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Workshop about building a basic Wordpress website using mostly free resources online
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Content and LayoutThemes, Plugins + Widgets, and Creative Commons
Pt 1: Hosting Set Up
Finding a Host/ RegistrarChoosing a Domain NameOne-button WordPress Set up
WWWD? What Would Wordpress Do?
WordPress Recommendshttp://wordpress.org/hosting/
Blue Host ($5.95/ $6.95)http://www.bluehost.com/
DreamHost ($8.12 +)http://www.dreamhost.com/
Google: “Best Hosting for Wordpress”
< $20 Get-It-Done Option:Go Daddy Month2Month, No set-up fee
Dream Host:Two Week Trial
Dream Host: Do You Need a New Domain Name?
Dream Host: Careful!!!
Dream Host: Enter Your Info
Dream Host: Enter Your Info
Dream Host: Credit Card Info
Dream Host: Continue to Web Panel
Dream Host: Log in
Dream Host: Getting Started
Dream Host: Web Hosting
Dream Host: Add a Domain
Dream Host: Delete CC info first
Dream Host: Set Up Domain
Dream Host:
Dream Host: One Click Installs
Dream Host: Wordpress
Dream Host: Custom Installation
Dream Host: Enter Info
Dream Host: Check your email
Dream Host: Install Window
Default Wordpress Site
Pt 2: Website Set Up
Basic Settings Pages vs Posts MenusSetting up a BlogComments and
Pingbacks
Basic Settings: Dashboard
Basic Settings: One-click
Basic Settings: Auto
Basic Settings: General
Basic Settings: Privacy
Basic Settings: Permalinks
Decide on Your Pages
Home
About
Packages
Portfolio
Contact
Blog
Pages vs Posts:
Creating New Pages +Posts
Editing Pages and Posts
Setting Home Page
Setting Blog Page
Creating Menus
Linking within/without
Creating New Users
Uploading Images
Creating Galleries
Comments (Turning on/off and moderating)
For How-to Videos, Visit: YouTube.comRocketFrameWebDev
Part 3: Customization
Finding ThemesFinding Plug-insUsing Widgets
In Wordpress
In Wordpress
In Wordpress
In Wordpress
In Wordpress
In Wordpress
In Wordpress
In Wordpress
Development Blogs
• Noupe (http://www.noupe.com)
• Smashing Magazine (http://www.smashingmagazine.com)
• Six Revisions (http://sixrevisions.com)
Image from Old.computers.com
Noupe (www.noupe.com)
Smashing Magazine (www.smashingmagazine.com)
Six Revisions (http://sixrevisions.com)
Development Blogs
Smashing Mag
Six Revisions
Premium Themes
Elegant Themes
Theme Forest
Woo Themes
Search for terms like: “free wordpress themes;” “free wordpress themes for artists;” “free wordpress themes minimal;” etc
Brother Google
Plugins + Widgets
Plugins add over all functionality to your blog
My recommended plugins include: Google Analyticator, All-in-One-SEO pack, Contact Form 7, Google XML Sitemaps, Next Gen Gallery, akismet, wp-db-backup
I also use LinkWithin, WP-touch, Yet Another Related Posts Plugin, WP to Twitter, and 1-click Retweet/Share/Like
Widgets help you deliver dynamic content, usually in the sidebar
Widget blogger must haves include: blogroll (you can name it what you want, archives (and or categories and tag cloud)
You can also put feeds, badges, and additional navigation in your sidebar
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Plugins
Widgets
All in One SEO Pack
Contact Form 7
Google Analyticator
Google XML Site Maps
Akismet
NextGenGallery
WP Super Cache
1-click Retweet/Share/Like
Broken Link Checker
FancyBox for WordPress
Keyword Statistics
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
WPtouch
WP to Twitter
No Self Pings
My Plug-in Favs
Widgets
Caveats• Be sure to back up your database• Check and see if your server has a
revert function• test one plug-in or custom widget
at a time
Re-Cap
Customize your blog with themes, plugins, and widgets
Be sure to back up and do your research before installing anything new
Link back by way of attribution
Google is your friend
Keep your blogs interesting with great content + images