Class 1: Introduction to WordPress

This is the first session in Girl-Develop-It "Intro to WordPress" 4-week class.

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1. ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com
2. Welcome & Introductions!  Welcome to WordPress 101!  Introductions:  Our facilities  About GDI…  About YOU!  About me… ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com
3. About FreelanceTechnologyRevi GDI provides a safe, harrassment-free environment for all participants. Men are welcome! GDI: “We are inclusive to all, not exclusive to women!” Check out the GDI Code of Ethics: http://www.girldevelopit.com/c odeofconduct
4. Introduce Yourself  Your Name  Why You’re Taking This Class  What kind of animal are you / would you like to be? ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com
5. About Me… Karen McCamy…  6 years + WordPress experience  WordPress Coach & Trainer  30+ years in computers  Own 2 sites:  http://freelancetechnologyreview.com/  http://archaeologyrevealed.com  Worked on various client sites (WP)  btw… I’m definitely a cat! ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com
6. About This Course  What you’ll learn…  Step-by-step…How to build a basic WP site!  Our Schedule & Format  Class Hours: 1:00 – 3:00 pm  Feel free to follow along…  Ask for help!  End with Practice & Questions ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com
7. Today’s Agenda:  WordPress Overview  Installing WP  Login to WordPress!  ‘Dashboard’ Tour  “Content” Overview  Basic WP ‘Elements’  Practice & Questions ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com
8. ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com About WordPress  Why WordPress?  Content Management System (CMS): ◦ “…a web application [software] designed to make it easy for non-technical users to add, edit and manage a website.” -- https://plone.org ◦ Natively Handles (“behind the scenes”):  User accounts & permissions  Security  Maintenance (updates & backup)  Navigation elements (MENUs)
9. ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com Who’s Using WordPress?
10. Dashboard Tour… ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com
11. “Content” Overview  Q: What is “Content?”  A: Everything on your site!  PAGES  Posts (difference covered soon!)  Galleries  Menus  Images & Other Media  Interactive Elements ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com
12. ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com Next…WordPress “Elements”
13. ©2014 Karen McCamy  FreelanceTechnologyReview.com Practice & Questions 1. Add 1 or 2 PAGES 2. Add a Post Before next Saturday:  Please add a few more posts & pages…  We’ll be working with them next week!  We’ll be working with images later…
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