A introduction to the magic of WordPress as a blogging tool and full website design tool. Learn the templates,plugins, and functionality of WordPress and discover its awesome community

1. WordPress
An Introduction
Rob Metras
Waterloo MAC Users Group March 22,2012

2. Agenda
Topics for Today
What is WordPress
Where do I find It?
What are the Components
What Kinds of Web Presence Can I Build
Community- Get to Know More

3. What is WordPress
Started out as a blogging platform in 2003
Open Source developed by Matt Mullenweg
Based on PHP scripting and SQL Database
A content Management System
Operates in a number of Environments:
Windows,Linux,MAC

4. Where do i find It
Hosted Version called WordPress.com

5. Versions
Self-Hosted Version is WordPress.org

6. Components
Posts, Pages,Categories,Tags
Themes
Plugins
Multi-User or Network Version

7. What Can I Build
WordPress.com VIP powers sites like CNN

8. Business/Professional
Website building for interactive,static
websites

9. Community
Very Engaged User base
Developers
Word Camps
WordPress.TV

10. Community

11. Community