Worldpress

What is Xampp?

A Xampp (Apache, MySQL, PHP and …) bundleA Xampp (Apache, MySQL, PHP and …) bundle A suite of the following softwareA suite of the following software

ApacheApache MySQLMySQL PHPPHP phpMyAdminphpMyAdmin

Download from Download from http://apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Wordpress.com is a free blog site Anyone can sign up Open source blog publishing application

A free software to set up blogs Download from http://wordpress.org/download/

What is WordPress?

How To Do

Install Xampp Create a database in MySQL with PhpMyAdmin Install WordPress Software Set up your blog

Create a database

Launch PhpMyAdmin Create a database named “wordpress” Create a user named “wordpress” Grant all privileges to the user “wordpress” on the

database “wordpress”

Install WordPress

Extract WordPress files to the “htdocs” folder in Xampp installation folder

Rename “wp-config-sample.php” to “wp-config.php”

Open “wp-config.php” and fill in the database information

Save the file and close

Now Open: http://localhost/wordpress

The Second Step

WordPress Admin Login

Blog Dashboard

Blog is ready

uses

Work from anywhere Do-It-Yourself. Save time & money Edit existing pages Add new pages Add photos

blogs vs websites

Blogs

Current - Updated several times a week No coding knowledge necessary Blogs are usually setup with a RSS feed Blogs publish current news Timeless

Websites

Static - For the most part websites stay the same Must have a bit of technical knowledge in coding Spend huge amount Websites describes about an organization

Managing Wordpress

Log in to add posts, change settings, activate themes and plugins

You can also change code (html, css, php)

Writing Posts

In the dashboard, Expand “Posts” on left

Click “Add New”

Now you can add a title, tags, and write a new post

Toolbar allows formatting, like bold, italics, colorcolor, and much more

Click “Publish” to finish your post

Template tags

Template tags are used within your blog's Templates to display information dynamically

Otherwise customize your blog Providing the tools to make it as individual and

interesting

Category

Suppose you want some static text displayed before the list of Posts on your Category page

Which posts will be displayed below Which category is being displayed Put the category name at the top of the page

Writing Pages

Click “Add New” Now you can add a title and write a new page Toolbar allows formatting, like bold, italics, color,

and much more In the dashboard, Expand “Pages” on left Click “Publish” to finish your page

Themes

Change the appearance of your site Found one? Download it Next, upload it to your hosting account

Plugins

Add functionality to your site Plugins for video, creating forms, adding analytic

tools, 5-star ratings, etc Available at Wordpress.org/extend/plugins Installation may vary for certain plugins Found one? Download it Next, upload it to your hosting account

Upload Video

Start a new post or page Click the “Add Video” icon Click “Select Files” and choose a video Upload begins automatically Click the “File URL” button Copy the URL that appears

Media

Media is the images, video, recordings, and files, you upload and use in your blog

Managing Links

The name of the link and its description The URL (location) of the link The category that the link The link is visible to visitors on your site

Widgets

WordPress Widgets is like a plugin, but designed to provide a simple way to arrange the various elements of your sidebar content without having to change any code.

Editing Files

if you want to make changes in your WordPress Theme

WordPress features two built-in editors for editing files from within your browser while online

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