Building an Intranetwith WordPress
Jeff Hester
WordCamp OCMay 14, 2011
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I am passionate
about WordPress
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#intrawc#ocwc
@jeffhester
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What the heck is an intranet?
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An intranet is a private computer network that uses Internet Protocol technology to securely share any part of an organization's information or network operating system within that organization.
Wikipedia
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So what exactly
is an intranetgood for?
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Intranets by the
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THE SIX STEPS
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STEP ONE Know what you want to accomplish
STEP TWO Setup your development environment
STEP THREEDefine security and use policies
STEP FOURBuild, Test & Deploy
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STEP FIVECommunicate,Educate & Repeat
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STEP SIXMeasure the results(see step #1)
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Your WordPress-powered Intranet Toolkit #1 of 3
• Restricted Site Access– Restrict access to named users or Ips
• White Label CMS– Simplify the admin console and brand
with your organization identity• Avatars
– Allows users to upload an avatar
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Your WordPress-powered Intranet Toolkit #2 of 3
• Calendar– Provide an event calendar on any page,
post or in a sidebar• Gravity Forms
– Replace offline forms with online versions and rudimentary workflow
• Image Widget– Simple way for non-techies to add
images to sidebars16
Your WordPress-powered Intranet Toolkit #3 of 3
• Stray Random Quotes– Not just for quotes, but just about any
rotating content• WP-prettyPhoto
– Turn the built-in WordPress gallery into something better (among other things)
• BackupBuddy– Automate the backup process
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It’s HAMMER
time!
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Hike your own hike(aka YMMV)
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