Building a website with Wordpress
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The document provides guidance on setting up a WordPress website including choosing a host, installing WordPress, customizing the site with themes, plugins and widgets, and recommendations for specific hosting and customization options. It discusses selecting a domain name and host, the one-click WordPress installation process, and basic WordPress configuration including pages vs posts, menus, and blog setup. It also offers tips on finding free themes, popular plugins to add functionality, and widgets to add dynamic content to sidebars. Caution is advised to back up databases when making changes.
Building a website with Wordpress
- 1. Content and Layout Themes, Plugins + Widgets, and Creative Commons
- 2. Pt 1: Hosting Set Up Finding a Host/ Registrar Choosing a Domain Name One-button WordPress Set up
- 3. WWWD? What Would Wordpress Do? WordPress Recommends http://wordpress.org/hosting/ Blue Host ($5.95/ $6.95) http://www.bluehost.com/ DreamHost ($8.12 +) http://www.dreamhost.com/ Google: “Best Hosting for Wordpress” < $20 Get-It-Done Option: Go Daddy Month2Month, No set-up fee
- 4. Dream Host:Two Week Trial
- 5. Dream Host: Do You Need a New Domain Name?
- 7. Dream Host: Enter Your Info
- 8. Dream Host: Enter Your Info
- 9. Dream Host: Credit Card Info
- 10. Dream Host: Continue to Web Panel
- 11. Dream Host: Log in
- 12. Dream Host: Getting Started
- 13. Dream Host: Web Hosting
- 14. Dream Host: Add a Domain
- 15. Dream Host: Delete CC info first
- 16. Dream Host: Set Up Domain
- 17. Dream Host:
- 18. Dream Host: One Click Installs
- 20. Dream Host: Custom Installation
- 21. Dream Host: Enter Info
- 22. Dream Host: Check your email
- 23. Dream Host: Install Window
- 25. Pt 2: Website Set Up Basic Settings Pages vs Posts Menus Setting up a Blog Comments and Pingbacks
- 32. Decide on Your Pages Home About Packages Portfolio Contact Blog
- 33. Pages vs Posts: For How-to Videos, Visit: YouTube.comRocketFrameWebDev Creating New Pages Linking within/without +Posts Creating New Users Editing Pages and Posts Uploading Images Setting Home Page Creating Galleries Setting Blog Page Comments (Turning on/ Creating Menus off and moderating)
- 34. Part 3: Customization Finding Themes Finding Plug-ins Using Widgets
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- 43. Development Blogs • Noupe (http:// www.noupe.com) • Smashing Magazine (http:// www.smashingmagazine .com) • Six Revisions (http:// sixrevisions.com) Image from Old.computers.com
- 44. Development Blogs Noupe (www.noupe.com) Smashing Magazine Smashing Mag (www.smashingmagazine.com) Six Revisions (http://sixrevisions.com) Six Revisions
- 45. Premium Themes Elegant Themes Theme Forest Woo Themes
- 46. Brother Google Search for terms like: “free wordpress themes;” “free wordpress themes for artists;” “free wordpress themes minimal;” etc
- 47. Plugins + Widgets Plugins add over all functionality to your blog My recommended plugins include: Google Analyticator, All-in-One-SEO pack, Contact Form 7, Google XML Sitemaps, Next Gen Gallery, akismet, wp-db-backup I also use LinkWithin, WP-touch, Yet Another Related Posts Plugin, WP to Twitter, and 1-click Retweet/Share/Like Widgets help you deliver dynamic content, usually in the sidebar Widget blogger must haves include: blogroll (you can name it what you want, archives (and or categories and tag cloud) You can also put feeds, badges, and additional navigation in your sidebar
- 48. Plugins
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- 50. Plugins
- 51. Plugins
- 52. Plugins
- 53. Widgets
- 54. My Plug-in Favs All in One SEO Pack Broken Link Checker Contact Form 7 FancyBox for WordPress Google Analyticator Keyword Statistics Google XML Site Maps Yet Another Related Posts Plugin Akismet WPtouch NextGenGallery WP to Twitter WP Super Cache No Self Pings 1-click Retweet/Share/Like
- 55. Widgets
- 56. Caveats • Be sure to back up your database • Check and see if your server has a revert function • test one plug-in or custom widget at a time
- 57. Re-Cap Customize your blog with themes, plugins, and widgets Be sure to back up and do your research before installing anything new Link back by way of attribution Google is your friend Keep your blogs interesting with great content + images