Warren Denley: WordPress 101

This beginners track talk is aimed at new users who are not yet familiar with how to navigate the WordPress admin area and what different areas do. We’ll walk though each section and point out some recommended settings that will be helpful to slightly more advanced site editors. By the end of the talk the audience should know what each major sections of the admin area does and how to set some important configurations.

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1. WordPress 101 Getting You Up And Running - Fast! Warren Denley . @WarrenDenley . diywebsitecoach.com
2. http://diywebsitecoach.com Talk Overview • Creating Your Site • WordPress Dashboard Overview • Recommended Settings • Understanding User Roles
3. Creating Your Site
4. http://diywebsitecoach.com Creating Your Site • WordPress.com • Self-hosted • One-click Install • Manual Install • Basic Security Tips
5. http://diywebsitecoach.com WordPress.com
6. http://diywebsitecoach.com One Click Install • Differs by host • Often older version • Minimal security
7. http://diywebsitecoach.com Manual Install • Create a database • Create a user • Load WordPress files • Run installer
8. http://diywebsitecoach.com Basic Security Tips • Strong usernames, passwords and database • Keep site updated • Hide and protect WordPress information • Regular Backups • Site monitoring
9. WordPress Dashboard Overview
10. http://diywebsitecoach.com WordPress Dashboard
11. http://diywebsitecoach.com Posts Menu • What are posts? • Draft vs Published • Quick Edit • Bulk Update • Post Editor
12. http://diywebsitecoach.com Quick Edit
13. http://diywebsitecoach.com Bulk Edit
14. http://diywebsitecoach.com Post Editor
15. http://diywebsitecoach.com Media Menu • What are “media”? • Bulk Update
16. http://diywebsitecoach.com Pages Menu • What are pages? • Draft vs Published • Quick Edit • Bulk Update • Post Editor • Hierarchy
17. http://diywebsitecoach.com Comments Menu
18. http://diywebsitecoach.com Appearance Menu • Manage themes • Manage widgets • Custom menus • Header • Background • Theme editor
19. http://diywebsitecoach.com Widgets
20. http://diywebsitecoach.com Users Menu • Manage users • Update your profile
21. http://diywebsitecoach.com Tools Menu • Data import and export
22. http://diywebsitecoach.com Settings Menu • Site-wide options • Most default settings are OK • Can change most at any time
23. Recommended Settings
24. http://diywebsitecoach.com Settings -> General • Site Title and Tagline • Membership • Timezone
25. http://diywebsitecoach.com Settings -> Reading • Search engine visibility • Front page
26. http://diywebsitecoach.com Settings -> Discussion • Comment appearing • Email notifications
27. http://diywebsitecoach.com Settings -> Permalinks • Permalink structure
28. http://diywebsitecoach.com Users -> Your Profile • Fill out bio • Get a gravatar (gravatar.com) • Display name
29. User Roles
30. http://diywebsitecoach.com User Roles • Subscriber • Can only manage their profile • Generally only for membership sites • Contributor • Can write and manage their own posts • Can’t publish posts • Good for external/guest writers
31. http://diywebsitecoach.com User Roles • Author • Can write, manage and publish their own posts • Good for staff writers • Editor • Can write, manage and publish their own posts • Can mange and publish other people’s posts • Good for content managers
32. http://diywebsitecoach.com User Roles • Administrator • Can write, manage and publish their own posts • Has full control over a single site • Network Administrator • Has full control over all site in a network • Only applicable in multi-site setups