A Beginner's Guide to WordPress - Podcamp Toronto 2012
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Kathryn Presner gave a beginner's guide to WordPress at Podcamp Toronto 2012. She covered intro topics like the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, common WordPress uses like blogs and CMS, and basic WordPress structures. She demonstrated themes, plugins, widgets and the admin panel. Presner recommended WordPress resources like the Codex and forums. She closed by taking questions and providing her contact details for further assistance with WordPress.
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A Beginner's Guide to WordPress - Podcamp Toronto 2012
- 1. Podcamp Toronto 2012 A Beginner’s Guide to WordPress with Kathryn Presner February 25, 2012 #pcto2012
- 2. Kathryn Presner Zoonini Web Services www.zoonini.com @zoonini
- 3. What We’ll Cover Welcome Intro to WordPress Intro to the Admin Panel Resources Closing Questions
- 5. Diving into WordPress What is WordPress? WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org What is it used for? http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
- 12. Some WordPress Basics Structure Presentation Markup Language ➜ Database vs. files PHP vs. HTML Dynamic Functions Scripting Do I need to know Language ➜ PHP? Data Database ➜
- 16. Introduction to Themes A WP Theme is a collection of Template files - (X)HTML + PHP + CSS The CSS (aka stylesheet) usually controls the layout and design Only two template files are required: index.php, style.css Some are optional: sidebar.php, comments.php, etc. http://codex.wordpress.org/Stepping_Into_Templates http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy
- 19. Get Started With Blank Themes Starkers http://starkerstheme.com/ DIW Blank Theme http://themeclubhouse.digwp.com/ Whiteboard http://whiteboardframework.com/ Base http://fresh01.co.za/2008/07/14/base/ Roots http://www.rootstheme.com/ HTML5 Boilerplate https://github.com/iamamused/wp-theme-html5-boilerplate
- 20. Get Started With A Pre-made Theme WordPress.org Directory http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ WooThemes http://www.woothemes.com/ elegantthemes http://www.elegantthemes.com/ Press75 http://www.press75.com/ WPswitch http://wpswitch.com/ Smashing Magazine - Free WordPress Themes: 2011 Edition http://wp.smashingmagazine.com/2011/07/05/free-wordpress-themes-2011-edition/
- 21. Introduction to Plugins What is a plug-in? Where do you get plug-ins? http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
- 23. Introduction to Widgets What is a widget? What is a widget-ready theme? http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Widgets
- 24. Intro to the Admin Panel
- 25. The Admin Panel Let’s go spelunking!
- 27. Official wordpress.org (of course!) The Codex http://codex.wordpress.org/ Support Forum http://wordpress.org/support wordpress.tv http://wordpress.tv/
- 28. Cheat Sheets WP Candy Cheat Sheet - Basic and Advanced http://wpcandy.com/teaches/the-advanced-wordpress-help-sheet WordPress Template Tags Reference Guide http://www.dbswebsite.com/design/wordpress-reference/V3/ Optimization Cheat Sheet for WordPress http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Optimization/Cheat_Sheet Various 3.0-Ready Cheat Sheets http://www.webanddesigners.com/11-extremely-helpful-wordpress-cheatsheets/ Remember: Cheat sheets need to be current
- 29. Theme Development Tools Theme Test Drive Plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-test-drive/ Official Theme Development Checklist & Sample Data http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist Book: Digging Into WordPress http://digwp.com/ Online and In-Person Classes http://zoonini.wordpress.com/wordpress-resources-wcto/
- 30. WordPress Inspiration We Love WP http://welovewp.com/ WPInspiration http://wpinspiration.com/ WP Float http://wpfloat.com/ WP Showcase http://wordpress.org/showcase/
- 31. Recommended Plugins All in One SEO Pack or DirtySuds - Embed WordPress SEO by YouTube Yoast Bad Behavior FeedBurner WordPress Database FeedSmith Extend Backup Subscribe to Secure WordPress Comments Reloaded WordPress File Obfuscate Email Monitor Plus Contact Form 7 WP-DB-Backup
- 32. Closing
- 33. What Next? Questions? Get the presentation at Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/zoonini Company links http://www.zoonini.com Twitter @zoonini http://www.facebook.com/zoonini