The document provides an overview of WordPress, including that it allows users to easily create websites and blogs with little HTML knowledge. It discusses the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, and provides examples of how WordPress can be used for things like content repositories, student input sites, career practice sites, resume sites, projects/collaboration sites, and more. It also briefly outlines the differences between pages and posts in WordPress.

1. Tips and Tricks
Presented by Christina Drain
For Pensacola State College All College Day

2. WordPress is software
that allows you to create a website or blog
easily with little knowledge of HTML coding.
WordPress is a content management system.

3.  Software that keeps track of every piece of
content on your site
 Uses templates for page design rather than
hand-coding in HTML
 Multiple users can access and provide content
to the site
 Access can be control through user roles
 Easy to use, requires little knowledge of
HTML

4.  Sites are hosted on  Open source software
WordPress Servers. No that can be downloaded
software to download. to any server and
Free, with .wordpress.com manipulated.
URL
 Software is free but there
To use your own domain may be monthly web
name, you must buy hosting costs.
domain mapping - $12 per
year  Unlimited themes or
design your own!
Limited to available themes
WordPress.com WordPress.org

5.  For content you want to keep and display
from quarter to quarter outside eLearning
 A site for student input
 Or to practice new technology related to a
career
http://netjourno.com/

6.  As a resume site for you or your students
http://wpaulsmith.wordpress.com/

7.  For projects and collaboration
PJC Multimedia Bootcamp

8.  For training
http://thecorsair.wordpress.com/

9.  For the public to view and use
Santa Rosa Virtual Museum
Pensacola State athletics site

10.  Tutorials on WordPress.tv
 Choose domain name that can also be used
for the domain mapping option

11.  Decide what content you want to display on
the site
 What will the navigation look like?
 Make a rough drawing of your ideas for the
site

12.  Static, not listed by  Listed in reverse
date chronological order
 Do not use tags or  Always associated with
categories a date
 Can be found in
 Can be displayed
Archives, Categories,
across the top or in the Recent Posts and other
sidebar using a widget widgets
 Also displayed in the
RSS feed for the blog
Pages Posts

13.  160 themes to choose from
 Most are free
 20 are premium themes, ranging from $45 to
$100 to purchase
◦ Gives user access to developer support
◦ More choices to make site unique

14.  Themes
 Widgets
 Menus
 Background
 Theme options
 Mobile and iPad