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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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WordPress Most Popular Plugins
http://inspirationfeed.com/inspiration/infographics/30-most-popular-wordpress-plugins-infographic
/
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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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