word camp las vegas wordpress for beginners by christoph trappe
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Getting Started with WordPress for Beginners
WordCamp Las Vegas 2013
By Christoph Trappe
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Rules Questions: Ask ‘em, please!
Increases chances to get an answer.
You may Tweet, Blog, etc.!
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Hi Slides at: AuthenticStorytelling.net
About me
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WordPress .org vs .com
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Objectives Defining goals and objectives for
your sites
Finding and setting up your URL
Installing WordPress
Finding and using an initial design
Getting started
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Goals Every site should have at least one
goal.
What are you trying to accomplish?
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EasternIowaNews.com Shared community news, not shared
elsewhere.
Gave people a place to share news. (Facebook was still kind of new.)
Gave people a voice!
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AuthenticStorytelling.net Share knowledge around authentic
storytelling.
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UWECI.ORG Connect people to resources,
information and inform donors.
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So, what’s your goal?
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OK to start without one, but it helps.
Helps with determining URL.
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Hosts GoDaddy
Dreamhost
Laughing Squid
Bluehost
http://wordpress.org/hosting/
Let’s get started
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/wp-admin
Log in!
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Potentially search for: responsive
Premium themes – a word of caution (Elsewhere)
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PostsPagesPlugins
Links Migrating sites to Bluehost:
https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/229
Existing WordPress sites:
https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/wp_migrate
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Questions?
Christoph Trappe
319-804-9853
ChristophTrappe.com
AuthenticStorytelling.net
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