This document outlines the topics that will be covered in a presentation on introducing WordPress content. The presentation will discuss the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, how to add pages and posts, and various content editing options like the visual and HTML editors, widgets, menus, images, and categories/tags. It provides instructions for adding new pages and posts and includes an overview of the page/post editing screens. The goal is to help attendees learn how to add WordPress content without difficulties.

1. Introduc)on
to
WordPress
Content
(Or
How
to
Add
WordPress
Content
Without
Pain)
2014
WordCamp
Phoenix
Presented
by:
Gabriela
Levit
Glevit@JacarandaTech.com
@JacarandaTech
hBp://JacarandaTech.com
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

2. Before
We
Start
This
is
a
long
session
with
a
lot
of
informa)on
to
absorb,
so:
•
Taking
notes
is
opFonal
-­‐
I
will
post
the
slides
(and
I
tend
to
talk
fast).
•
Please
ask
quesFons.
Chances
are
others
have
the
same
quesFon
as
you.
•
If
you
think
of
a
quesFon
aVer
the
presentaFon,
please
feel
free
to
contact
me
any
Fme.
•
PresentaFon
follow
up:
I’m
very
interested
in
your
feedback.
Please
let
me
know
how
I
did
or
any
suggesFons.
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

3. Topics
Covered
•
WordPress.com
vs.
WordPress.org
•
Pages
•
Posts
•
WYSIWYG
and
HTML
Content
Editors
•
Widgets
• Menus
• Image
Editor
• Categories
and
Tags.
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

4. WordPress.com
vs.WordPress.org
WordPress.com
-­‐
Easier
to
setup
WordPress.org
-­‐
More
Control
! Free
HosFng
&
maintenance
! Self-­‐hosted:
requires
installaFon
&
a
! Your
web
site/blog
will
go
by
yourdomain.wordpress.com
! But,
you
can
pay
to
redirect
your
site
so
it
appears
as
yourdomain.com
! Many
free
and
paid
themes,
but
can't
modify
the
theme
code
to
customize
! You
can't
install
addiFonal
plugins
paid
web
hosFng
account
! Your
web
site/blog
will
have
your
own
domain
name,
which
you’ll
have
to
register
! Install
any
theme
and
customize
it
! Install
plugins
for
addiFonal
funcFonality
! You
are
responsible
for
web
site
updates
&
backups
The
rest
of
this
presenta)on
will
focus
on
WordPress.org
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

5. Some
AssumpFons
You
followed
the
steps
below
to
set
up
a
WordPress
site.
If
not,
that’s
ok
too.*
1. Registered
a
Domain
(e.g.
mywebsite.com)
2. Set
up
a
Web
HosFng
3. Installed
WordPress
in
your
web
hosFng
account
4. Logging
in
with
an
Admin
user
account.
I.e.
full
access
to
the
administraFve
back-­‐end.
*
If
you
have
any
ques/ons
about
these
steps,
I’ll
be
glad
to
answer
them
a;er
the
presenta/on
or
contact
me
later.
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

6. Content
MarkeFng
Provide
relevant
and
useful
content
•
What
message
do
you
want
to
get
across?
•
Original
material
•
Cite
sources
if
reposFng
-­‐
No
Plagiarism!
•
Keep
your
content
up
to
date/Update
frequently
Goals
•
Turn
Visitors
Into
Customers
•
EnFce
Readers
to
Return
•
Improve
Page
Ranking
in
Search
Results
Site
Map
Your
Web
Site’s
OrganizaFon
(Page
Hierarchy)
•
Make
it
easy
for
visitors
to
find
informaFon
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

7. Pages
vs.
Posts
Pages
! More
Sta)c
Content
! What
you
typically
think
of
as
a
“web
page”.
Eg.
Home,
About,
Contact,
etc.
! Can
be
organized
into
Subpages
! Can
use
different
layouts,
E.g.
Contact,
Pormolio,
Full
Width
(no
sidebar)
! Usually
don’t
allow
comments
! Cannot
be
assigned
Categories
&
Tags
! They
don’t
appear
in
RSS
feeds
by
default
Posts
! Time
Dependent
Content
! Blog
Entries.
E.g.
ArFcles,
News
Items,
Essays
! Usually
displayed
in
reverse
chronological
order
(most
recent
on
top)
! Different
Formats.
E.g.
Standard,
Aside,
Image
! Usually
Allow/Encourage
Comments
! Can
be
assigned
Categories
&
Tags
! Can
be
sorted
&
displayed
by
author,
date,
etc.
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

8. Add
New
Page
Login
to
your
WordPress
Dashboard
with
a
user
account
that
can
add
new
pages
1. Click
Pages
2. Click
Add
New
3. Start
wriFng
the
new
page
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

9. Add/Edit
Page
Screen
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

10. Add
New
Post
Login
to
your
WordPress
Dashboard
with
a
user
account
that
can
add
new
posts
1. Click
Posts
2. Click
Add
New
3. Start
wriFng
the
new
post
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

11. Add/Edit
Post
Screen
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

12. Visual
(WYSIWYG)
Editor
Lets
you
enter
and
style
content
without
knowing
HTML
code
Similar
to
MS
Word
&
Other
Text
Editors
Displays
pages
&
posts
close
to
the
actual
design
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

13. Text
Editor
Basic
Text
and
HTML
Editor
More
control
over
the
content
style
and
layout
Good
choice
if
you
are
comfortable
with
HTML
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

14. Add
Media
1. From
the
Text/Visual
Editor:
Click
the
“Add
Media”
buSon
OR
From
the
Dashboard:
Click
Media
>
Add
New
2.
Drag
&
Drop
image
files
or
navigate
to
them
through
your
file
manager
3.
Edit
if
necessary
and
Update
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

15. Add
Media
-­‐
Upload
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

16. Add
Media
–
Edit
&
Update
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

17. Publishing
OpFons
Useful
OpFons
! Set
Status
! Password
ProtecFon
! Backdate
or
Postdate
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

18. Widgets
Content
Added
to
the
Sidebars
Drag
&
Drop
Interface:
Doesn’t
Require
Code
Examples:
Category
Lists,
Tag
Clouds,
Social
Media
Feeds,
NavigaFon,
Search
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

19. Menus
WordPress
Supports
MulFple
Menus
• Number
&
Menu
LocaFons
Controlled
by
the
Theme
Easy
to
Create
MulFple
Menus
&
Submenu
Items
•
Doesn’t
Require
Code
Menus
can
include
Pages,
Posts,
Categories,
Tags,
Etc.
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

20. Menus
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

21. Categories
Broad
Content
Grouping
-­‐
Supports
Subcategories
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

22. Tags
Labels
Specific
to
an
individual
Post(s)
–
Do
Not
Support
Nested
Hierarchy
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

23. Resources
Codex:
Official
WordPress
Documenta)on
hBp://codex.wordpress.org/
Tutorials,
Reference
&
Forums
hBp://www.wpbeginner.com/
hBp://wp.smashingmagazine.com/
hBp://wordpress.tv/
hBp://wpnyc.org/
WordPress
News,
Events
&
Community
hBp://wptavern.com/
hBp://wpmail.me/
hBp://central.wordcamp.org/
hBp://pressnomics.com/
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

24. QuesFon
&
Answer
???
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com

25. Thank
You!
☺
• All
the
2014
WordCamp
Phoenix
Organizers
&
Volunteers
for
your
effort
• 2014
WordCamp
Phoenix
ABendees
• MaB
Mullenweg,
co-­‐founder
of
WordPress,
and
all
the
WordPress
Contributors
IntroducFon
to
WordPress
Content
|
Wordcamp
Phoenix
2014
|
Gabriela
Levit
|
JacarandaTech.com