beginner blogging with wordpress

Beginner Blogging with WordPress

Deborah Edwards-Onoro, Lireo Designs

Rochester, Michigan

April 25, 2015

Who Am I?

● Deborah Edwards-Onoro, Owner of Lireo Designs

● Organizer for Metro Detroit WordPress Meetup

● Blog daily● www.lireo.com● @redcrew and

@lireodesigns 2

Usage statistics and market share of WordPress for websites: http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-wordpress/all/all 3

WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

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Section 1: Set Up Account & Blog

1.Create a WordPress.com account2.Settings3.Dashboard4.Theme5.Tips for choosing a theme

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Create a WordPress.com account

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Create a Site

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Add Your Password

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Choose a Theme

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Sign up for Free Plan

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Sign Up Confirmation

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Your Blog

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Dashboard

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Settings

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Themes

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Theme Details

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Theme Preview

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Tips for Choosing a Theme

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Section 2: Customizing Your Site

1.Customizer2.Widgets3.Menu4.Front page

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Customizer

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Change Header Image

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Widgets

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Text Widget

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More Widgets

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Menu

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Edit a Menu

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Front Page

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Let’s Get Writing!

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Section 3: Add Content

1.Pages vs. Posts2.Add a Page3.Add a Post4.Add Image 5.Categories vs. Tags6.Publish7.Formats

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Pages vs Posts

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Add a Page

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Add Content to Page

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Add a Contact Form

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Customize Contact Form

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Contact Form Code

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Publish

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Creating a Post

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Add a Link

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Add Address

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Lions and tigers and bears

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Add Image

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Media Library

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Details and Display Settings

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Categories and Tags

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Categories

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Tags

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Formats

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Review

1.Set up account and blog2.Customized settings and theme3.Added content and published page and

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Learn More!

● WordPress.com Support● WordPress.com Support forums● Metro Detroit WordPress Meetup● Facebook WordPress groups● WordPress.tv● WPBeginner● WP101 videos

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Say hello

Deborah Edwards-OnoroLireo Designs

Metro Detroit WordPress Meetup

www.lireo.com@redcrew

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