Adding Content to your WordPress Website

Adding Content to your WordPress

website

2012 WordCamp Columbus Presented by: Bill M. Rice RiceDesign.com

#wccbus

Introduction

Adding Content to your WordPress Website | 2012 WordCamp Columbus

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Bill M. Rice WordPress Enthusiast Creative Director RiceDesign.com

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Attention!


If this is your first WordCamp, you are about to experience FIREHOSE learning.

•  Don’t try to keep up taking notes, I talk way too fast

•  There are NO stupid questions, please don’t be shy!

•  Slides are available at slideshare.net/creativebill

•  For attending my session, you get a free 30-day membership – go to wp101.com/wccbus

Overview


Here’s what we’ll be covering today…

•  Pages vs. Posts •  Importance of Relevant Content •  Parent / Child Pages •  Adding Pages •  Getting Familiar with Toolbar •  Publishing Options •  Adding Media: Photos, Videos and Documents •  Managing Existing Posts/Page Quickly

Page vs. Post


What Pages Are •  Pages are for content that is less -me-‐dependent than Posts. •  Pages can be organized into pages and SubPages. •  Pages can use different Templates. Example, Contact, Blog, PorHolio etc.

What Pages Aren’t •  Pages cannot be associated with Categories and cannot be assigned Tags. •  Pages are not files. They are stored in your database just like Posts are. •  Pages are not included in your site's feed.

Page vs. Post


What Posts Are •  Posts are the entries that display in reverse chronological order on your home page. In contrast to pages, posts usually have comments fields beneath them and are included in your site's RSS feed. •  Posts can be sorted and displayed by categories and subcategories •  Posts also u-lize tags

What Posts Aren’t •  Posts are not page

Importance of Relevant Content


•  Most important – reason for viewers to return •  Google rankings – improve visibility

What is Relevant Content? •  Information your target audience is looking for •  Original writings, photography, artwork or research •  If re-posting content, please site your sources •  Plagarism (don’t steal) •  copyscape.com – check copy you receive from clients!

Planning Parent / Child Pages


Just as you can have subcategories within your Categories, you can also have SubPages within your Pages, crea-ng a hierarchy of pages.

•  Colors (parent page) •  Primary (child page)

•  Red (grand child page) •  Yellow •  Blue

Adding Pages


To create a new Page, log in to your WordPress installa-on with sufficient admin privileges to create new ar-cles. Select the Administra-on > Pages > Add New op-on to begin wri-ng a new Page.

Adding Posts


To create a new Post, log in to your WordPress installa-on with sufficient admin privileges to create new ar-cles. Select the Administra-on > Post > Add New op-on to begin wri-ng a new Post.

Getting Familiar with the Toolbar


HTML vs. WYSIWYG When wri-ng your pages and posts, you can use the visual or HTML mode of the editor. The visual mode lets you see your post as is, while the HTML mode shows you the code and replaces the WYSIWYG editor bu$ons with quicktags.


Paste from MS Word

Publishing Options


• Status: visibility and scheduling Save: Draft, Publish or Private

• Visibiltiy: Public, Private or Password Protected

• Publish: Can post date or schedule For future

Adding Media


Photos, Videos and Documents •  Pay for stock photos (don’t try to airbrush out watermark) •  Don’t steal images from Google searches (copyright)

Managing Posts & Pages Quickly


WordPress Trivia


Take your site to the next level

•  Question 1 – How much does WordPress cost?

•  Question 2 – Can you add a category to a page?

•  Question 3 –What is the most popular CMS?

•  Question 4 – Does WordPress support child menus?

•  Question 5 – What year did WordPress start?

Resources


•  codex.wordpress.org •  wp101.com/wccbus – Free 30 day membership •  wp.smashingmagazine.com •  wpbeginner.com •  wpcandy.com •  ottopress.com •  andrewnacin.com

Question & Answer


Thank You!


•  Angie & Robert Meeker for organizing #wccbus •  Jonathan Davis for organizing #wccbus •  Background - http://sajja.deviantart.com/art/6-Paper-Textures-85728689

•  WPBeginner.com / List 25 – Syed Balhki •  WP101.com for free 30 day memberships •  Andrew Nacin - @nacin •  ma.tt - Matt Mullenweg - @photomatt •  WordCamp attendees

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Adding Content to your WordPress Website