WordPress Presentation for MIPA One-Day Workshop

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WordPressJesse McLeanWaterford Kettering High Schooljmclean3@gmail.com

+Hi! I’m Jesse McLean

Waterford Kettering High School

jmclean3@gmail.com

Twitter: @jmclean3

+Information Overload?

Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered:

http://www.delicious.com/MIPAWordPress

+There’s two of ’em

Wordpress.com Wordpress.org

+WordPress.com

Free and easy to setup

No stress: setup, upgrades, spam = covered

Posts are backed up

Provide themes for you (100+)

User.wordpress.com (although you can redirect)

Can’t upload plugins

Can’t use custom themes

PROS CONS

+WordPress.org

Free CMS

Run ads

Some free themes, but also have the ability to upload themes and control the look and feel of your site

Ability to upload plugins

Great community

Complete control over coding (if you know how or want to learn)

Need web host (which costs money)

A little bit more techy

Have to upgrade software

PROS CONS

+Find a Domain and Hosting

GoDaddy.com

+Hosting

Your website needs to live somewhere

Your district may provide space (but you still want your site to be catchy and easy to remember – URL redirect)

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+The Insides:

+User Roles Admin = GOD…oh wait, I mean….can control

posts/pages, comments, settings, theme choice, import, users – the whole shebang

Editor = can publish, edit and delete any posts/pages, moderate comments, manage categories, manage tags, manage links and upload files/images

Author = can edit, publish and delete their post, as well as upload files/images

Contributor = can edit their posts but not publish them

Subscriber = can manage their profile, read and comment

+Inserting Images/Videos/Podcasts,etc

+Akismet

Click “Activate” Go to https://akismet.com/signup/ to

signup for an account and get an API key

+Google Analytics

http://www.google.com/analytics/

+Twitter widget

Twitter Resources

Can also use: Wickett Twitter Widget Recent Tweets

Speaking of Twitter, here are some people to follow: @WordPress @wpbeginner @HackWordPress @WordPress_Geek WordPressdotcom

+Plugins and Widgets galore

Facebook

Comments

Analytics

+That’s all folks…

Thank you!

Please feel free to contact me if you have ANY questions whatsoever… jmclean3@gmail.com 248-673-1261 ext. 304 twitter.com/wkhstv