Developing a Website with WordPress
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The document discusses developing websites using the content management system WordPress. It introduces WordPress as a PHP/MySQL based CMS that allows building blogs, business sites, and e-commerce sites in a faster and easier way than developing from scratch. The key steps for building a WordPress site are outlined as choosing a web host, installing WordPress, selecting and installing a theme, adding plugins for additional functionality, and ongoing site maintenance through backups and updates.
Developing a Website with WordPress
- 1. Developing a Website with WordPress Heather Acton http://heatheracton.com Chicago Code Camp May 19, 2012
- 2. Introduction Mechanical Engineer turned Web Developer ○ http://heatheracton.com Develop client sites using WordPress Organize WordCamp Chicago ○ http://2012.chicago.wordcamp.org Organize WordPress Lake County Meetup ○ http://wplc.us
- 3. What is WordPress CMS PHP / MySQL WordPress.org
- 4. Why Develop with WordPress Faster Easier Flexible Community
- 5. What Can WordPress Do? Blogs (of course...) Business Sites Social Networks E-Commerce
- 6. How to Build a WordPress Website 1. Choose a host 2. Install WordPress 3. Choose & install a theme, or build your own 4. Plug it in... 5. Take care of it!
- 7. 1. Choose a Host YAY! Meh... GoDaddy Bluehost Yahoo Hostgator DirectNic WP Engine Hosting24 Linux Windows
- 8. 2. Install & Setup WordPress Pick your poison ○ One-click ○ Famous 5 minute install Configure ○ No admin user ○ Settings-->Permalinks set to /%postname%/ ○ Settings-->General
- 9. 3. Themes Free themes repository Premium themes ○ StudioPress ○ WooThemes ○ Theme Trust Build your own! ○ Toolbox ○ WP Bootstrap
- 10. 4. Plugins (& other functionality) BackupBuddy Google Analytics Gravity Forms Google Feedburner WordPress SEO Webmaster Tools
- 11. 5. Ongoing Ownership Make sure backups are running Clickity click to update ○ WordPress version ○ Plugins ○ Theme or theme framework
- 12. Continuing Ed Online WordPress Meetups ○ WordPress.org ○ Lake County Codex ○ North Side ○ WP101.com ○ Milwaukee ○ Lynda.com WordCamps Milwaukee - 6/2 & 3 ○ Chicago - 8/25 & 26
- 13. Questions?