Introduction to WordPress
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Introduction to using WordPress as a Web CMS by Craig Bailey.
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Introduction to WordPress
- 1. Introduction to WordPress Craig Bailey www.craigbailey.net @craigbailey
- 2. WordPress for Business Agenda Introduction to WordPress WordPress as a CMS Simplicity Case Study Plugins Themes Hosting Tools www.craigbailey.net
- 3. Craig Bailey WordPress sites SEO Google AdWords
- 4. Wordpress.org vs Wordpress.com Wordpress.com – hosted blogs eg http://craigbailey.wordpress.com/ http://jodiem.com.au/ WordPress MU – multi-user Wordpress.org – self hosted We are only discussing wordpress.org www.craigbailey.net
- 5. Hosting WordPress is: PHP Open source Runs on Apache (Unix) or IIS (Windows) Uses MySQL (usually) Famous 5 minute install See also Microsoft Web PI and Windows Azure www.craigbailey.net
- 6. Excel is my Word processor... Most things can be twisted and mangled into doing something they aren’t supposed to... There’s a plugin for that... So, what are the realistic scenarios for WP www.craigbailey.net
- 7. Scenarios Business sites with standard content types Business blogs & News sites *Popular* Micro-sites (marketing sites) Small business online stores Membership sites Most simple web CMS scenarios... www.craigbailey.net
- 8. What is a CMS? Web Content Management System Create/manage HTML & images Authoring tools Templates for presentation “The software provides authoring (and other) tools designed to allow users with little knowledge of programming languages or markup languages to create and manage content with relative ease.” (Wikipedia) www.craigbailey.net
- 9. WordPress as a CMS Create content simply HTML (pages and blog posts) Images Video www.craigbailey.net | www.xenseo.net
- 10. Example sites www.craigbailey.net More on the WordPress Showcase
- 11. Why is it so popular? Simple to get started Simple to use Simple to extend Simple to style using themes Simple to backup Simple to host Moderately simple to integrate with www.craigbailey.net
- 12. What’s missing Workflow Document management Collaboration User groups management Atomic control of page elements/permissions Decent Mobile switching (requires a plugin) www.craigbailey.net | www.xensystems.net
- 22. Case Study www.GetOrganizedWizard.com www.craigbailey.net
- 31. Great for SEO Pretty URLs Title tags META descriptions Sitemaps www.craigbailey.net
- 32. Tools Windows Live Writer www.craigbailey.net | www.xensystems.net
- 33. Configuring WordPress Themes Plugins Widgets www.craigbailey.net | www.xenseo.net
- 34. Themes Thesis Genesis Woo Themes Elegant Themes Remix Theme Forest Other themes/frameworks: Sandbox Carrington Headway Artisteer Theme Hybrid www.craigbailey.net
- 36. Plugins pageMash W3 Total Cache WP Security Scan Backup WordPress DrainHole Topsy Wishlist Member www.craigbailey.net
- 38. Widgets Add to sidebars Add to footer Social networking integration www.craigbailey.net
- 40. Hosting DreamHost VPS – Virtual Private Servers Media Temple – (dv) Dedicated Virtual WordPressHosting.com.au And hundreds of others www.craigbailey.net
- 41. Tips Choose good hosting ( with decent support) Be careful doing upgrades Core WordPress Plugin upgrades Watch out for Plugin conflicts Caching lockups www.craigbailey.net | www.xensystems.net
- 42. WordPress For Inexpensive 1-click install on many hosting companies Simple to customise Thousands of plugins Against Rudimentary content management Basic functionality Fiddly to program/style www.craigbailey.net | www.xenseo.net
- 43. Recommended For… WordPress is ideal for: Small companies Simple needs Easy customisation Easy-peasy blog setup www.craigbailey.net
- 44. Summary WordPress is great for managing content Simple, fast, well supported SEO is simple 1000s of plugins, themes and widgets Use for blogs, micro-sites and business sites www.craigbailey.net
- 45. Questions Any questions craig@craigbailey.net 0413 489 388 More resources www.craigbailey.net/resources www.craigbailey.net/bloggers www.craigbailey.net