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Wordpress 101
Why Wordpress
bull Simple to Use
bull Expandable
bull Good Looking
bull Free
bull Fast
How is WordPress Different From ldquoOld Fashionrdquo Flat File
Websites
Flat HTML Website
bullFiles and Directories
bullContent and Function Intertwined
bullRequires skill to add and modify
bullSize of Code = Speed of Page Loading
Wordpress Website
bullBased on Files and a Database
bullContent and Function Are Separated
bullNo technical skills required
bullPages are Built ldquoOn the Flyrdquo
Wordpress has Two Flavors
Cloud Hostedamp
Self Hosted
Wordpresscom
bullCloud Hosted
bullFree (plus Premium features)
bullHosted
bullMany Visual Styles
bullMany Built-In Functions - Limited Expansion
WordpressorgbullSelf Hosted
bullFree (Open Source)
bullInstalled on Your Own Server
bullThousands of Visual Styles (Themes)
bullThousands of Ways to Add Functions (Plug-ins)
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Why Wordpress
bull Simple to Use
bull Expandable
bull Good Looking
bull Free
bull Fast
How is WordPress Different From ldquoOld Fashionrdquo Flat File
Websites
Flat HTML Website
bullFiles and Directories
bullContent and Function Intertwined
bullRequires skill to add and modify
bullSize of Code = Speed of Page Loading
Wordpress Website
bullBased on Files and a Database
bullContent and Function Are Separated
bullNo technical skills required
bullPages are Built ldquoOn the Flyrdquo
Wordpress has Two Flavors
Cloud Hostedamp
Self Hosted
Wordpresscom
bullCloud Hosted
bullFree (plus Premium features)
bullHosted
bullMany Visual Styles
bullMany Built-In Functions - Limited Expansion
WordpressorgbullSelf Hosted
bullFree (Open Source)
bullInstalled on Your Own Server
bullThousands of Visual Styles (Themes)
bullThousands of Ways to Add Functions (Plug-ins)
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
How is WordPress Different From ldquoOld Fashionrdquo Flat File
Websites
Flat HTML Website
bullFiles and Directories
bullContent and Function Intertwined
bullRequires skill to add and modify
bullSize of Code = Speed of Page Loading
Wordpress Website
bullBased on Files and a Database
bullContent and Function Are Separated
bullNo technical skills required
bullPages are Built ldquoOn the Flyrdquo
Wordpress has Two Flavors
Cloud Hostedamp
Self Hosted
Wordpresscom
bullCloud Hosted
bullFree (plus Premium features)
bullHosted
bullMany Visual Styles
bullMany Built-In Functions - Limited Expansion
WordpressorgbullSelf Hosted
bullFree (Open Source)
bullInstalled on Your Own Server
bullThousands of Visual Styles (Themes)
bullThousands of Ways to Add Functions (Plug-ins)
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Flat HTML Website
bullFiles and Directories
bullContent and Function Intertwined
bullRequires skill to add and modify
bullSize of Code = Speed of Page Loading
Wordpress Website
bullBased on Files and a Database
bullContent and Function Are Separated
bullNo technical skills required
bullPages are Built ldquoOn the Flyrdquo
Wordpress has Two Flavors
Cloud Hostedamp
Self Hosted
Wordpresscom
bullCloud Hosted
bullFree (plus Premium features)
bullHosted
bullMany Visual Styles
bullMany Built-In Functions - Limited Expansion
WordpressorgbullSelf Hosted
bullFree (Open Source)
bullInstalled on Your Own Server
bullThousands of Visual Styles (Themes)
bullThousands of Ways to Add Functions (Plug-ins)
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Wordpress Website
bullBased on Files and a Database
bullContent and Function Are Separated
bullNo technical skills required
bullPages are Built ldquoOn the Flyrdquo
Wordpress has Two Flavors
Cloud Hostedamp
Self Hosted
Wordpresscom
bullCloud Hosted
bullFree (plus Premium features)
bullHosted
bullMany Visual Styles
bullMany Built-In Functions - Limited Expansion
WordpressorgbullSelf Hosted
bullFree (Open Source)
bullInstalled on Your Own Server
bullThousands of Visual Styles (Themes)
bullThousands of Ways to Add Functions (Plug-ins)
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Wordpress has Two Flavors
Cloud Hostedamp
Self Hosted
Wordpresscom
bullCloud Hosted
bullFree (plus Premium features)
bullHosted
bullMany Visual Styles
bullMany Built-In Functions - Limited Expansion
WordpressorgbullSelf Hosted
bullFree (Open Source)
bullInstalled on Your Own Server
bullThousands of Visual Styles (Themes)
bullThousands of Ways to Add Functions (Plug-ins)
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Cloud Hostedamp
Self Hosted
Wordpresscom
bullCloud Hosted
bullFree (plus Premium features)
bullHosted
bullMany Visual Styles
bullMany Built-In Functions - Limited Expansion
WordpressorgbullSelf Hosted
bullFree (Open Source)
bullInstalled on Your Own Server
bullThousands of Visual Styles (Themes)
bullThousands of Ways to Add Functions (Plug-ins)
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Wordpresscom
bullCloud Hosted
bullFree (plus Premium features)
bullHosted
bullMany Visual Styles
bullMany Built-In Functions - Limited Expansion
WordpressorgbullSelf Hosted
bullFree (Open Source)
bullInstalled on Your Own Server
bullThousands of Visual Styles (Themes)
bullThousands of Ways to Add Functions (Plug-ins)
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
WordpressorgbullSelf Hosted
bullFree (Open Source)
bullInstalled on Your Own Server
bullThousands of Visual Styles (Themes)
bullThousands of Ways to Add Functions (Plug-ins)
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Wordpress VocabularybullThemes visual styles - free and
paidbullPlug-ins functional expansionbullDashboard Where you do your
workbullPosts Time based content items
(blog)bullPages ldquoStaticrdquo contentbullWidgets Special content chunks
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Getting Started
bullAsk Who and Why - Audience
bullPlan with an Outline or Diagram
bullSign up for Wordpress
bullMake a Website
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Questions So Far
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
bullCreate a Wordpresscom Account
bullLog-in
bullCreate a Great Title and Description
bullSelect a Theme
bullCreate some Pages
bullHome About Contact
bullCreate a Post
Hands On Plan
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
Helpful Stuffbull WordPress Codex - The Official ldquoManualrdquo
bull WordPresstv - Video tutorials created by the community
bull WordCamp Nashville - Local mini-conference
bull WordPress Nashville - 3rd Monday of Every Month
bull Smashing Magazine - Wordpress section - httpwpsmashingmagazinecom
bull Lyndacom -
bull WordPress Essential Training
