This document provides information on how to showcase work using WordPress. It discusses what WordPress is, how it can be used to create blogs, websites, and online stores. It also covers plugins, themes, organizing content with categories and tags, and setting up portfolios or galleries. Common plugins, themes, and portfolio plugins are recommended, such as NexGEN Gallery, Awesome Flickr Gallery, and Portfolio Post Type. Resources for learning more about WordPress like meetups and WordCamps are also included.

1. How to Showcase Your
Work With WordPress

2. What is WordPress?
• WordPress is a free open source web publishing
platform powered by PHP and MySQL
• It is a simple way for non-tech people to publish
content to the internet
• Currently 71,605,864 websites are powered by
WordPress world wide
• Originally designed as a blog but has grown into
the worlds most popular web content
management system

3. Content Management System (CMS)
• A content management system is an
application designed to make it easy
for non-technical users to manage a
website and work in a collaborative
environment
• Separates the design, functionality
and the content of the site

4. What can WordPress do for you?
• Blog
• Static Website
• Dynamic Website
• Ecommerce Website
• Portfolio/Gallery Website

5. Who is using WordPress?

6. I Love Typography

7. Manchester Young
Professionals Network

8. ABI Innovation Hub

9. Ebay Ink

10. Ford Social

11. Katy Perry

12. Kobe Bryant

13. Anderson Cooper

14. Mike Rowe

15. PlayStation

16. WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
wordpress.com
• A cloud based blogging platform
• It is hosted on WordPress servers
• Not very customizable
wordpress.org
• Powerful web publishing platform
• Hosted on your server
• Very customizable

17. Post vs. Page
Posts Pages
• Single article • Top tier
displayed in reverse
chronological order information that
• Organized by does not change
categories • Parent – child
• Further organized relationships
by tags • Custom page
• Custom Fields templates
• Featured images
• Comments
• Featured image
• comments

18. How do I organize
my content

19. Categories and Tags
Category (Hierarchical Taxonomies)
• Away to organize your posts
• Based of parent and child
relationships
Tags (Non Hierarchical Taxonomies)
• Are index words (Keywords)
• Geo location tags
• Tag information is passed along to
other sites

20. How to add functionality

21. Widgets and Plugins
Plugins are bits of code that add
functionality to your site.
• Google Analytics, All in One
SEO, NextGEN gallery etc.
Widgets are modules that add
functionality.
• Commonly found in side bars and
footers
• Contain
menus, search, photos, calendars
and other information

22. 5 Must Have Plugins
• All in one SEO
• Sociable
• Akismet (anti spam)
• Contact Form 7
• Google Analytics

23. How do I change the look
of my website

24. Themes and Design
Themes are the look and feel of
your website.
• Content
• Layout
• Typography
• Background
• Navigation
• Color
• Functionality

25. Where can I find Themes
• Wordpress.org (Free)
• ThemeForest.net ($1-15
average)
• Thesis ($87)
• Headway ($67)

26. Where do I start?

27. Have a plan!
• Have your pages mapped out
• Have an idea of how you are
going to organize your content
• Have the content written
• Optimize your images

28. Installing WordPress
Find a reliable web host.
• Hostmonster
• Bluehost
• Laughing Squid
• Go Daddy

29. TwentyEleven
WordPress Default Theme
• Free
• Valid code
• HTML5
• CSS3
• Customizable

30. TwentyEleven Dashboard

31. How to set up a
gallery or portfolio

32. 3 ways to set up a portfolio
• Brand an existing theme
with portfolio or gallery
plug-ins
• Use pre built portfolio
theme
• Create your own theme and
custom post types

33. Portfolio Plug-ins

34. 5 Portfolio Plugins to try
• NexGEN Gallery
• Awesome Flickr Gallery
• Portfolio Slideshow
• Portfolio Post Type
• Simple Portfolio

35. NexGEN Gallery
• Easy install
• Bulk Upload
• Gallery pages
• Slide show
options
• Easy to manage
• Professional
look and feel

36. Awesome Flickr Gallery
• Great beginner
gallery
• Easy import to
website
• Easy to manage

37. Portfolio Slide Show
• Great beginner
slideshow
plug-in
• Simple
installation
• Easy to add
images
• Easy to manage

38. Portfolio Post Type
• Simple installation
• Custom post types
• Separate portfolio
taxonomies
• Easy to customize
with basic CSS and
HTML
• Does not change
themes very well.

39. Simple Portfolio
• Powerful and easy
to use
• Simple installation
• Separate
portfolio/project
taxonomies
• Easy to customize
with basic CSS and
HTML
• Lots of options

40. Portfolio Themes

41. Portfolio Themes
• Teardrop (Themeforest.net - $35)
• Display (Themeforest.com - $40)
• Headway (headwaythemes.com - $68)
• Thesis (diythemes.com - $87)

42. Teardrop Theme
• Great
Photography
Theme
• Full page slide
show
• Lots of options

43. Display Theme
• Great portfolio
theme
• Homepage
slideshow
• Simple installation
• Easy to manage
• Lots of options

44. Headway Theme
• Designer friendly
• Drag and drop
visual interface
• Simple to use
• basic HTML is
helpful
• Lots of options

45. Thesis Theme
• Good all-around
theme
• Simple installation
• Looks good right
out of the box
• Easy to customize
with basic HTML
• Lots of options

46. What’s next?

47. Resources
• WordPress.org
• WordPressMeetups
http://meetup.bostonwp.org/
• WordCamps
http://wordcampboston.com/
• User groups and forums

48. Thank You!
Gregory Duval
@gregorvios
GREGORVIOS Graphic Design Studio
www.gregorvios.com
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