CA274 - Web Content Management Systems and

Strategy*

henri.makembe@montgomerycollege.edu

1. Class website ca274.beekeeperdev.com

2. Google Group – Use to ask questions and share findings

3. Bring USB with your template to class

Week 10 - Recap

Final Project

Final Project

Final Project Requirements

Create a theme

•Can be a from scratch or child theme (only TwentyEleven and Twentyten can be parent themes)

•Must work on your class website

•Must have the following• 1 sidebar (5 points)• At least 2 widgets (5 points)• One custom post type (5 points)• At least two templates, i.e. single.php, page.php,

category.php (10 points)• 5 content pages (5 points)• Content page with video ( 5 points)

Final Project Requirements

Create a theme (cont.)

•Must use the following• WP menu functionality (5 points)• At least 2 of plugins (5 points)• Featured Thumbnail functionality (5 points)

•Due on 12/14. No option to turn-in late.

•Must-turn in zip file and receive confirmation from me.

•Free designs available at http://www.freecsstemplates.org/css-templates/

Hosting&Migration

Week 11

Week 11 – Hosting

Week 11 – Hosting

Requirements PHP 4.3 or greater MySQL 4.0 or greater The mod_rewrite Apache module

Tools FTP Favorite HTML editor

Week 11 - Self hosted

Additional consideration Cost Shared vs. Dedicated Tech support Backups Uptime Contract vs. No Contract

Week 11 - Self hosted

Additional consideration (continued) Contract vs. No Contract Upgrade path Bandwidth /Hard drive space Security/E-commerce capabilities Reputation

Week 11 - Self hosted

Recommended hosts Bluehost DreamHost MediaTemple Laughing Squid WP-Engine

Week 11 - Self hosted

Recommended hosts Bluehost DreamHost MediaTemple Laughing Squid WP-Engine

Week 11 - Self hosted

Slow website? W3 Total Cache Plug-in (DB/CDN) WP Super Cache (HTML) Turn-off plug-ins Optimize graphics Better Hosting

Week 11 - Self hosted

Content Migration Content migration only move content

content.

WP handles content migration from other CMS by default

Dashboard -> Tools -> Imports

Install plug-in follow instructions

Week 11 - Migrating

Database Migration Migrates content, settings, and users. Overrides WP installation on destination

hosts Can be done with Plug-ins or

phpMyAdmin Save SQL from source Server -> Restore

DB on Destination Server

Week 11 - Migrating

Database Migration Plugins WP Migrate - http

://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-migrate/

WP Migrate DB - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-migrate-db/

RAMP (paid) - http://crowdfavorite.com/wordpress/ramp/

Week 11 - Migrating

PRACTICE

Week 11

InstallWordPress(10 Minutes)

Week 11

HomeworkSelect HTML template Get it approved

Week 11 - Homework