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WordPress for Beginners

WordPress for Beginners. Leonard Nelson. Open Questions. Course Material. http://www.leonelson.com/wordpress/. Review Lesson 1. Get Involved – Pick the right name. Wordpress WORDPRESS WordPress wordpress. Where can I get WordPress from?. Download from WordPress.org.

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WordPress for Beginners

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  1. WordPress for Beginners Leonard Nelson

  2. Open Questions

  3. Course Material http://www.leonelson.com/wordpress/

  4. Review Lesson 1

  5. Get Involved – Pick the right name • Wordpress • WORDPRESS • WordPress • wordpress

  6. Where can I get WordPress from? • Download from WordPress.org

  7. Where can I run WordPress? • Hosting Provider • WordPress.com

  8. WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Installation

  9. WordPress.com • Installed and hosted for you Hosting Provider • Installed and hosted by yourself

  10. WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Domain Name

  11. WordPress.com • Free Sub Domain Name • Free Advertising • $13 per year for Automattic to allow this feature • $15 per year to buy domain name Hosting Provider • $15 per year to buy domain name*

  12. WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Storage

  13. WordPress.com • 3 GB of storage for free • 10 GB of storage for $20 per year Hosting Provider • $60 per year to buy unlimited hosting space*

  14. WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Software Updates

  15. WordPress.com • Free updates installed for you Hosting Provider • Free updates available • You install it yourself • Hosting provider installs it for you*

  16. WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Features

  17. Features • Functionality of software

  18. WordPress.com • Less control over features … Hosting Provider • More control over features …

  19. Features

  20. WordPress Features • Plugins - Tools to extend the functionality of WordPress • Themes - Control the look and presentation of the material or content on your website

  21. WordPress Features : Plugins

  22. WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Plugins

  23. WordPress.com • You can’t upload plugins Hosting Provider • Ability to upload plugins

  24. WordPress Features : Themes

  25. WordPress.com vs. Hosting Provider Themes

  26. WordPress.com • 210+ themes which you can customize, but you cannot upload a custom theme Hosting Provider • Ability to upload custom themes

  27. Appearance > Themes

  28. Appearance > Widgets

  29. Appearance > Menus

  30. Appearance > Header

  31. Appearance > Background

  32. Appearance > Custom Design

  33. Appearance > Mobile

  34. WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  35. WordPress.com • WordPress software is installed and hosted for you WordPress.org • Download the WordPress software • Download WordPress plugins • Download WordPress themes • Download the WordPress mobile applications • Get support for WordPress • Get involved with WordPress • Read documentation for WordPress

  36. Get Involved – How did I do? • Student Evaluation

  37. Get Involved – Putting it all together

  38. Questions/ Feedback Leonard_P_Nelson@hotmail.com http://www.leonelson.com/

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