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1. Build a website using WordPress Part 1: Create a basic website Saturday, 8 October 2016 - PHPWomen Asia Workshop
2. Part 1: Goal
3. Part 1: Tasks • Understand the big picture • Setting up your Vagrant / MAMP / XAMPP on your computer • Install WordPress locally • Install WordPress template • Create pages and menu • Additional settings, plugins, and widgets • Customize homepage layout (optionally, extra pages)
4. The Big Picture Anyone http://mybookshop.com or you can imagine it like...
5. What is WordPress?
6. How WordPress CMS Works? Image from http://wpsmith.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/website-in-a-weekend-how-does-wordpress-work-an-infographic.png
7. Install WordPress Locally • Using Vagrant • Do vagrant up • Download WordPress source code • Go to wordpress.org and download the source code • Upload to vagrant server • Open installation screen on ??
8. 3 Steps installation Tips: - Use the text file template given to note down the site details - If you receive error, check the database details and whether the user has permission to the database 1 2 3 Visit ?? Enter database information Run the install
9. Create WordPress Admin • Create user for yourself • Verify if it's installed properly • Login to WordPress Dashboard Tips: - Do not use username admin, it's just too easy to guess - Generate strong passwords from one of these links - Add the admin info to your notes
10. Observe WordPress Admin Main Menu
11. Install WordPress Theme • Locate the Theme option • Add New by uploading zip file, but don't activate first • Child theme concept, upload child theme • Activate child theme • Visit the site again
12. Add New Pages & Header Menu • Locate Pages and create new Home page • Locate Menu and create new Menu
13. Install WordPress Plugins • Plugins required by active theme • Locate the Plugins page • Install required plugins • Where to get more plugins?
14. WordPress Settings • Locate Settings page • Update Settings
15. Customise Home Page Layout • Slider images • Info