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Getting Started with WordPress

ajmorris
August 18, 2012

Getting Started with WordPress

There are many ways to get started with WordPress, and thus, many questions surrounding where to begin. Should you choose WordPress.com or WordPress.org? Where should you look for themes? What plugins should you get? Come and learn how to get up and running quickly. We’ll navigate through the various web hosts, themes and plug-ins to get your website up and running in no time. Learn the best place to get started with your next website!

ajmorris

August 18, 2012
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  1. About • Working with WordPress on and off since 2006.

    • Develop Themes & Plugins • Consult as Freelancer • Work for CovenantEyes, Inc
  2. How a Blog helps your Business • Way of branding

    yourself • Gives you creditability • Reach customers • Get feedback
  3. WordPress.com vs self- hosted WordPress • WP.com - basic service

    is free, add-ons such as domain, extra space, etc. cost more • WP.com - keeps you updated and backedup
  4. Self-hosted WordPress • Need to pay for hosting • Need

    a domain • Need to keep it updated & backedup
  5. Other differences? • WP.com - Limited to 75 Themes +

    some premium themes • Self-hosted - Essentially limitless
  6. Other differences? • WP.com - Widgets, but they release new

    ones from time to time • Self-hosted - Essentially limitless
  7. Other differences? • WP.com - Monetizing, read their terms of

    use • Self-hosted - Monetize any way you want, ads, affiliates, etc.
  8. Free Themes • Don’t search for free themes! • Don’t

    search for free themes! • Some premium theme companies have a free / lightweight free theme
  9. Premium Themes • Be careful of themeforest • Some developers

    produce crap code • Stick to the popular authors
  10. Free Plugins • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ • Tons of Free plugins for

    just about anything! • Stick to the popular authors
  11. Picking a Domain • Short • Catchy and memorable •

    Easy to pronounce • Easy to spell • Not too similar to competing domain names • Not a violation of someone else’s trademark
  12. Types of Web Hosts • Shared hosting account • Shared

    VPS • VPS • Dedicated • Managed WP Hosting
  13. Selecting a Web Host • PHP 5.2.4 or higher •

    MySQL 5.0 or higher • Apache or nginx recommended • Check out http://wordpress.org/hosting/
  14. Beginner Resources • WP101 - http://bit.ly/wp101-gr2012 • WPBeginner - http://bit.ly/wpbeginner-

    gr2010 • WP Codex - http://bit.ly/wp-get-started- codex • Lynda.com - http://bit.ly/lynda-wp • Untame - http://bit.ly/get-going-wp