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Stanko Metodiev, WordPress Web Developer at DevriX WordCamp Sofia 2013 WordPress – From the Start

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Stanko Metodiev, WordPress Web Developer at DevriX

WordCamp Sofia 2013

WordPress – From the Start

➔ What is WordPress?

➔ Why WordPress?

➔ WordPress.org vs WordPress.com

➔ How to install WordPress?

➔ A few WordPress Demos

Agenda

Stanko Metodiev

● WordPress Web Developer @ DevriX Ltd

● WordPress Consultant @ Premium WordPress Support

● Freelance – when I have time● @metodiew

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Before we start● Presentator newbie

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WordPress is…● A simple blogging platform● Designed for small sites● Not really popular● Wordpress

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No.

What is WordPress

According to Wikipedia:

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a content-management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL, which runs on a web hosting service…

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What is WordPress (2)It was first released on May 27, 2003, by its founders, Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little, as a fork of b2/cafelog

Matt Mullenweg Mike Little

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WordPress.org != WordPress.com

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WordPress.org WordPress.com

Open Source product SaaS

WordPress Foundation Automattic, Inc.

Requires a hosting Hosted for free

Fully customizable Fairly limited

Unlimited themes/plugins A set of predefined extensions

Why WordPress?● Open Source● A powerful and flexible platform● Over 70 000 000 websites online● Tens of thousands free and premium

themes/plugins● Ready for E-Commerce, Q&A, Forums, Social

networks, Groupons and more…● Community

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Who uses WordPress

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Famous 5 min install● Stop talking. Just show me!● Famous 5 Minute Install● Download Latest WordPress● Upload to webserver● Database, DB User and DB Pass● Install WordPress● Enjoy WordPress

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Demo

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Softaculous

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Softaculous - Step 1Login to your cPanel

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Login to your cPanel

Softaculous - Step 2Select WordPress

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Softaculous - Step 3Populate your data

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Softaculous - Step 4Installation process

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Softaculous - Step 5Your installation is done! Go to your WordPress and enjoy it!

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Demo

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What else with WordPress?

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E-Commerce

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WooCommerce

E-Commerce (2)

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Easy Digital Downloads

Demo

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Forums

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Social Networks

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Demo

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Recap● WordPress is free Open Source Blog Platform and CMS● WordPress is easy to use● WordPress is ready for almost everything● The Community is Awesome!● capital_P_dangit()

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Questions?

● Follow me on Twitter @metodiew● Stanko Metodiev on LinkedIn● metodiew on WordPress.org● metodiew on GitHub● Blogging at metodiew.com

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