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GETTING HELP FROM THE WORDPRESS COMMUNITY
(A.K.A., “HELP! I’M A NEWBIE AND I CAN’T GET WORDPRESS UP!”)
Andy Christian
#WHOAMI?
www.tadpole.cc www.wpcamper.com
LINKS CAN BE FOUND AT:wpcamper.com/wcpvd/
LEARNING TO USE WORDPRESS
LEARNING TO USE WORDPRESS
WORDPRESS TUTORIALS
WP BEGINNER
www.wpbeginner.com
DIGGING INTO WORDPRESS
www.digwp.com
WORDPRESS “MUST-USE” TUTORIALS
www.wpmututorials.com
WPMU.ORG
www.wpmu.org
LEARN WORDPRESS.COM
learn.wordpress.com
LEARNING TO USE WORDPRESS
BLOGS &MAGAZINES
WORDPRESS PLANET
planet.wordpress.org
WP CANDY
www.wpcandy.com
WP LATE NIGHT PODCAST
www.wplatenight.com
WEBLOG TOOLS COLLECTION
www.weblogtoolscollection.com
WP FORCE
www.wpforce.com
WP REALM
www.wprealm.com
SMASHING MAGAZINE
wp.smashingmagazine.com
CUSTOMIZINGYOUR SITE
CUSTOMIZING YOUR SITE
FINDINGTHEMES
WORDPRESS.ORG THEME REPOSITORY
www.wordpress.org/extend/themes
ELEGANT THEMES
www.elegantthemes.com
THEMIFY
www.themify.me
WPMU DEV
www.wpmudev.com
THEME FOREST
www.themeforest.net
MOJO THEMES
www.mojo-themes.com
CUSTOMIZING YOUR SITE
How to pick a theme:• Think about what you need first.• Pick a design that is visually appealing.• Look at comments/reviews.• When was it last updated?• How is it supported?• Don’t download from random sources.
CUSTOMIZING YOUR SITE
FINDINGPLUGINS
WORDPRESS.ORG PLUGIN REPOSITORY
www.wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
WPMU DEV
www.wpmudev.com
GRAVITY FORMS
www.gravityforms.com
ITHEMES
www.ithemes.com
CODE CANYON
www.codecanyon.net
CUSTOMIZING YOUR SITE
How to choose plugins:• Adds needed functionality to your site.• Look at comments/reviews.• How many times downloaded?• When was it last updated?• How is it supported?• Does it conflict with another plugin?
LEARNING TO USE WORDPRESS
OFFICIALDOCUMENTATION
WORDPRESS CODEX
codex.wordpress.org
WORDPRESS DASHBOARD
WORDPRESS DASHBOARD
GETTING HELP FOR WORDPRESS
(ACTUALLY) GETTING ANSWERS
GETTING HELP FOR WORDPRESS
SEARCH FIRST!
GETTING HELP FOR WORDPRESS
GETTING HELP FOR WORDPRESS
Searching for WordPress Answers
• site:wordpress.org on Google
• Use specific keywords
• Be descriptive in your topic title
• Give as much information as possible
• Give a URL (when possible)
PLEASE BEPATIENT!
GETTING HELP FOR WORDPRESS
WORDPRESS.ORG SUPPORT FORUMS
www.wordpress.org/forums
#WORDPRESS ON CHAT.FREENODE.ORG IRC
codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_IRC_Live_Help
WORDPRESS ANSWERS
answers.stackexchange.com
WORDPRESS COMMUNITY
IRL(IN REAL LIFE)
WORDPRESS MEETUPS AND USER GROUPS
wordpress.meetup.com
WORDPRESS PROVIDENCE MEETUP GROUP
www.meetup.com/WordPressProvidence/
WORDCAMP CENTRAL
central.wordcamp.org
WORDPRESS TV
www.wordpress.tv
WORDPRESS COMMUNITY
GIVING BACK
MAKE WORDPRESS
make.wordpress.org
THANKS!www.tadpole.cc
www.wpcamper.com
@Tadpole_CC
@andrew_cpht
