An introduction to WordPress intended for people new to owning a web site.

1. Erik Mattheis
erikmattheis.com / erik@mattheis.org / @erikmattheis

3. 60 million+
websites
over 20% of the most
popular 10 million
websites
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2012/09/05/the-internets-mother-tongue/

4. CMS
Content Management System

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8. WordPress.com
WordPress.org

9. $
WordPress.com
Sells services based around WordPress software
WordPress.org

10. free
WordPress.com
WordPress.org
Non-profit community supporting
WordPress software and users

11. Two services you need
1. A registrar
• To provide an address
2. A host
• To serve webpages from that address

12. Selecting a web host
for WordPress
1. Does the service support ad-free WordPress hosting?
2. Does the service provide a control panel?
3. What is the total cost per year for domain name
registration and hosting?
4. (If you will be doing heavy e-commerce)
What is the total cost per year for SSL hosting?

17. UP AND RUNNING WITH WORDPRESS IN 30 MINUTES
Installation
1. Find the WordPress installation wizard in your
control panel
2. Let the wizard walk you through the installation
3. Delete the example blog post and make
your own
4. Create a page

18. Post vs. Page

19. UP AND RUNNING WITH WORDPRESS IN 30 MINUTES
Finding & installing theme
1. Use pen and paper to plan for what you need
2. Make a list and/or draw wire-frames of the
content your website will accommodate

21. EXAMPLE LIST FOR
“My Custom Knitted Hats”
1. Site name
2. Links to my social media properties
3. Copyright notice
4. My contact information
5. My most recent Instagram and Pintrest posts
6. Header image
7. The main content of the page, whatever it is

22. UP AND RUNNING WITH WORDPRESS IN 30 MINUTES
Finding & installing theme
1.Use pen and paper to plan for what you need
2. Make a list or draw wire-frames of the content
your website will accommodate
3. Find a theme that meets all these criteria
4. Preview, or just install theme

23. UP AND RUNNING WITH WORDPRESS IN 30 MINUTES
Configuration
1. Set site title and tagline
Appearance > Customize
2. Set colors, if any
Appearance > Customize
3. Set up footer and sidebar
Appearance > Widgets
4. Set up navigation menu
Appearance > Menus
5. You have set up a WordPress site in 30 minutes

24. What else can WordPress do other
than make static pages and blog posts?
events magazines
calendars
discussion
forums
directories
classifieds
online
store
social
network

25. Erik Mattheis
erikmattheis.com / erik@mattheis.org / @erikmattheis
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