Transcript Getting Started with Wordpress

Getting Started with Wordpress
Install, Theming, Plugins & Security
Simple steps to building with
Wordpress.
Getting Started with Wordpress
• Two Types of Wordpress
– Hosted: Wordpress.com
– Self-Hosted: Wordpress.org
Wordpress.com
• Hosted
– You use the Wordpress.com system
– Your URL is foo.wordpress.com
– Enhanced services allow you to use your domain
name
– Can only use approved themes and plug-ins
Wordpress.org
• Self-Hosted
– Open Source, free to download
– 5-Minute Install
• http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_
5-Minute_Install
– Requirements:
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Web Host – YourDomain.com
Web Database provided by your host
FTP access
HTML or Text Editor
Some general knowledge of computer file structures
Installation: Domain Name
• Set up a domain name on your web host
account.
Installation: Database
• One click Database setup – MySql Administration
Installation: MySql DB
• Create your database.
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Description (Name your Database)
Choose MySql Version (choose latest – 5.0)
Enter a Password, re-enter (write it down!)
Set-up
Installation: MySql
• Save your DB info, you’ll need it later
Installation: Download
• Wordpress.org
– .zip (PC)
– tar.gz (Mac)
Installation: Extract
• Double click on file to extract
• If you don’t have the correct extraction program, download:
– WinZip (PC)
– UnArchiver (Mac)
Installation: Wordpress Directory
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Review contents of Wordpress folder
Look for wp-config-sample.php
Installation: wp-config.php
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Open wp-config-sample.php
Add DB information
Save to /wordpress directory as wp-config.php (removed the word “sample”)
Installation: wp-config.php
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Security feature
Authentication Key
– https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/
– Visit link, copy paste results
Installation: FTP/Upload
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Log-in to host account via FTP
– WS_FTP (Win)
– Fetch (Mac)
– Upload “Wordpress” folder to main directory. You can rename “blog” or “site” now. Not later.
Installation: Set-Up
• Set-up Screen
• Give your site/blog a title
• Enter an Email Address
Installation: Set-Up
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Open browser to:
– http://yourdomain.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php)
– Or yourdomain.com/blog/… Or yourdomain.com/site/…
– If you don’t have a wp-config.php file, you will see the following screen:
Installation: Login
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Success!
Login details, you can change later
Login!
Dashboard, you can change password in Users panel
Wordpress Dashboard
Change Password
• Users – Your Profile
• Choose Strong Password
– Characters, Capitals,
Numbers
Spam Key: Akismet
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Wordpress built in spam feature
Get key by registering a profile only at Wordpress.com
Access Dashboard – Plugins
Activate Akismet
Akismet Panel
• Enter your Akismet Key
Redirect Wordpress
• http://www.mysite.com/wordpress
• To: http://mysite.com
• Change Wordpres and Blog Address settings in Settings - Reading
Redirect Wordpress
• Change in index.php
• From: Require(‘./wp-blog-header.php);
• To: Require(‘./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php);
Widgets
• Widgets can be used in sidebars
• Widgets perform various functions outside scope of main system
• Widgets are flexible and can be moved up or down in a sidebar
Gravatar
• Globally Recognized Avatar
• Install WP-Gravatar
• Associate email addresses at Gravatar web site
– http://en.gravatar.com/
Plugins
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All In One SEO
NextGenGallery
TwitterTools
Wordbook
XML Sitemaps
WordTube
ShareThis
ReCaptcha
WP-Book
Subscribe2
Newsletter
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Podcasting
Lightbox
Feedburner
Disqus or IntenseDebate
Amazon ReLoaded
Snipi
Google Analtyics
GetClicky
Themes
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Free Themes
– Always download approved from Wordpress Codex
– Some free themes can back doors for hackers
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Paid Themes
– ThemeForest
– http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/05/18/100-amazing-free-wordpress-themes-for2009/
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Theme Frameworks
– http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Frameworks
– http://codefusionlab.blogspot.com/2009/07/20-kick-ass-wordpress-theme-frameworks.html
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DIYThemes.com
Thematic
Sandbox
Basis
Child Theming
– Rapid Dev off one theme framework
– http://themeshaper.com/wordpress-child-theme-basics/