Developing a Website with WordPress Heather Acton http://heatheracton.com Chicago Code Camp May 19, 2012
Developing a Website with WordPress
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About WordPress, and a crash course in building and maintaining a WordPress website.
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Developing aWebsite withWordPressHeather Actonhttp://heatheracton.comChicago Code CampMay 19, 2012
Introduction
Mechanical Engineer turned Web Developer○ http://heatheracton.com
Develop client sites using WordPress Organize WordCamp Chicago
○ http://2012.chicago.wordcamp.org
Organize WordPress Lake County Meetup○ http://wplc.us
Why Develop with WordPress
Faster Easier Flexible Community
What Can WordPress Do?
Blogs (of course...) Business Sites Social Networks E-Commerce
How to Build a WordPress Website
1. Choose a host 2. Install WordPress 3. Choose & install a theme, or build your own 4. Plug it in... 5. Take care of it!
1. Choose a Host
YAY! Bluehost Hostgator WP Engine
Linux
Meh... GoDaddy Yahoo DirectNic Hosting24
Windows
2. Install & Setup WordPress
Pick your poison
○ One-click
○ Famous 5 minute install
Configure
○ No admin user
○ Settings-->Permalinks set to /%postname%/
○ Settings-->General
3. Themes
Free themes repository Premium themes
○ StudioPress○ WooThemes○ Theme Trust
Build your own!
○ Toolbox○ WP Bootstrap
4. Plugins (& other functionality)
BackupBuddy Gravity Forms WordPress SEO
Google Analytics Google Feedburner Webmaster Tools
5. Ongoing Ownership
Make sure backups are running Clickity click to update
○ WordPress version
○ Plugins
○ Theme or theme framework
Continuing Ed
Online
○ WordPress.org Codex
○ WP101.com
○ Lynda.com
WordCamps
Milwaukee - 6/2 & 3○ Chicago - 8/25 & 26
WordPress Meetups
○ Lake County
○ North Side
○ Milwaukee
Questions?
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