online publishing with wordpress(installation+writing first post)
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This is the presentation for the next step on online publishing with wordpress. In my 1st presentation i have shown how to install wordpress, this presentation shows how to write first post in wordpress twenty fourteen theme.TRANSCRIPT
Online Publishing With
WORDPRESS
What is Wordpress??
WordPress is a Web Software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog.
Wordpress is both free and priceless at the same time
Visit www.wordpress.org
Contd…
WORDPRESS Installation
SystemRequirements +
XAMPP
Xampp = Apache + MySQL + PHP + Perl
For Windows, Mac OS X & Linux
XAMPPhttps://www.apachefriends.org/
Install XAMPP
Run the downloaded xampp.exe file and wait until installation completes
XAMPP Setting
In your Browser visit localhost/xampp/
Select language => English
And you’re ready to go.
Back to WORDPRESS InstallationWe are going to use Xampp
Copy the zip file of wordpress and paste it to your local server c:/xampp/htdocs/
Extract the file and rename it as per your project name.
In your wordpress project folder rename wp-config-sample as wp-config .
Your project folder
Rename as wp-config
Visit localhost/[your-project-name]/In Your Browser
Error establishing a database connection
Create a DatabaseTo solve the error
Visit localhost/phpmyadmin/ in your browser
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Database “database name” been created
Well that’s not enough
Open the file renamed before i.e wp-config in any text editor.
Configure Wordpress
Your database name
Change to ‘root’
Leave blank
Now visit localhost/[your-project-name] in your browser.
Installation complete
Worpress Dashboard
Writing First Post in Wordpress
Choose a Wordpress Theme FirstBut Before Writing first post in wordpress
On Your Left Sidebar Hover over Appearance and click on Theme
For Wordpress version 3.8 or later “Twenty Fourteen” theme is activated by default.
Already active
We’re going to work in the latest theme of the Wordpress i.e Twenty Fourteen
Let’s have a look how this theme looks like.
On your top-left corner click over your site title.
OR
In a new tab in your browser visit localhost/[your-project-name]/
Site Title
Twenty Fourteen First View
Final View ??
Twenty Fourteen Final View
Let’s finalize the theme
We’ll start Writing a First Post
On your Left Sidebar
Hover Over Posts
Click On Add New
Your post title
Post Description
On Your Right Side in Format Section
Click on Standard radio option
Format Section
Scroll to the Categories Section
Click on Add New Category
Provide Category name
Choose as Parent Category
Click On Add New Category
Newly Added Category
Categories Section
Tags Section
Provide Tag Name as Feature
Click On Add
Featured Image Section
Click On Set Featured Image
Choose an Image From Your Drive
Continue...
Just Added Image
Your Library
Title of your Image
Alternative text for your image for (SEO)
Optional
Optional
Featured Image Added
Let’s Publish Our First Post in Wordpress
Publish Section
Scroll to Publish Section
Click on Publish
Let’s View Our First Post
Click to View Your Post
Post View
Write two more Posts with same Tag Name