getting on the web with wordpress

Presented byAndy Christian

@andrew_cpht

Getting on the Webwith WordPress

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Who is this guy?

WordCamp NYC

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Content Management

BlogPlatform

OpenSource

Built by theCommunity

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22%of all new websites.

17%of the web.

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Easy to use.

Easy to maintain.

Easy to extend.

22%of all new websites.

17%of the web.

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WordPress.com WordPress.org

Free to sign up

Hosted by Automattic

Pre-installed themes/plugins

Pay for extra features

Free to download

Requires 3rd Party Host

Custom themes/plugins

More overhead

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Post vs. Page

‣ (Blog) Posts‣ Displayed in Reverse Order‣ Can be tagged and categorized

‣ Pages‣ Static Content‣ Hierarchical

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Comments

‣Attached to a post/page

‣Encourage interaction

‣Beware comment spam

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Themes & Plugins

‣ Theme‣ Generally defines the layout and

design of your site.

‣ Plugin‣ Adds functionality to your site.‣ i.e., Contact Form, social media

integration, image gallery.

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Sidebars & Widgets

‣ Sidebar (a.k.a., widget area)‣ Section of a page where you can

insert widgets‣ Defined by your theme.

‣ Widget‣ Movable block of content‣ Can be added by plugins

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Custom Menus

‣ Menu location defined by theme

‣ Menu items can be:‣ Page‣ Post‣ Category‣ Custom link‣ And more!

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Best Practices

‣ Back your site up.

‣ Keep Core, Themes & Plugins updated.

‣ Keep your computer & network secure.

‣ Get themes/plugins from good sources.

‣ Limit theme/plugin usage.

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Resources for Getting Help

‣ Google! (site:wordpress.org)

‣ Tutorial sites (wpbeginner.com)

‣ WordPress Codex & Forums

‣ #wordpress on irc.freenode.net

‣ WordPress Meetups

‣ central.wordcamp.org

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Where to go next

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Where to go next

‣ learn.wordpress.com

‣ wpbeginner.com

‣ wpmu.org

‣ wpmututorials.org

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Where to go next

‣ digwp.com

‣ planet.wordpress.org

‣ wpcandy.com

‣ dradcast.com

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Where to go next

‣ weblogtoolscollection.com

‣ wpforce.com

‣ wprealm.com

‣ wp.smashingmagazine.com

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Giving back!

‣ Help others learn!

‣ make.wordpress.org

‣ User Testing

‣ Translation (polyglots)

‣ Beta Testing

‣ WordPress Events

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Thanks!Andy Christian@andrew_cpht

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