web 2.0 workshop series: wordpress 1- the basics
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Web 2.0 Workshop Series: WordPress 1- The Basics. About us. Instructor: Zac Matthews, TA/GA ITD & Help Desk [email protected] Instructor: Kelsey Bates, TA/GA ITD & Help Desk [email protected]. Overview of WordPress 1. Uses and Possibilities of WordPress Blogging Getting Started - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Web 2.0 Workshop Series: WordPress 1 - The Basics
About us
Instructor: Zac Matthews, TA/GA ITD & Help Desk [email protected]
Instructor: Kelsey Bates, TA/GA ITD & Help Desk [email protected]
Overview of WordPress 1
1. Uses and Possibilities of WordPress2. Blogging3. Getting Started4. Using the Dashboard Interface
What is WordPress?
• Website• Blogging Tool• Content Management System (CMS)• Micro-Site Generator
– (more on this in Wordpress 2)• Community
What is WordPress?
What do you want to do with WordPress?
What Makes a Blog Successful?
?
What Makes a Blog Successful?
FOCUS!
What Gives a Blog Focus?
• A clear sense of purpose• A recognizable perspective & identity• An identifiable audience• A theme
What Makes a Blog Successful?
• Focus– Purpose– Perspective– Audience– Theme
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What Makes a Blog Successful?
• Focus– Purpose– Perspective– Audience– Theme
• Frequency
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What Makes a Blog Successful?
• Focus– Purpose– Perspective– Audience– Theme
• Frequency• Consistency
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What Makes a Blog Successful?
• Focus– Purpose– Perspective– Audience– Theme
• Frequency• Consistency
Learn more on WordPress.com’s site!
http://learn.wordpress.com/get-focused/or
is.gd/4NM6XZ
Getting Started:Three Options
• WordPress.com (free)• WordPress.com (paid)• WordPress.org (free*with your own hosting space)
WordPress.com (free)
• Quick and Easy!– Never goes down– Always backed up– Potential for extra
traffic from tied-in WordPress community
• It gets you started!• No $$$ Commitment
WordPress.com (paid)
• Quick and Easy!– Never goes down– Always backed up– Potential for extra
traffic from tied-in WordPress community
• It gets you started!• No $$$ Commitment
• No plug-ins• No PHP customization• No customized themes• Less professional web
addressyourblogname.wordpress.com
vsyourblogname.org or .com
WordPress.com (paid)• Quick and Easy!
– Never goes down– Always backed up– Potential for extra
traffic from tied-in WordPress community
• It gets you started!• CSS customization• Pro web address
• No plug-ins• No PHP customization
• Some customized themes• Moderate $$$ investment
WordPress.org (free-- but you supply your own web hosting)
• Infinity customization• Fully customizable
themes• Fantastic for building
technical experience
• Infinity customization• $$$ investment for
managing your own domain
• No tech support• No automatic backups
Enough with the Slide Show!Let’s Try It!!!