up and running with wordpress in 30 minutes

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YOUR BUSINESS 101 Main Street, Anywhere, USA YOUR BUSINESS 101 Main Street, Anywhere, USA

YOUR BUSINESS 101 Main Street, Anywhere, USA YOUR BUSINESS 101 Main Street, Anywhere, USA

WordPress.com

WordPress.org

$WordPress.com Sells services based around WordPress software

WordPress.org

free

WordPress.com

WordPress.org Non-profit community supporting

WordPress software and users

Two services you need1. A registrar

• To provide an address

2. A host • To serve webpages from that address

Selecting a web host for WordPress

1. Does the service support ad-free WordPress hosting?

2. Does the service provide a control panel?

3. What is the total cost per year for domain name registration and hosting?

4. (If you will be doing heavy e-commerce) What is the total cost per year for SSL hosting?

UP AND RUNNING WITH WORDPRESS IN 30 MINUTES

Installation1. Find the WordPress installation wizard in your control panel

2. Let the wizard walk you through the installation

3. Delete the example blog post and make your own

4. Create a page

Post vs. Page

UP AND RUNNING WITH WORDPRESS IN 30 MINUTES

Finding & installing theme1. Use pen and paper to plan for what you need

2. Make a list and/or draw wire-frames of the content your website will accommodate

EXAMPLE LIST FOR

“My Custom Knitted Hats”1. Site name

2. Links to my social media properties

3. Copyright notice

4. My contact information

5. My most recent Instagram and Pintrest posts

6. Header image

7. The main content of the page, whatever it is

UP AND RUNNING WITH WORDPRESS IN 30 MINUTES

Finding & installing theme1.Use pen and paper to plan for what you need

2. Make a list or draw wire-frames of the content your website will accommodate

3. Find a theme that meets all these criteria

4. Preview, or just install theme

UP AND RUNNING WITH WORDPRESS IN 30 MINUTES

Configuration1. Set site title and tagline

Appearance > Customize

2. Set colors, if any Appearance > Customize

3. Set up footer and sidebar Appearance > Widgets

4. Set up navigation menu Appearance > Menus

5. You have set up a WordPress site in 30 minutes

What else can WordPress do other than make static pages and blog posts?

magazinesevents calendars

discussion forums

directories

classifieds

online store

social network

Erik Mattheiserikmattheis.com / erik@mattheis.org / @erikmattheis

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