How to build your first WordPress website
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This document provides an overview on how to build a first WordPress website. It discusses what WordPress is, the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, WordPress components like posts, pages, widgets and more. It then provides an example website layout with elements like a custom header, images, a map and 4 sample pages. It concludes with a live demo of the example site and additional information on add-ons and contacting the author.
How to build your first WordPress website
- 1. How to build your first WordPress website Andrew Davis
- 2. Overview • What is WordPress? • WordPress.com vs WordPress.org • WordPress components • Example website 2
- 3. WHAT IS WORDPRESS? 3
- 4. WordPress.com WordPress.org More flexibility Easier Greater control 4
- 5. WORDPRESS COMPONENTS 5
- 6. Web page Header Widget Post/Page Sidebar Content Main 6 Footer
- 7. Dashboard Specific Content Global Settings 7
- 8. EXAMPLE WEBSITE 8
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- 10. Elements • Custom header • 4 pages Home • Images • Map About Us News Contact Us 10
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- 12. Live demonstration www.wordpress.com 12
- 13. Add-ons 13
- 14. Contact • Me (Andrew Davis) • andrew@boxless.com.au • www.boxless.com.au • @goboxless • Melbourne WordPress Meetup • www.wpmelbourne.wordpress.com • @wpmelbourne 14
Editor's Notes
- #3: Will not coverNot relevant to WordPress.com:Installing/hostingWordPressPluginsDNS ChangesEditing HTML and CSS
- #4: Why do you want a site?
- #5: WordPress.comBasic service is freeIt’s much easier to setupEverything is taken care of: setup, upgrades, spam, backups, security, etcLimited in what you can doWordPress.orgFree, open source softwareYou can do much more with it (flexibility)You have much more control (and, hence, responsibility)Harder to setup and manage – but there are options (e.g. one-click installs)