Wordpress For Begineer

Wordpress For Begineer

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  Agenda  Introduction toWordPress  Installing WordPress  WordPress as CMS  Themes , Plugins and Widgets.  How to develop site in WordPress
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  Prerequisites  WordPress Package(Download from https://wordpress.org)  A web server that supports PHP and MySQL  XAMPP or WAMPP (local server)
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  Demand of WordPress
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  Why to useWordPress  Content Management System(CMS)  Free to download  a free open-source web publishing application -We download it, install it on a server, connect it to a database, and start publishing content on the web.  Has a user friendly interface for publishing text and media.  A tool to help you build a website.  First started as blogging system but now use to develop complex site.
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  WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: whatshould I choose? WordPress.com WordPress.org PROS It’s Free! Easy to setup Upgrades and Backup Automatic Secure site Premium Features Available CONS No Plugins Limited Themes No custom Coding PROS Register Your Own Domain Name Affordable Hosting More Theme options Custom Themes Plugins and Widgets Better optimized for search engines CONS Pay for hosting of site More technical knowledge Backup is done by you Responsible for upgrades Comment spam
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  Posts and Pages: Posts and pages are the basic content holders for a WordPress. Posts: - Post is dynamic content. - Usually used for blogs, news or similar types of content.
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  Page:  Page isstatic content.  Use for about us, contact us. Custom post types:  Custom post types are new post type we can create -News, Articles, Room Type etc.
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  How to install Install local server (XAMPP or WAMP)  Start Server  Copy WordPress package from source and paste in your local directory inside htdocs folder  Open PHP My admin and create database  Open WordPress package in browser (localhost/your folder name) configure according to your database name and password
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  Run and Install Loginin Admin panel (localhost/ your folder name/wp-admin)  Visit front site and you have successfully installed your WordPress.
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  WordPress Theme The BeautyOf WordPress  A WordPress theme is set of files that determine the look and feel of our site - sets the graphics, colors. - sets the widgets locations. - defines column layout  These files are called template files.  A Theme modifies the way the sites is displayed, without modifying the underlying software.
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  Template Files  Header(header.php)  Main Content (index.php)  Sidebar with widgets (sidebar.php)  Footer (footer.php)  Css(style.css)  function.php  Additional Template: - Archive(archive.php) - Custom page(page.php) - Comments (comment.php) - Single post (single.php) - Search Results (search.php)
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  Plugin The Power OfWordPress  Plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress.  Plugin is a collection of code files that adds one or more features to our website.  Think of plugin like apps for our smartphone. Recommend Plugins: 1. Yoast SEO 2. Contact Form 7 3. W3 Total Cache 4. Really Simple CAPTHA 5. WooCommerce
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  Finding / ChoosingPlugins  Choose plugins with: - good download volume. - responses in the forums. - high ratings. - good compatibility ratings.
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  Widgets  WordPress Widgetsis like plugin, but designed to provide a simple way to arrange the various elements of our sidebar content (known as widgets) without having to change any code.  The most common widgetized area is sidebar.  Now widgets can be on headers, footers, special front page spaces.  It add features in an easy and structured way.
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  Maintenance  Keep yoursite up to date - WordPress, Plugins and Themes  All have bug updates, security patches and new features releases.  Not keeping up to date increases the risk of hacking.  Before we update anything – make a backup .
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  Benefits of WordPress WordPress is open source, it’s free.  WordPress is highly customizable.  Thousands of plugins available.  It has a thriving community of developers constantly improving the software and creating plugins to expands the software.  Easy to use.  SEO Advantages and SEO Friendly.  Very Large Community Support.
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  WordPress Resources:  https://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started https://codex.wordpress.org/  http://www.wpbeginner.com/ https://wpshout.com/  http://wpplugindirectory.org/  https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/
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  Contact  Binita Neupane -Email: beenita.nep@gmail.com - Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/binita.neupane.923 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binita-neupane- 117873b4/