NJ Videographers Association - Build an amazing website - WordPress
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The document summarizes Gabriela Levit's presentation on building amazing websites using WordPress for the 2015 New Jersey Videographers Association. The presentation covers the differences between hosted and self-hosted WordPress sites, how to add pages and posts, and the visual editor. The goal is to provide attendees information on creating and managing WordPress sites.
NJ Videographers Association - Build an amazing website - WordPress
- 1. Panel: Build an Amazing Website WordPress Presenta6on 2015 New Jersey Videographers Associa6on Presented by: Gabriela Levit [email protected] @gabriela_levit h;p://GabrielaLevit.com Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com
- 2. Before We Start Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com This is a long session with a lot of informa6on to absorb, so: • Taking notes is opHonal -‐ I will post the slides (and I tend to talk fast). • Please ask quesHons. Chances are others have the same quesHon as you. • If you think of a quesHon aSer the presentaHon, please feel free to contact me any Hme. • PresentaHon follow up: I’m very interested in your feedback. Please let me know how I did or any suggesHons.
- 3. Topics Covered Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com • Hosted Service (WordPress.com) vs. Self-‐Hosted • Pages • Posts • Visual and Text Content Editors • Adding Videos • Menus
- 4. Hosted Service vs. Self-‐Hosted Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Hosted Service -‐ Easier to setup ! Free HosHng & maintenance ! Your web site/blog will go by yourdomain.wordpress.com ! But, you can pay to redirect your site so it appears as yourdomain.com ! Many free and paid themes, but can't modify the theme code to customize ! You can't install addiHonal plugins Self-‐Hosted -‐ More Control ! Self-‐hosted: requires installaHon & a paid web hosHng account ! Your web site/blog will have your own domain name, which you’ll have to register ! Install any theme and customize it ! Install plugins for addiHonal funcHonality ! You are responsible for web site updates & backups The rest of this presenta6on will focus on Self-‐Hosted WordPress
- 5. Self-‐Hosted WordPress Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com For a WordPress site, you’ll need the following*: 1. Registered a Domain (e.g. mywebsite.com) 2. Web HosHng Account that supports WordPress (most do) 3. Ability to install WordPress in your web hosHng account 4. Ability to log in with an Admin user account. I.e. full access to the administraHve dashboard. * If you have any ques/ons about these steps, I’ll be glad to answer them a;er the presenta/on or contact me later.
- 6. Pages vs. Posts Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Pages ! More Sta6c Content ! What you typically think of as a “web page”. Eg. Home, About, Contact, etc. ! Can be organized into Subpages ! Can use different layouts, E.g. Contact, Porgolio, Full Width (no sidebar) ! Usually don’t allow comments ! Cannot be assigned Categories & Tags ! They don’t appear in RSS feeds by default Posts ! Time Dependent Content ! Blog Entries. E.g. ArHcles, News Items, Essays ! Usually displayed in reverse chronological order (most recent on top) ! Different Formats. E.g. Standard, Aside, Image ! Usually Allow/Encourage Comments ! Can be assigned Categories & Tags ! Can be sorted & displayed by author, date, etc.
- 7. Add New Page Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Login to your WordPress Dashboard with a user account that can add new pages 1. Click Pages 2. Click Add New 3. Start wriHng the new page
- 8. Add/Edit Page Screen Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com
- 9. Add New Post Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Login to your WordPress Dashboard with a user account that can add new posts 1. Click Posts 2. Click Add New 3. Start wriHng the new post
- 10. Add/Edit Post Screen Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com
- 11. Visual Editor Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Lets you enter and style content without knowing HTML code Similar to MS Word & Other Text Editors Displays pages & posts close to the actual design
- 12. Text Editor Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Basic Text and HTML Editor More control over the content style and layout Good choice if you are comfortable with HTML
- 13. Add Media (Video) Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com 1. From the Text/Visual Editor: Click the “Add Media” buWon OR From the Dashboard: Click Media > Add New 2. Copy/Paste Video’s URL 3. Insert
- 14. Add Video Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com
- 15. Publishing OpHons Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Useful OpHons ! Set Status ! Password ProtecHon ! Backdate or Postdate
- 16. WordPress Menus Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com WordPress Supports MulHple Menus • Number & Menu LocaHons Controlled by the Theme Easy to Create MulHple Menus & Submenu Items • Doesn’t Require Code Menus can include Pages, Posts, Categories, Tags, Etc.
- 17. Add Menu Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com
- 18. CustomizaHon Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com
- 19. Set Website Color & Images Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com
- 20. Landing (Home) Page & Blog Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com
- 21. Widgets Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Content Added to the Sidebars Drag & Drop Interface: Doesn’t Require Code Examples: Category Lists, Tag Clouds, Social Media Feeds, NavigaHon, Search
- 22. Categories Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Broad Content Grouping -‐ Supports Subcategories
- 23. Tags Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Labels Specific to an individual Post(s) – Do Not Support Nested Hierarchy
- 24. Resources Build an Amazing Website -‐ WordPress | NJ Videographers AssociaHon | Gabriela Levit | GabrielaLevit.com Tutorials & Reference h;p://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons h;ps://www.wphub.com/configure-‐wordpress-‐aSer-‐installaHon/ Themes & Plugins h;p://www.studiopress.com/ h;p://www.elegan;hemes.com/ SEO: h;ps://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ Hos6ng & Domains h;ps://www.siteground.com/ h;p://wpengine.com h;ps://www.hover.com/