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Introduction to WordPress Class 1
This document provides an overview of WordPress, including that it is a free and open-source content management system based on PHP and MySQL that allows users to create blogs and websites. It discusses WordPress' history and features, how it works architecturally, different types of blogs, and options for automatic or manual installation on a local server or hosting provider. The document also reviews blogging basics and conducting oneself as a blogger.
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Introduction to WordPress Class 1
- 1. Intro to WordPress ACE#CT01756 Intro to WordPress By Adrian Mikeliunas http://learnwp.us/week1/ SESSION# 1 of 6
- 2. Content ManagementSystems (CMS) History, Architecture and features Blogging Basics, Types of blogs Automatic Installation Manual installation Class #1 Agenda http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/2913018697_ccbb33e993_b.jpgWordPress #1 2
- 3. WordPress isa free and open source blogging tool & a content management system (CMS) based on PHP & MySQL, which runs from a web server Open Source CMS PHP MySQL Apache (or IIS) WordPress #1 3 What is WordPress? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordpress
- 4. WordPress #1 4 CMSArchitecture Web Server APACHE Client App Server PHP Database Server MYSQL
- 5. WordPress #1 5 ContentManagement Systems (CMS)
- 6. CMS Templates Themes Plugins Extensions WordPress #1 6 CMS vs Web Site Web Site HTML CSS JS/PHP/ASP DB? DYNAMIC STATIC/ COMPLEX
- 7. WordPress Joomla DrupalSharePoint Popularity #1 Architecture AMP AMP AMP IIS/ASP/SQL Strength Blog Flexible Weakness Simple Moderate Complex $$ Community Yes Yes Yes Moderate Market Bloggers Enterprise WordPress #1 7 CMS Comparison AMP = Apache, MySQL, PHP IIS/ASP/SQL=Microsoft Server
- 8. Started version1.0 on May of 2003 Current Version is 4.5.3 as of June 2016 More than half of top 20 blogs sites use WordPress! Over 60 million people have chosen WordPress to power their web pages! Hall of Fame CMS category Open Source Awards http://www.awwwards.com/websites/cms https://wordpress.org/showcase http://builtwith.com to find out how a site was built… WordPress #1 8 History, Architecture, Features
- 9. Open SourceContent Management System Multi-user Multi-blog Extended via Themes & PLugins 3 Folders and 14 top PHP scripts: wp-admin wp-content wp-includes http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Wordpress_ Template_Hierarchy.png WordPress #1 9 WordPress Features
- 10. Blogging Basics Blog Types WebLog = blog
- 11. is adiscussion or informational site published on the Web, consisting of discrete entries ("posts") Typically displayed in reverse chronological order Entered by 1 or more persons Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog Examples: http://www.hcplibrary.org/teen/wordpress/ WordPress #1 11 What is a Blog?
- 12. One articleor post Multiple comments to the post Comments to the comments Unusual blogs: Youtube comments WashingtonPost comments WordPress #1 12 Blogging Basics
- 13. Take responsibilitynot just for your own words, but for the comments you allow on your blog Label your tolerance level for abusive comments Consider eliminating anonymous comments Ignore the trolls Take the conversation offline, and talk directly, or find an intermediary who can do so If you know someone who is behaving badly, tell them so Don't say anything online that you wouldn't say in person Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogger%27s_code_of_conduct WordPress #1 13 The Blogger's Code of Conduct
- 14. You createcontent Content stored in a database You pages get indexed by search engines… User clicks on a link or directly Pages don’t ‘exist’ until requested by web server WordPress application Retrieves content from database CSS used to style page Page is built “on the fly” by PHP resulting in HTML & JavaScript Page is displayed to user’s browser WordPress #1 14 How it works
- 15. WordPress #1 15 AddContent – Web Based Interface
- 16. WordPress #1 16 Storedin a database the_title the_content
- 17. WordPress #1 17 SameContent – Different Themes
- 18. Fuzzy line between“blog” and full web site http://thegrovelibrary.net http://stillwater.sals.edu looks more like a magazine than a blog http://tamworthlibrary.org Nice website – put together by Lichen Rancourt Other Sample Sites
- 19. WordPress Installation Local orHosted? Automatic or Manual?
- 20. Cost? Storagecapacity? Bandwidth? Tech Support? Install software yourself http://wordpress.org WordPress #1 20 Hosting on your own server? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamisonjudd/2433102356
- 21. Often under$10/month Tech support available http://wordpress.org/hosting One Click Install! Your Hosting Provider will have: QuickInstall Fantastico WordPress #1 21 Commercial Hosting For more hosts: http://wordpress.org/hosting/
- 22. WordPress.com provideshosting service for blogs and standard configurations; Staring at $18 per year! Support included... Upgrades $99 and more… WordPress.org offers blogging software, documentation, features & support WordPress MU (multi-user), a relatively complex program that allows you to run thousands of blogs WordPress #1 22 Which Version?
- 23. Download fromhttp://wordpress.org/download/ Or http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz Bitnami: http://bitnami.org/stack/wordpress WordPress on a USB stick! http://portableapps.com/apps/development/xampp WordPress #1 23 Manual installation
- 24. Content ManagementSystems (CMS) History, Architecture and features Blogging Basics, Types of blogs Automatic Installation Manual installation WordPress #1 24 Class #1 Review