Wordcamp Atlanta Presentation: What The Heck is WordPress?

Below you will find the presentation and links from my January 10th, 2010 Wordcamp Atlanta presentation.

All attendees get 50% off February’s Live WordPress training.  It is a 4 week workshop that give you time to learn.

Many people are not sure what WordPress is. They think it’s a blog while others think it’s something you install onto your computer.

WordPress is an open source application to run blog and websites. You install WordPress to a hosting account and connect a domain name so you have a unique presence online.

Getting Started

• WordPress For Beginners
• Ditch Your Blogging Training Wheels

Setting Up Your WordPress Site

• How To Install WordPress On Your Site – WPBeginner
• Installing WordPress – WordPress.org

Plugins

• All-In-One SEO Pack
• Audit Trail
• Page Links To
• My Link Order
• My Page Order
• WP iPhone Touch

WordPress.org Resources

• WordPress Forums
• WordPress.tv
• WordPress Documentation

Unofficial resources

• Lorelle
• WPBeginner
• Smashing Magazine

WordPress Tools

• Filezilla – FTP Client for PC and Mac OSX
• Edit Pad Lite – Text Editor PC
• Text Wrangler – Text Editor for Mac OSX

Domain Name Registration

• GoDaddy.com

Hosting

• Rochenhost
• Hostgator
• Bluehost

Themes Free

• List at WordPress.org
• 100 Amazing Free WordPress Themes for 2009
• 40 Awesome and Fresh WordPress Themes

Themes Premium and Commercial

• List at WordPress.org
• Thesis
• Studiopress

Maintaining WordPress

• 13 Vital Tips and Hacks to Protect Your WordPress Admin Area
• WordPress Upgrade Preparation Checklist

Development

• WordPress Developer’s Toolbox
• WordPress Theme Cheat Sheet For Beginners
• WordPress Cheat Sheet PDF

Think Outside the Blogging Box

• 21 Popular Brands Using WordPress
• 15 Unconventional Uses of WordPress in Action
• 17 Popular Universities Using WordPress

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