Using Wordpress To Create Your Website
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This document provides an overview of using WordPress to create a website. It discusses what WordPress is, who uses it, and why it is a good option. It then covers creating WordPress sites for libraries and outlines the steps to create your own WordPress site, including adding pages, blogs, plugins, and content like maps, calendars and social media widgets. The document recommends plugins, themes, and additional resources for becoming proficient in using WordPress.
![Books
• Leary, Stephanie. Beginning WordPress 3. 1st ed. Apress, 2010.
• Jones, Kyle, and Polly-Alida Farrington. Using WordPress as a
library content management system.Vol. 47. Library Technology
Reports 3. Chicago IL: ALA TechSource, 2011.
• Hedengren, Thord Daniel. Smashing WordPress: Beyond the
Blog. Wiley, 2010.
• Tomasi, Chuck, and Kreg Steppe. Sams Teach Yourself WordPress
3 in 10 Minutes. 1st ed. Sams, 2010.
• Beck, Jessica Neuman, and Matt Beck. 2009. WordPress:Visual
QuickStart Guide. [S.l.]: Peachpit Press.
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Using Wordpress To Create Your Website
- 1. Using Wordpress To Create Your Website Nicole C. Engard nengard@gmail.com Friday, January 20, 12
- 2. Outline • What is Wordpress? • Who is using Wordpress? • Why Wordpress? • Wordpress for Libraries? • Create your own Wordpress site Friday, January 20, 12
- 3. What is Wordpress • Open Source • Free of Cost • A blogging platform • A content management system (CMS) • Easy to Learn Friday, January 20, 12
- 4. Who is Using Wordpress • Businesses • http://about.networksolutions.com • Universities • http://umaine.edu • http://www.gapsa.upenn.edu • Publications • http://magazine.wsj.com • Libraries • http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/ • http://mykansaslibrary.org • http://wp4lib.bluwiki.com/#Library_Sites_That_Use_WordPress Friday, January 20, 12
- 5. Why Wordpress? • No programming knowledge necessary • Easy to navigate • Built in search engine • Thousands of plugins/extensions • Thousands of pre-made themes • Tons of online documentation & help Friday, January 20, 12
- 6. Why Wordpress as a CMS • It’s for more than just blogging • Allows for multiple users/permissions • No need for system admin - anyone can upgrade/edit files • Easy, Easy, Easy! Friday, January 20, 12
- 7. Wordpress Varieties • Wordpress.com • Free hosted version of Wordpress (not as customizable / limits to what you can do) • Wordpress.org • Free downloadable version of Wordpress • Can be set up for multiple users to have individual blogs • BuddyPress (http://buddypress.org) • Social networking site built on Wordpress Friday, January 20, 12
- 8. Doing it Yourself Friday, January 20, 12
- 9. Things to do • Alter settings • Choose a theme • Add Content • Create a page • Create a blog • External Content • Find Plugins Friday, January 20, 12
- 10. Create a Page • Click ‘Add New’ under ‘Pages’ on the left hand side menu • Choose a ‘Title’ • Enter your body text • On the right choose the ‘Page Parent’ and ‘Order’ • Below the content decide if you want to allow comments • Click ‘Publish’ Friday, January 20, 12
- 11. Create a Blog • If your blog is your main page, skip this step • Click ‘Add New’ under ‘Pages’ and enter a title of ‘Blog’ then click ‘Publish’ (leave the content blank) • Click ‘Add New’ under ‘Posts’ • Choose a ‘Title’ • Enter your body text • Below the content decide if you want to allow comments • Click ‘Publish’ Friday, January 20, 12
- 12. Must Have Plugins • WP Backup • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-db-backup/ • Exploit Scanner • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exploit-scanner/ • Maintenance Mode • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/maintenance-mode/ Friday, January 20, 12
- 13. Must Have Plugins • Events Calendar (Install and Set up in class) • mytechopinion.com/2009/06/event-calendars-wordpress.html • Contact Form (Install and Set up in class) • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/ • Google Sitemaps • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/ • Anti-Spam • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/ Friday, January 20, 12
- 14. Must Have Plugins • No Self Pings • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/no-self-ping/ • Google Analyticator • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analyticator/ • Google Analytics for WordPress • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/ • Broken Link Checker • wordpress.org/extend/plugins/broken-link-checker/ Friday, January 20, 12
- 15. On Your Own Friday, January 20, 12
- 16. Additional Tools • Web server with MySQL and PHP installed & a domain name • I use Hostgator.com and GoDaddy.com • Dreamhost offers free hosting to non profits • Access to (or someone who can) alter the MySQL database interface (or hosting with Fantastico) • FTP Software • I use Filezilla (http://filezilla-project.org/) Friday, January 20, 12
- 17. Content to Add Friday, January 20, 12
- 18. Add a Google Map • Basic Map • Go to http://maps.google.com • Search for your library address • Click the ‘link’ button in the top right • Copy the HTML to embed the map into your site • Can also use the Map Wizard: http://www.google.com/ uds/solutions/wizards/mapsearch.html Friday, January 20, 12
- 19. Add a Google Calendar • Embed your calendar • Go to http://calendar.google.com • Create new calendar • Add an event or two to the calendar • Go to calendar settings and share the calendar • Embed calendar in site Friday, January 20, 12
- 20. Add a Flickr Badge • Log in to your Flickr account • Go to http://www.flickr.com/badge.gne • Choose your badge for embedding in your site Friday, January 20, 12
- 21. Add a Twitter Badge • Visit: http://twitter.com/goodies/widgets • Click ‘My Website’ • Choose the type of badge you want • More Information on Twitter Badges: • http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/ entries/15354 Friday, January 20, 12
- 22. Add a RSS Mashup • Let’s mashup a few RSS feeds to create one content source • http://pipes.yahoo.com • Learn More from Jody Condit Fagan • http://bit.ly/5Z2Zki • Learn More from Me • http://mashups.web2learning.net/ (ch 7) Friday, January 20, 12
- 23. WordPress For Libraries • WP4Lib • Community for Libraries using Wordpress • http://wp4lib.bluwiki.com • Wordpress in Libraries • http://www.wpinlibraries.org Friday, January 20, 12
- 24. WordPress Presentations • People to follow on SlideShare: • Stephanie Leary www.slideshare.net/stephanieleary • Syed Balkhi www.slideshare.net/wpbeginner • Andrea Rennick www.slideshare.net/AndreaRennick Friday, January 20, 12
- 25. WordPress Tutorials • YouTube Playlists • www.youtube.com/view_play_list? p=3660E1BF38351F4D • www.youtube.com/view_play_list? p=2B44F91BD836E499 • www.youtube.com/view_play_list? p=928D6604C81A7D0B Friday, January 20, 12
- 26. WordPress as CMS • Top 20 Plugins To Extend WordPress CMS Capabilities • http://wpmu.org/top-20-plugins-to-extend-wordpress- cms-capabilities/ • 10 Excellent Plugins that Extend WordPress as a CMS • http://djdesignerlab.com/2010/11/25/10-excellent- plugins-that-extend-wordpress-as-a-cms/ • WordPress CMS for Library Web Sites • http://lib20.pbworks.com/classes-wordpress-websites Friday, January 20, 12
- 27. Premium Themes • WooThemes: www.woothemes.com • StudioPress: www.studiopress.com • ElegantThemes: www.elegantthemes.com • Comparison: www.smashingmagazine.com/ 2011/04/20/detailed-comparison-of- premium-wordpress-theme-clubs/ Friday, January 20, 12
- 28. Links • Beginner’s Guide to Tricking out Wordpress • http://lifehacker.com/5365600/the-beginners-guide-to-tricking-out-your- wordpress-blog • 300 Resources to help you become an expert • http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/09/300-resources-to-help-you- become-a-wordpress-expert • Wordpress Quick Start Guide • http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Quick_Start_Guide • Secure your WordPress blog • http://mashable.com/2010/04/28/wordpress-security-tips/ Friday, January 20, 12
- 29. Links • 20 Plugins You’ve Never Heard Of • http://www.slideshare.net/williamsba/top-20-wordpress- plugins-youve-never-heard-of-2982724 • WordPress 201 • http://www.slideshare.net/JeffBennett/wordpress-201- workshop-maui-march-23-2011 • Extend WordPress With Custom Fields • http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/04/29/extend- wordpress-with-custom-fields/ Friday, January 20, 12
- 30. Links • WordPress as a Learning Management System – Move Over, Blackboard • http://wpmu.org/wordpress-as-a-learning-management-system-move-over- blackboard/ • WordPress CMS for Library Web Sites • http://lib20.pbworks.com/classes-wordpress-websites • 55+ Most Wanted WordPress Tips, Tricks, and Hacks • http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/55-most-wanted-wordpress-tips- tricks-and-hacks/ Friday, January 20, 12
- 31. Books • Leary, Stephanie. Beginning WordPress 3. 1st ed. Apress, 2010. • Jones, Kyle, and Polly-Alida Farrington. Using WordPress as a library content management system.Vol. 47. Library Technology Reports 3. Chicago IL: ALA TechSource, 2011. • Hedengren, Thord Daniel. Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog. Wiley, 2010. • Tomasi, Chuck, and Kreg Steppe. Sams Teach Yourself WordPress 3 in 10 Minutes. 1st ed. Sams, 2010. • Beck, Jessica Neuman, and Matt Beck. 2009. WordPress:Visual QuickStart Guide. [S.l.]: Peachpit Press. Friday, January 20, 12
- 32. Thank You Nicole C. Engard nengard@gmail.com Slides: web2learning.net > Publications & Presentations Friday, January 20, 12