A presentation created for introducing WordPress and outlining what will be covered in my WordPress Super Survival Skills Course - http://www.the-colab.com/wordpress-survival-skills-course/
5. The internet
⢠The Internet is a global
system
⢠of interconnected
computer networks
⢠that use the standard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_map_1024.jpg
Internet protocol suite
⢠to serve billions of users
worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
16. How Does WP Work
It ainât Rocket Science
⢠Site on Server
⢠MySQL Database
⢠PHP Code - Theme & Plugins
⢠Generate HTML
⢠Results in Front end in Browser
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18. What is WordPress
Made of
Theme MySQL
Plugin
PHP HTML
⢠PHP web based software
⢠PHP & HTML based themes & plugins
⢠MySQL Database
⢠Generates HTML site in browser
19. What Makes A Theme
HTML Structure PHP Function CSS Style
20. What can I do with WP
⢠Blog ⢠Wiki
⢠CMS ⢠Video Channel
⢠Online Store ⢠Review, Rating Site
⢠Collaborative Site ⢠Event Site
⢠Corporate ⢠Online School
⢠Online Social Hub ⢠Resume
⢠Helpdesk ⢠Job Board
21. THEME Plugins
Visual Template Functional Add-on
⢠Change Look ⢠Add Functionality
⢠Easy to Install ⢠Easy to Install
⢠Separate from
Content
⢠Tons available
⢠Free or Paid
⢠Editable ⢠Low Cost
⢠Free or Paid ⢠Extend your site in
⢠Low Cost a million ways
theme directory Plugins directory
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
23. themes
Where to find them
⢠Free Themes - WordPress Directory
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
⢠Premium Themes - Theme Companies
http://www.myinkblog.com/top-25-wordpress-commercial-theme-
companies/
⢠Build your Own
http://www.the-colab.com/wordpress-course-survival-skills/
24. wordpress admin
All The Basics
⢠The Dashboard
⢠Create a New Post
⢠Using Categories and Tags
⢠How to Create and Edit Pages
⢠Changing Theme
⢠Adding Plugins
⢠Widgets