Install WordPress From Scratch – Free, Live Workshop
Three quarters of global consumers who go online visit a blog or social network. Are you blogging yet?
In just a few short years, blogs have taken over the internet as one of the most popular content and publishing platforms. Recent findings by Nielsen also reported 22% of time spent online is social media related.
Businesses and organizations who are paying attention to these changes are learning how to engage and participate in the social media space. They are seeing more sales and higher customer satisfaction from their efforts. Blogging give you control over your brand, content and audience compared to other forms of social networking.
Install WordPress From Scratch – Register Here
This free 2 hour training will show you how to setup a WordPress.org blog. Learn step-by-step how to download the files you’ll need, prepare your web space and complete the installation to create your first WordPress blog.
September 2010
- Thursday, September 2nd, 5pm – 7pm Pacific SOLD OUT
- Monday, September 13th, 1pm – 3pm Pacific
- Location: Online
- Register for the free online workshop
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Adria Richards, technology trainer and consultant, helps business professionals learn essential web technologies through hands-on training.
With over 10 years of experience in website development, training and computer networks, Adria removes the frustration of learning the web. As a frequent attendee and speaker at blogging and social media conferences, she stays on top of what’s new. Join Adria as she takes you through the planning, installation and set up of your very own WordPress website.
You will learn:
- Why you should have a blog to promote your business or services
- Brief history of blogging
- How WordPress can serve double duty as a blog and website platform
- How to acquire the tools you need to setup WordPress
- The installation process of WordPress step-by-step
- How to setup a MySQL database
- How to manage your database in phpMyAdmin
- How to Login to WordPress
- Adding your first theme
- Adding your first plugin
- How to move your WordPress site
- Where to find resources and support for your WordPress site
WordPress is the most popular blogging platform available today. Last year Pingdom looked at the top 100 blogs to see what blogging software they were running and WordPress was the overwhelming favorite with a 27% share. Popular blogs like Techcrunch, Mashable, Smashing Magazine and Freakonomics run on WordPress. Well known personal blogs also rely on WordPress including Chris Brogan, Darren Rowse of Problogger and J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly.
There are two versions, WordPress.com and WordPress.org. The exciting one that everyone talks about is WordPress.org, also known as “self hosted WordPress”. WordPress.org is the one that allows you to host your own blog, customize it with themes and take it to the next level with plugins. We will be setting up the WordPress.org version.
Great For
- Individuals thinking about starting a blog
- Business professionals who blog as a part of their job
- Website designers wanting to setup blogs for their clients
- Programmers curious on how to setup a local web server for development
- Those who already have blogs and are considering a switch to WordPress
Workshop Outline
We will be setting up WordPress on your computer. This is known as a “Local Install”. You don’t need a domain name or hosting space to participate. We will be installing a webserver to run locally on your computer and it will power your WordPress. We will talk aout best practices when working with mySQL databases in phpMyAdmin, MySQL. This workshop is to learn the basics of installing WordPress.
- Level: 201 Intermediate or 101 Enthusiastic Beginner
- Time: 2 hours
- Location: Online
- Cost: Free
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for the free online workshop
Before Your Training
Required:
- A computer (PC, Mac or Linux)
- A high speed Internet connection
- A landline phone with long distance or a Skype account allowing you to make calls from your computer with the $3/month landline plan
Optional:
- A USB headset for your computer - Visit Amazon for a great list of computer headsets
- A headset for your landline phone - Amazon also has Analog (regular phone) headsets
- A notebook for writing down questions and ideas
- Firefox or Chrome browser (Internet Explorer can make your computer unsafe)
NOTE: You can use your computer speakers but the sound quality isn’t always good and not all computers have microphones. Always use a headset if you’re on a laptop to reduce the “echo effect”!
For Extra Credit
Certain workshops will require us to download tools. Feel free to download these ahead of time.
Workshop Goal
This class will remain free at FreshWorkshops as a way to give back to the WordPress community. I’ve done a similar install training for Joomla seven times since 2009. When I installed my first blog in 2008 and setup my first “real” blog in 2008, I had no idea it would change my life for the better. Open Source is about giving back.
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