CREATING YOUR WORDPRESS WEB

SITEAN INTRODUCTION

YOU CAN DO IT

• WordPress makes it easy

• No advanced technical skills required

• Many training guides

OVERVIEW

• Background

• Sample WordPress sites

• Blog vs. web site

BACKGROUND

• WordPress

• vs. WordPress.org

• vs. WordPress.com

BACKGROUND

• Themes• Plugins

SAMPLE WORDPRESS SITES

• Showcase

• Reconnecting with C&P

• Clouds365

• Procrastination

BLOG VS. WEB SITE

TYPE Content Tone Interactivity Format

Blog Dynamic Informal Highly interactive Posts

Website Static Formal/professional One-way Pages

BLOG VS. WEB SITE

EXAMPLES: blog or website?Medieval Selfies

Museums in the Park

History of Love

Betzwood

WHAT MAKES A WEBSITE EXCELLENT?

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REFERENCES

• “WordPress” “WordPress.com” articles on Wikipedia.org