A brief introduction to WordPress, a versatile open source CMS software that can be easily configured to be used as a website. This presentation was originally given to the Foreign Press in Milan in June 2011.

1. A personal publishing platform
SARA ROSSO

3. Where we are
25 COUNTRIES80 EMPLOYEES 65 CITIES

4. WP ADDICTED, AUTOMATTIC EMPLOYEE
WHO I AM
SOME OF MY
WEBSITES

5. The WordPress story

6. Free and open source

8. Developed by a community

10. WordPress.com
VIP Services

15. HTTP://WORDPRESS.ORG/SHOWCASE/
The WordPress showcase

20. Frontend vs. Backend

23. Posts in chronological order
vs.
Static pages

26. Change WordPress from a
blog to a web site
in 2 steps

28. 1. Create and publish a page

29. 2. Change the Reading settings

30. 2. Change the Reading settings
(con’t.)

33. Start with WordPress
in 4 steps

34. 1. Choose web hosting

35. HTTP://WORDPRESS.COM

37. HTTP://WORDPRESS.ORG/DOWNLOAD/

38. 2. The theme

39. Free themes

40. HTTP://WORDPRESS.ORG/
EXTEND/THEMES/

41. HTTP://WORDPRESS.ORG/EXTEND/THEMES/TAG-FILTER/

42. Commercial themes

43. HTTP://
WORDPRESS.ORG/
EXTEND/THEMES/
COMMERCIAL/

48. Custom development

49. CodePoet.com

50. 3. Content:
Pages and Posts

51. 4. Plugins?

53. Questions?

54. Thank you!
Sara Rosso
www.sararosso.com
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