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WordPressTips and Tricks
Presented by Christina DrainFor Pensacola State College All College Day
WordPress is software that allows you to create a website or blog
easily with little knowledge of HTML coding.
WordPress is a content management system.
What is WordPress?
Software that keeps track of every piece of content on your site
Uses templates for page design rather than hand-coding in HTML
Multiple users can access and provide content to the site
Access can be control through user roles Easy to use, requires little knowledge of
HTML
What is a content management system?
WordPress.com and WordPress.org
WordPress.com WordPress.org
Sites are hosted on WordPress Servers. No software to download.
Free, with .wordpress.com URL
To use your own domain name, you must buy domain mapping - $12 per year
Limited to available themes
Open source software that can be downloaded to any server and manipulated.
Software is free but there may be monthly web hosting costs.
Unlimited themes or design your own!
For content you want to keep and display from quarter to quarter outside eLearning
A site for student input Or to practice new technology related to a
career
http://netjourno.com/
Uses for WordPress
As a resume site for you or your studentshttp://wpaulsmith.wordpress.com/
Uses for WordPress
For projects and collaboration PJC Multimedia Bootcamp
Uses for WordPress
For the public to view and use
Santa Rosa Virtual Museum
Pensacola State athletics site
Uses for WordPress
Tutorials on WordPress.tv Choose domain name that can also be used
for the domain mapping option
How to get a WordPress site
Decide what content you want to display on the site
What will the navigation look like? Make a rough drawing of your ideas for the
site
What will you use the site for?
Pages and Posts
Pages Posts
Static, not listed by date
Do not use tags or categories
Can be displayed across the top or in the sidebar using a widget
Listed in reverse chronological order
Always associated with a date
Can be found in Archives, Categories, Recent Posts and other widgets
Also displayed in the RSS feed for the blog
160 themes to choose from Most are free 20 are premium themes, ranging from $45
to $100 to purchase◦ Gives user access to developer support◦ More choices to make site unique
Choose a theme
Themes Widgets Menus Background Theme options Mobile and iPad
Customize the site
