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Wordpress
Michael Stachiw, Jr.Lauren Gatcombe
Who We Are
• Michael Stachiw, Jr.– Political Science Major at
Mizzou– Creator of Wordpress
site Patriotparadise.com– Helped design dozens of
Wordpress websites
• Lauren Gatcombe– Journalism Major at
Mizzou– Writer at Wordpress site
Facekitt.com– Helped design dozens of
Wordpress websites– Creator of Wordpress
site Legatcombe.com (portfolio site)
What is Wordpress?
• Wordpress is free web software that you use to create a website– Very user friendly and intuitive– Very customizable– Changes are instantaneous– Allows for multiple users (can edit from any
computer anywhere in the world)
• You have Wordpress downloaded and installed
• Now what?
Dashboard
• You login and come to the Dashboard• The Dashboard is where you make changes
Appearance
• Edit what the website looks like• Themes– Changes the look of the website but not the
content
• Widgets– Change what the sidebar looks like (show a
Twitter feed or put a picture on the sidebar for example)
Themes
Preview
New Theme
Widgets
• Change the sidebar– Google Maps/Mapquest Directions– Twitter Feed– Store hours– Contact Information
Widgets
Widgets
<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&.....
Widgets
Plugins
• Adds features– SEO Optimization– Google Analytics– Spam filter
• More customizable• Many out there– Free
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Posts
• Posts are for content that is always changing• This is where articles or blog posts would go
Posts
Pages
• Pages, unlike Posts, are for static information– “About” section– “Contact” section– Homepage
Pages
Websites that use Wordpress
• www.boyslife.org• www.newyorktimes.com/blogs• www.eastgatefeed.com (we helped design
this)• www.afcountrystore.com
Contact Us
• Michael– 314-518-7590– [email protected].
edu
• Lauren– 314-691-6404– [email protected].
edu– www.legatcombe.com
