wordpress as a blogging tool
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WordPress as a Blogging ToolLester Chan
WordPress Plugin Developer
Agenda
• About Myself• Introduction to WordPress• Why use WordPress• WordPress.org vs WordPress.com• WordPress Demo
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About Myself
• WordPress Plugins developer– Developed 17 WordPress Plugins– Ranked top 3
• Undergraduate in NUS– Majoring in Computing (Information Systems)– Graduating end of this year
• lesterchan.net– My WordPress Plugins– Blog
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Introduction to WordPress
• WordPress is an open source blog publishing application – Started by Matt Mullenweg in 2003
• 3.9 million downloads– As of 2007
• WordPress powered blog sites– Eg: Sony, NASA, CNN, Yahoo, Coca Cola, Ford – yesterday.sg
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Why Use WordPress
• For Starters– Installation is simple– Sufficient out of the box features• Media library, link management, clean permalink
structure, search engine friendly URLs, nested/multiple categories, multiple authors, tags• Example of clean permalink:
– http://domain.com/2009/01/01/happy-new-year/
– WordPress is secured– User friendly graphical user interface (GUI)
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Why Use WordPress
• For Mid-Level Users– WordPress is infinitely extensible• Plugins
– 4,200+ plugins available» Eg: Caching, Podcast, Twitter, Polls, Anti-Spam, Statistics
• Themes– 620+ themes available
» Eg: 2/3 Columns, left/right Sidebars, fluid/fixed width
– Customizing plugins and themes• Source code is available
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Why Use WordPress
• For Advanced Users– Rich plugin architecture• Filters
– Modify almost every output given by WordPress
• Hooks– Execute function calls at specific locations
– Fully customizable themes• Easy to understand template tags
– <?php the_title(); ?>
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WordPress.org vs WordPress.com
• 2 flavors of WordPress– WordPress.org aka WordPress• Self installation software• Requires own hosting (PHP + MYSQL)
– Domain: SGD$16/year– Hosting: SGD$10/month
• Requires some knowledge– PHP– HTML/CSS
• Fully customizable and extensible
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WordPress.org vs WordPress.com
• 2 flavors of WordPress– WordPress.com• Think of Blogspot using WordPress• No installation needed• Does not require hosting aka free
– Hosted on WordPress.com
• Limitations– Ads, 3GB storage, 35 authors
• Not totally customizable and extensible– Plugins or themes depends on WordPress.com
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WordPress.org vs WordPress.com
WordPress.org WordPress.com
Installation of WP Yes No
Fees SGD$136/year Free/paid upgrades
Require Hosting Yes No
Requires Knowledge PHP/HTML/CSS HTML
URL http://yoursite.com http://yoursite.wordpress.com
Limitations N/A Ads, 3GB storage, 35 authors
Plugins/Themes Fully Customizable & extensible
Depends on WordPress.com
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WordPress Demo
• WordPress Demo
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Summary
• Introduction to WordPress– Blogging software started by Matt in 2003
• Why use WordPress– Starters• Simple, sufficient core features, friendly GUI
– Mid-Level Users• Tons of plugins and themes
– Advanced Users• Rich plugin architecture and fully customizable themes
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Summary
• WordPress– Requires hosting
• SGD$136/year– No limitation– Requires minimal knowledge on PHP
• WordPress.com– Does not require hosting
• Free• Paid upgrades
– Limitations– Requires no knowledge of PHP
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Useful Links
• WordPress– http://wordpress.org– http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/– http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
• WordPress.com– http://wordpress.com– http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
• http://lesterchan.net– http://lesterchan.net/portfolio/programming/php/
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Thank You
Questions & Answers
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