WordPress
PRESENTATION BY NANCY NALUZ
NANCY NALUZ
@nancynaluz
nancy@ladieslearningcode.com
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING:
- WHAT IS WordPress?
- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORDPRESS.COM & WORDPRESS.ORG
- HOW TO GET STARTED
- POSTS and PAGES
- VISUAL vs. TEXT in the Dashboard
- THEMES
- WIDGETS
WHAT IS WordPress?
First off, it's
WordPress
not
wordpress
WORDPRESS
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Started in 2003.
An open source project with hundreds of people around the world working on it.
Though it started off as a blogging platform, WordPress is now used for pretty much anything free of charge.
22% of the Internet is powered by WordPress.
CMS
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WordPress.com
&&
WordPress.org ?
WordPress.com
EASILY HOSTS EVERYTHING FOR YOU.
FOCUS ON CONTENT & PICK A THEME.
VERY USER FRIENDLY, ACCESSIBLE AND FANTASTIC UX.
LESS PLUGINS TO INSTALL.
WordPress.org
HOST EVERYTHING YOURSELF LOCALLY WHILE WORKING ON YOUR PROJECT
CUSTOM THEMES AND COMPLETE CONTROL OF CONTENT W/ KNOWLEDGE OF HTML, CSS AND PHP
examples of WordPress that you may not know of.
SO HOW DO I KNOW IF A WEBSITE IS USING WordPress?
OPTION + COMMAND + i
or
RIGHT CLICK >> INSPECT ELEMENT
Download WordPress from https://wordpress.org/
Install WAMP or MAMP to host your website locally
Install a Theme: Underscores (_s) http://underscores.me/
Get hacking!
Let's go to WordPress.com
How can I customize my WordPress theme?
WordPress has a TON of FREE themes to choose from!
...BUT WHAT IF I WANT TO CUSTOMIZE MY DESIGN?
PROS
> It's FREE!
> Many many to choose from!
CONS
> Most do NOT have support
> Not many features
> Not customizable unless you buy the Custom Design package.
> Authors might not update it and may run into bugs in the future.
FREE THEMES
PREMIUM THEMES (paid WordPress themes)
CONS
> NOT free and in certain cases, can be quite expensive
> Some don't have the best support
PROS
> Extensive features (even back-end features)
> Updated more often
> Better support and documentation.
Check out this article that explains themes really well!
WIDGETS!
WIDGETS add content and structure to your WordPress website.
Easy to use and easy to install!
what are widgets?
WordPress is MASSIVE. But thankfully, there's tons of documentation!
Get involved with local Montreal WordPress groups!
> Facebook Group (have a question? They'll have the answer!)
> WordPress meetups at Brutopia
...If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to shout me an email! I like emails :)
NANCY NALUZ
nancy@ladieslearningcode.com
@nancynaluz
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