The document discusses building an accessible and responsive website using Chrome and WordPress to share information from a conference. It provides requirements for the site, including being accessible, responsive, requiring no programming, and costing nothing. It evaluates options like WordPress, SquareSpace and Drupal before selecting WordPress. It then outlines customizing WordPress themes and templates, adding pages and widgets, and connecting the site to other services like Wufoo and Google Fusion Tables to collect and visualize attendee data.
The document provides an overview of Google's Marketing Bootcamp on using WordPress. It covers topics like why to use WordPress, basic concepts like posts and pages, hosting options, the WordPress admin panel, adding and managing content, using plugins and themes to extend WordPress functionality, and how to create your own WordPress theme. The bootcamp aims to teach marketers the fundamentals of using the popular WordPress content management platform.
The document provides guidance on starting a blog, including why to blog, platform choices, basics of blogging, search engine optimization (SEO), and social media integration. It recommends choosing a blogging platform like WordPress, coming up with a posting schedule, and focusing on creating simple, shareable posts with images, links, and calls to action. Examples of post types given include interviews, industry trends, and customer profiles. The document also provides tips on using social media to promote posts and engage other bloggers, as well as recommendations for plugins and tools to use.
Instructions on Why, When and How to Move your Blogger Blog to WordPress. Presentation for BarkWorld 2013.
So you\'ve decided to start a blog, but aren\'t sure where to begin (or even what platform to use)? This session will start with a comparison of some of the most popular blogging platforms and then walk through step-by-step instructions to get you set up in no time! (I am also holding Blogging 101 and Blogging 301 sessions if you\'re not sure if blogging is right for you, or if you already have a blog and are looking for more advanced advice.) This will be presented live on 12/12 - http://anyvite.com/events/home/6omohiadjn
Jon Hershaw of Raven Internet Marketing Tools and WP Engine's David Vogelpohl share numerous tips and tricks for boosting SEO.
WordPress is free and open source web software used to create websites. It started as a blogging platform but can now be used to build any type of website. Over 70 million websites use WordPress, including 53.8% of the top 10 million websites. WordPress allows users to customize websites using themes, plugins, and content management. Careers can be built as WordPress consultants, theme/plugin developers, web designers, bloggers, and more.
This document discusses 9 popular WordPress plugins that can enhance a website: WP-Touch makes websites mobile-friendly with a few simple settings. WordBooker and Twitter Blog easily connect websites to Facebook and Twitter with automated updates. Gravity Forms allows easy creation of forms. Mail Press manages email lists and subscriptions. Blubrry Power Press easily adds podcasts. XML Sitemaps and iRobots.txt help with search engine optimization. Headspace 2 allows control over SEO. These plugins can help improve websites with usability and marketing features.
Slides used in WordPress Beginner Workship at University of Miami on April 9th, 2011. Presenter was David Bisset (@dimensionmedia).
This document provides an overview of common poor coding practices in WordPress development that can negatively impact compatibility and user experience. It discusses examples like directly modifying core WordPress scripts, directly printing scripts and stylesheets rather than using the enqueue system, and encourages developers to avoid these practices to prevent breaking other plugins, themes or WordPress itself. The presentation aims to make developers aware of these issues and how to develop code that is more considerate of other code on the site.
Where WordPress and Accessibility meet today. Presentation from November 2014 for Accessing Higher Ground
This document provides an overview and guide to using WordPress as a content management system for blogging and websites. It discusses why WordPress is a popular choice, the differences between WordPress.org and WordPress.com, hosting and installation options, basic operations like writing posts and adding images/videos, SEO, photo galleries, blog promotion, monetization, backups, optimization for high traffic, and more. The guide is intended to help readers get started with WordPress and understand its key features and functionality.
This document provides summaries of various WordPress plugins that can improve website security, performance, social sharing capabilities, and SEO. It recommends installing plugins like Better WordPress Security, WordPress File Monitor Plus, WP Database Backup, and BulletProof Security to enhance security. Other suggested plugins include Quick Cache and WP jQuery CDN to improve page speed, Sociable for social sharing buttons, and SEO Ultimate and BWP Google XML Sitemaps for SEO optimization. The document also discusses plugins for customizing the TinyMCE editor, adding contact forms, analytics tracking, and more.
This document provides an overview of WordPress, including that it is a free and open-source content management system based on PHP and MySQL that allows users to create blogs and websites. It discusses WordPress' history and features, how it works architecturally, different types of blogs, and options for automatic or manual installation on a local server or hosting provider. The document also reviews blogging basics and conducting oneself as a blogger.
WordPress is an open-source content management system that allows for flexible publishing across multiple platforms. It has many features and plugins that provide functionality beyond basic blogging. WordPress powers over 13% of the top 1 million websites and has a large community for support and customization. Its flexibility, wide range of plugins, and large user base make it a good option for content publishers.
The document provides instructions for creating a blog using WordPress.com. It explains that WordPress.com is for hosting blogs online while WordPress.org is for self-hosting. The sign up process involves choosing a blog address and name, and setting the privacy settings. Various WordPress dashboard and page/post creation functions are outlined, including adding media, previewing, and publishing content. Resources for additional help are also listed.
New to WordPress? Don't worry. This presentation helps you to understand every aspect of the most used blogging platform - WordPress. We've also prepared an infographic with all the keyboard shortcuts in WordPress. This is very useful for anyone having a WordPress blog or website. You can check it here: https://www.techwyse.com/blog/website-design/wordpress-tips/
The document provides an overview of creating a blog with WordPress.com. It discusses that WordPress.com is for hosted blogs while WordPress.org is for self-hosted websites. It then covers the basics of what a blog post is, how to set up an account and create posts on WordPress.com, and includes various formatting options available for blog posts.
A brownbag presentation at IPC media in London about the need to use libraries to make web development much less random and more professional. Get the audio at: http://www.archive.org/details/ProfessionalWebDevelopmentWithLibraries