Getting Started With Wordpress

Getting Started with Wordpress Install, Theming, Plugins & Security Simple steps to building with Wordpress. Presented by Tony Zeoli Founder, Digital Strategy Works http://www.digitalstrategyworks.com

Two Types of Wordpress
Hosted: Wordpress.com
Self-Hosted: Wordpress.org
Getting Started With Wordpress

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.com

Wordpress.org
Self-Hosted
Open Source, free to download
5-Minute Install
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install
Requirements:
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.
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
Review contents of Wordpress folder
Look for wp-config-sample.php

Installation: wp-config.php
Open wp-config-sample.php
Add DB information
Save to /wordpress directory as wp-config.php (removed the word “sample”)

Installation: wp-config.php
Security feature
Authentication Key
https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/
Visit link, copy paste results

Installation: FTP/Upload
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
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
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
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 Wordpress and Blog Address settings in Settings - General

Redirect Wordpress
Change in index.php
From: Require(‘./wp-blog-header.php);
To: Require(‘./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php);
Note: You may have changed your Wordpress folder name to “blog” or “site”. It doesn’t have to be “wordpress.”

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
All In One SEO
NextGenGallery
TwitterTools
Wordbook
XML Sitemaps
WordTube
ShareThis
ReCaptcha
WP-Book
Subscribe2
Newsletter
Podcasting
Lightbox
Feedburner
Disqus or IntenseDebate
Amazon ReLoaded
Snipi
Google Analtyics
GetClicky

Themes
Free Themes
Always download approved from Wordpress Codex
Some free themes can back doors for hackers
Paid Themes
ThemeForest
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/05/18/100-amazing-free-wordpress-themes-for-2009/
Theme Frameworks
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Frameworks
http://codefusionlab.blogspot.com/2009/07/20-kick-ass-wordpress-theme-frameworks.html
DIYThemes.com
Thematic
Sandbox
Basis
Child Theming
Rapid Dev off one theme framework
http://themeshaper.com/wordpress-child-theme-basics/

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Getting Started With Wordpress

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on Feb 10, 2010

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