FacetWP - WordCamp Milwaukee 2016

THAT’S FACET-NATING!

-FACETSWPShanta R. Nathwani

http://shanta.ca@ShantaDotCa

http://twitter.com/shantadotca




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Agenda• About me• How to organize your facets• Tools used in creating this presentation

(and some others I learned about along the way)

• Importing data and setting it up for success

• Setting up and implementing facets

Try it out!: http://wilt.rocks/events

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About Me• Instructor, Sheridan College & Mohawk College

• Web Design and Capstone Project• WordPress 1 & 2

• Bachelor of Commerce in Info Tech Mgmt., Ryerson University

• Serial WordCamper. Went to 7 in 2014 & 2015, 6 (so far) in 2016, including Mumbai. Including Co-organizer, WordCamp Hamilton, 2015-6

• Contributor, The WPCrowd• “Lead Dudette” defined as: "a young woman or

girl who is very popular or admired by her peers”. Thanks @modmatt!

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http://mohawkcollege.ca/

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https://twitter.com/modmatt

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#HiRoy

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Big Thank You!

Becky Davis Kiera HoweShawn Pucknell

http://beckydavisdesign.com/

http://www.kierahowe.com/

http://www.kierahowe.com/

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Disclaimer• Please excuse all the text and

screenshots. I’m used to using this for my students, but they make great notes!

• I’m going to upload these after the session to http://shanta.ca, so you don’t have to write this all down.

• Please ask questions! I’ll try and add them to the slides after the fact.

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Information architecture and knowledge

• There are two ways of looking at how people find information: when someone is knowledgeable about a topic, and when someone doesn’t know much about a topic.

• If someone is knowledgeable about a topic, they can follow a trail of breadcrumbs (such as a menu) to lead them to the right place.

• If someone is less knowledgeable about a topic, or there are large pieces of information, it is easier to narrow or filter down the results.


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Amazon.ca

Search by:• Title• Author• Genre• Price• Department• …and so much

more!

Examples of Faceted Searches


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Expedia.ca

Filter by:• Price• Number of Connections• Airline• Departure/Arrival time of

day• Length of Flight• …and so much more!

Examples of Faceted Searches


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FacetWP Premium Plugin for WordPressCost is $79 for 3 sites, $199 for unlimited sites. Both are per year and include service and updates.http://facetwp.com

http://facetwp.com/


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No WordPress Installations Were Harmed

Importing:• For the demo, I used WP All Import

(the free edition) for XML data. The paid edition allows for importing and placement of Advanced Custom Fields as well as images.

• I also explored and tested WP Ultimate CSV Importer for CSV files. Out of the box, it will import into all of the standard stuff, as well as the Advanced Custom Fields.

Other Goodness:• To keep testing the imports, I had

to keep deleting and re-creating posts. I used Bulk Delete that did the job amazingly. It will also delete selectively.

• To do restores, I use Backup Buddy because it is so easy to use. This is a premium plugin, but they have wonderful packages for educators and students.

• I used the City of Toronto Festival Open Data set (XML format)

http://www.wpallimport.com/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ultimate-csv-importer/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-delete/

https://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/

http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=8b0689fe9c18b210VgnVCM1000003dd60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=1a66e03bb8d1e310VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD


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Demo!LET’S DO THIS!


The rest of the presentation is mostly screenshots to guide you through the

process.



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Import data from external source- Set up the template in WP All Import


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All the things!


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Now…on to FacetWP!


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Facet Types


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Under Facets…


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Save and Re-index


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Onto the Facet Template


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Customization of the Facet Template


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Copy the shortcodes from templates and facets


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Create a page and insert the shortcodes


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The Result


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Facets At Work


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Facets In Action


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Results!


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Results!

QUESTIONS?

Shanta R. Nathwani http://shanta.ca

http://webweapons.com@ShantaDotCa






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