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AGENDA 2 INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS

‣ WordPress - WTF? BUILD YOUR OWN ‣ WordPress.com vs WordPress.org ‣ WordPress Terminology - Themes, Plugins and Widgets WITH WORDPRESS ‣ The WordPress Dashboard - Managing Pages, Menus and Media PHILLIP PEET ‣ Finding, Choosing and Installing Plugins

‣ Recommended Plugins

‣ WordPress Themes – Where to Start

INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS 3 INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS 4 WHAT IS WORDPRESS? WORDPRESS.COM vs WORDPRESS.ORG

‣ WordPress is a content management system and blogging tool ‣ WordPress.com is a hosted service that runs WordPress

‣ WordPress.org is where you can download WordPress for local WHY IS WORDPRESS SO POPULAR? installation and testing ‣ It’s open source PAGES vs POSTS ‣ Intuitive – easy to use ‣ Posts are for dynamic content ‣ Comprehensive documentation ‣ Pages are for static content ‣ Loads of extensions - plugins

INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS 5 ACTIVITY ONE THEMES, PLUGINS & WIDGETS KEY OBJECTIVES TASKS

‣ A theme is essentially the skin or the way a webpage looks Establish and manage a basic WordPress 1. Log into the WordPress dashboard running on .com 2. Publish three new pages ‣ A plugin is a script that extends the functionality of WordPress 3. Change the home page to a static page 4. Add the new pages to your menu and adjust the order ‣ Widgets are objects that can be dragged into a ‘widgetised’ area 5. Create a gravatar image – gravatar.com PERMALINKS & SLUGS ‣ A permalink is the absolute location [URL] for a file on the server

‣ A slug is the actual post/page/asset name

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WORDPRESS WIDGETS & PLUGINS 7 WORDPRESS WIDGETS & PLUGINS 8 FINDING A PLUGIN INSTALLING A PLUGIN ‣ Recommended plugins can be found on the WordPress repository ‣ A plugin can be installed via the WordPress dashboard either directly off ‣ Plugins on the repository are free albeit generally have limitations the repository or by uploading a copy to your server

‣ Premium plugins can be purchased/downloaded from a developers site CHOOSING A PLUGIN WORKING WITH PLUGINS ‣ Once installed many plugins have their own menu or otherwise have ‣ Choose a plugin that has good ratings and documentation options under the settings tab inside the WordPress dashboard

‣ Check compatibility and number of downloads ‣ Many plugins use shortcodes whilst some may require basic coding skills ‣ Research and experiment

WORDPRESS WIDGETS & PLUGINS 9 ACTIVITY TWO RECOMMENDED PLUGINS KEY OBJECTIVES TASKS 1. Fancybox for WordPress plugin ‣ Ultimate Responsive Slider ‣ WordFence Install a series of plugins to extend on the capabilities of a WordPress blog running on • Insert an image gallery on a new page ‣ ‣ Fancybox for WordPress Backup Buddy* your own server • Link the thumbnails to “Media File” • Publish page and preview ‣ ‣ Gallery Custom Links Ninja Forms • Go to plugins, search and install “Fancybox” ‣ WP Google Fonts ‣ Gravity Forms* • Activate the plugin and preview the page again.

‣ Yoast SEO ‣ WooCommerce

‣ ‣ Ultimate Coming Soon

‣ WP Rollback & WP Downgrade ‣ Duplicate Posts

THEMING WORDPRESS 11 THEMING WORDPRESS 12 FINDING A THEME BEFORE YOU BUY

‣ Similar to plugins, free themes can be found on the WordPress repository ‣ Theme Forest, Theme Trust, Elegant Themes

‣ Premium themes can be purchased/downloaded from reputable sites ‣ View/test the theme on both desktop and mobile

‣ Look for demo (xml) import content WHERE TO START ‣ Read documentation and check for money back guarantee ‣ Don’t get caught up in all the bells and whistles! ‣ Impromptu suck - so have a plan! ‣ A website typically needs a logo, content and good images

‣ Draft a sitemap and visualise how you would like the site to look

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