 for zip option)
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Gravatars Popularity Contest Podpress Genealogy plugins
◦ TNG Wordpress Integration◦ WPPGV – embeds PHPGedView◦ rootsPersona◦ WP Family Tree◦ And many more just type “genealogy” in the
wordpress plugins
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There are lots of ways to set up the blog/sidebar(s)/menus/headers/footers
In the end it comes down to personal choice Some times I use a static page and
sometimes the posts are the front page
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Anybody working at your organization Read your organization’s documents or
family history magazines/FHS magazines
Read comments on your blog Read comments on other blogs Be active on social media Attend conferences Be open-minded Subscribe To E-Mail Newsletters
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Through your dashboard Firefox Blogging Plugin Windows Live Writer Wordpress on your tablet