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Beginner's Guide to WordPress For Noncoders
This document serves as a beginner's guide to WordPress for non-coders, explaining the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, as well as the basics of installation, content management, and design options. It outlines the features, limitations, and customization options available on both platforms, along with recommendations for themes, plugins, and hosting services. Additionally, it provides resources and action steps to help users determine their site's purpose and functionalities.
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- 1. Beginner’s Guide to For Non-coders .com (720) 771.3271 1
- 2. Bethany Siegler Slides available at www.UniqueThink.com/wcd Connect at: Twitter.com/UniqueThink Facebook.com/UniqueThink Pinterest.com/UniqueThink .com (720) 771.3271 2
- 3. Who Are You: RaiseThose Hands .com (720) 771.3271 3
- 4. What is WordPress? WordPressSoftware/Application: – Browser-based – Lives online - NOT on your computer .com (720) 771.3271 4
- 5. How does itfunction? – GEEK TALK: WordPress uses HTML and CSS – HTML or HyperText Markup Language » displays web content » creates the structure – CSS or Cascading Style Sheets » defines appearance » stylizes: fonts, colors and sizing .com (720) 771.3271 5
- 6. How does itfunction? – GEEK TALK: WordPress is based on PHP - a server-side scripting languages - that works with a MySQL database – PHP files - make site function – Database - stores YOUR content .com (720) 771.3271 6
- 7. Same, but Difference? https://wordpress.org https://wordpress.com/ .com (720) 771.3271 7
- 8. WordPress.COM Free hosting: Noinstall/upgrades, but domain contains WordPress.com: www.YourBlogName.WordPress.com 1. Use a domain you already own on WordPress.com account - $13.00 per domain, per year. 2. Register a domain thru WordPress.com, starting at $18.00 per domain, per year Themes: Limited to 211 (45 premium from $39 up) Custom Design: a paid upgrade that costs $30.00 per year. Tools: Limited 3rd party tools, no plugins Ads: They can add ads to your site. You can pay to remove ads from WordPress.com - No-Ads Upgrades cost $30.00 per year Space: 3GB free -10GB Upgrade: $20.00 per year .COM Options: either use Free As Is OR get WordPress Value Bundle a $99 yr .com (720) 771.3271 8
- 9. WordPress.ORG Self-hosted: Pay for hosting - and domain name - need to install and maintain upgrades 1. hosting can cost about $83 in the first year with free domain registration thru HostMonster, BlueHost or HostGator 2. Use 1-click install to get WordPress set up Themes: Unlimited free and premium (between $25-$150) Custom Design: to get a look that really meets your vision, you could move to WordPress.ORG and use any theme (layout, the look of your site) or have someone custom create a look for you Tools: Unlimited 3rd party tools and plugins Ads: You can either run ads or not, it is up to you Space: depends on hosting plan You have to host, install, backup and upgrade on your own - but it is fairly easy to do .ORG Options: Get started at about $83 using Twenty Eleven or another free theme OR Use a Premium Theme OR Hire a developer for a unique custom look .com (720) 771.3271 9
- 10. WordPress Installation 1-click install DEMO HostMonster: http://www.hostmonster.com/cgi/demo .com (720) 771.3271 10
- 11. WordPress Installation .com (720) 771.3271 11
- 12. Visitor’s View: FrontEnd of Site Current Default Theme: TwentyEleven comes with WordPress installation .com (720) 771.3271 12
- 13. Where to Go: AdminSection: – Backdoor to your site (lives online) – Administrative area Way to edit/add content to site – Login with username & password via http://yoursitename.com/wp-admin .com (720) 771.3271 13
- 14. Admin Panels – Wheredo I login? 14 .com (720) 771.3271
- 15. Getting around the WordPressDashboard .com (720) 771.3271 15
- 16. Finding Help andInline Documentation .com (720) 771.3271 16
- 17. WordPress Glossary ofTerms Content Management System (CMS): – System that Manages Your Content: Organizes content into: – Pages – Posts – Media (images, video...) – Allows you to easily add, find, edit and archive content .com (720) 771.3271 17
- 18. Managing Your content The Media Library Add PDFs, Images, Audio, Video (max size for most web hosts is 5-8MB, can increase via php.ini file) .com (720) 771.3271 18
- 19. WordPress Glossary ofTerms Visual Editor (WYSIWYG): – What You See is What You Get – Toolbar with buttons for stylizing your content (as in Word and other text editors) – Don’t need to know HTML (but sometimes helpful) .com (720) 771.3271 19
- 20. View of VisualEditor .com (720) 771.3271 20
- 21. WordPress Glossary ofTerms Widgets: – Typically WordPress Blogs have a sidebar – Content within sidebar can be dynamic Automatically pulled in Piece of code Widget Example: Recent Post Widget – Widgets aren’t only for sidebars .com (720) 771.3271 21
- 22. Widgets .com (720) 771.3271 22
- 23. WordPress Glossary ofTerms Plugins: – Plug it into core – A mini piece of software – Automates or adds functionality – May be for visitor or admin’s experience .com (720) 771.3271 23
- 24. Managing plug-ins .com (720) 771.3271 24
- 25. Plugin Suggestions Akismet- http://akismet.com/- Eliminates Spam in Comments All in One SEO Pack - http://semperfiwebdesign.com/documentation/all-in-one-seo-pack/all- in-one-seo-faq/ Helps you add keywords to titles and descriptions for search engines Broken Link Checker http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/broken-link-checker/ Checks for broken links and missing images Custom Post Widget https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-post-widget/ Adds 'content blocks' to a widget - without knowing code Google Analyticator: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analyticator Adds Google Analytics code (a tool to track visits to your site) Google XML SiteMap: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/ Adds a sitemap to help the search engines index you better Limited Login Attempts: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/limit-login-attempts/ TinyMCE Advanced http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymce-advanced/ Add on tools for your editor tool bar. WordPress Database Backup https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-db-backup/ On-demand backup of your WordPress database. Wordpress Firewall 2 https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-firewall-2/ Monitors web requests to identify and stop the most obvious attacks. .com (720) 771.3271 25
- 26. WordPress Glossary ofTerms Themes: – Controls the PRESENTATION (look) of site – Separate from Content (text and media) – Can be easily switched (to give a site a new look) – 1000s and 1000s of free and premium (paid) themes available – Not all are created equal .com (720) 771.3271 26
- 27. Action Steps: AskYourself What is your site’s purpose? How do you want it to look? What kind of media (images/videos) do you have? What do you want it to do (functionality)? Will you be Blogging? How will the navigation work? Do you have mobile visitors? .com (720) 771.3271 27
- 28. Default Theme .com (720) 771.3271 28
- 29. Finding Themes (recommend researchingthroughly) https://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ .com (720) 771.3271 29
- 30. Finding Themes What toLook for: – How it looks and functions – Does it have/do what you need – Documentation and Support – Reviews and Ratings – Browser Compatibility – Responsive Design .com (720) 771.3271 30
- 31. Finding Themes (Recommendations) Free Premium .com (720) 771.3271 31
- 32. Finding Themes (Recommendations) Free https://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ http://weavertheme.com/ Premium http://themeforest.net/user/ThemeBlvd?ref=uniquethink http://bit.ly/studiopresswpthemes .com (720) 771.3271 32
- 33. Resources WordPress.org: http://wordpress.org/ WordPress PluginDirectory: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ WordPress Themes Directory: https://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ How-To Videos from WordPress.com: http://wordpress.tv/category/ how-to/ Recommended hosting solutions (I do get a referral fee, but only recommend easy to use companies, with good customer service, who are also affordable – about $6.95 a month): – HostMonster: http://www.hostmonster.com/track/uniquethink/ – BlueHost (sister company of HostMonster): http:// www.bluehost.com/track/unqiuethink/ – HostGator: http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/ clickthru.cgi?id=bethink .com (720) 771.3271 33
- 34. UniqueThink.com Helps BuildYour Complete Online Presence with: WordPress Websites & Blogs Social Media EMail Marketing Web Usability and SEO Lite Bethany Siegler can be reached at 720.771.3271 or email at Bethany@UniqueThink.com Slides available at www.UniqueThink.com/wcd .com (720) 771.3271 34