November 17, 2010, The Journal News: WordPress 101 from the combined WordPress Westchester and Hudson Valley WordPress Meetup groups.

1. WordPress Westchester Meetup
Hudson Valley WordPress Meetup
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
JACQUELINE LEE DeVITO
WordPress 101

2. •Webologist at WPStartups
•Project Manager at MarkNet Group, Inc.
•Only heard of WordPress 9 months ago
Who is Jacqueline?

3. •Graduated from the University at Albany
•Graduated with a BA in History and
Judaic Studies
•Generation Y
•Only took one computer class, and it was
on Microsoft Excel
History 101

4. •Logging into the back-end
•“What is the Dashboard?”
•Create and edit a page and a post
•Adding images, links and PDFs
•Categories vs. Tags
WordPress 101

5. •Plug-ins
•Managing Comments
•Your sidebar(s)
•Adding Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
WordPress 101

6. •Can access site’s back-end from
anywhere, even your phone
•Open browser and go to your site
http://www.nameofyoursite.com
•After the extension (.com) add:
http://www.nameofyoursite.com/wp-admin
Logging Into the Back-End

7. Logging Into the Back-End

8. •Type in your username
•Type in your password
•It is case sensitive!
•Click Log In
•Forgot your password? Click Lost your
password? and it will be e-mailed to you
Logging Into the Back-End

9. •Complete overview of your site
•Quickly access the most used areas of
your site
•Can be customized to your needs
•When in doubt, expand the module!
“What is the Dashboard?”

11. •To get to a certain area, click on the
sub-categories of each module
•Example: Widgets is under Appearance
•Everyday Modules vs. Seldom Modules
“What is the Dashboard?”

12. •Do you need a page or a post?
•Page = Supplying information
•Post = Content for your blog. Usually
allows for comments and sharing
•Both can have images, links and videos
added
Creating a Page or Post

13. •On the left column, click Page/Post
•Option 1:
•Click Pages
•At the top, click on the Add New button
•Option 2:
•Drop down the menu under Pages
•Click Add New
Creating a Page or Post

15. •If you can send an e-mail, you can
create a page and post
•Can save a draft of your page or post
•Ability to use the Visual settings, or
HTML code
•Easily set parent pages, and set page
order
Creating a Page or Post

18. •Preview before you Save your page or
post
•Your toolbar may look different
depending on your plug-ins and theme
•Can set page or post to be published at
a later date
Creating a New Page or Post

19. •Click on Pages or Post
•On the table, hover over the page or
post you want to edit
•Edit | Quick Edit | Trash | View
•Click on Edit
•Make Changes where needed, Preview
Changes and Update
Editing a Page or Post

20. •Same for Pages and Posts
•All you need is the toolbar
•To add a hyperlink, highlight the word
you want to become a hyperlink
•Click the link icon
•Type in the Link URL, set Target and
Title then click Insert
Adding Images, Links and
PDFS

22. •To add an image, find Upload/Insert
above the toolbar
•Click the first icon that looks like a
square in a square
•Add an Image
Adding Images, Links and
PDFS

25. •Upload image from your computer
•Give image Title, Alternate Text, Caption
and Description
•Select your alignment
•Pick Predetermined Size
•Insert into Post
•Ability to edit image after upload
Adding Images, Links and
PDFs

26. •Can set a specific size
•Add border
•Shrink by a specific percentage
•While in Edit, click on image
•Click on landscape icon
•Clicking red circle will delete image
Adding Links, Images and
PDFs

28. •To add a PDF, find Upload/Insert above
the toolbar
•Click the icon that looks like a sun
•Add Media
Adding Links, Images and
PDFs

31. •Upload PDF from your computer
•The Title will become the hyperlink
•Give it a Caption and Description
•Insert into post
Adding Images, Links and
PDFs

32. •Used for posts (blog)
•Way to organize posts
•If you were writing a recipe for pizza,
the category would be “Easy Dinner
Ideas” and tags would be dough, sauce,
and cheese
•Can create sub categories
Categories vs. Tags

34. •Little extras that make your site more
user friendly
•Gravity Forms, $39.00
•Testimonial Manager
•NextGEN Gallery
•Google Map Integrations
•Billions of possible plug-ins (CAUTION)
Plug-Ins

35. Gravity Forms

36. Testimonial Manager

37. NextGEN Gallery

38. Google Map Integration

39. •Can accept comments on pages and
posts, but usually just for posts
•Click Comments on left column of
dashboard
•Shows all your comments
•Ability to delete unwanted comments
and report some as spam
Managing Comments

40. •Can set up site so that no comments
are visible until you approve them
•Click Settings » Discussion on the left
column of the dashboard
•Click on/off the features you want for
comments
Managing Comments

41. •Usually powered by your theme
•The same sidebar on all your pages
•Ability to have one or two sidebars
•Information like Search Site, Sign Up
for eNews, Twitter Feed
•Endless possibilities
Your Sidebar

42. •Check your theme first- may have this
feature set up
•Many plugins
•If not, link an image to your page
•Put on sidebar, footer, or anywhere!
Adding Facebook, Twitter and
LinkedIn

43. http://wpstartups.com
Facebook.com/WPStartups
@WPStartups
YouTube.com/wpstartups
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44. Jacqueline Lee DeVito
Facebook.com/jacqueline.devito
@Jacq_Devito
jdevito@wpstartups.com
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