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1 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Library Blogs using WordPress Greg Sennema Electronic Services Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Session 1318

2 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Library Blogs using WordPress why use a blog choosing blog software what is WordPress installing WordPress using WordPress customizing WordPress – themes customizing WordPress – plugins WordPress resources

3 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog More than just a personal story platform… Organizational stories, news, highlights Parse content maintenance to staff Parse content into web site, make current Picked up in blog search engines RSS is a core function of a blog

4 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples

5 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples

6 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples

7 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples

8 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples

9 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples

10 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Why use a Blog – Examples

11 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software Criteria for choosing blogging software? what are the required technical skills needed to install and edit what does it offer for site navigation: pages, categories can posts be easily created and modified can pictures and multimedia be easily uploaded can posts and comments be displayed, turned on/off can posts be moderated before published can the blog generate RSS feeds can the appearance and layout be easily changed is there technical support is it locally or remotely hosted does it provide usage statistics

12 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software We need to get up and running quickly, without technical skills… WordPress (hosted) TypePad $ We want to tailor the blog, and someone technical can help set it up, but non-tech-savvy folks will be posting. Blogger TypePad $ WordPress (installed) Our organization is pretty technical all around, and we want the most flexibility in a blogging tool. WordPress (installed) TextPattern ExpressionEngine $ Source: Getting Started with Blogging Software www.idealware.org/blogging_software

13 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software Hosted or Installed?

14 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted) Source: Getting Started with Blogging Software www.idealware.org/blogging_software

15 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted) Blogger.com WordPress.com owned by appearance easily customized navigation bar no categories large open source community choose from 54 themes ($ to edit) no navigation bar categories

16 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted)

17 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted)

18 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, hosted)

19 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Source: Getting Started with Blogging Software www.idealware.org/blogging_software Choosing Blog software (free, installed)

20 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Choosing Blog software (free, installed) evolution WordPress.com supports multiple blogs appearance easily customized categories small (but growing) user group single blog per install appearance easily customized categories large user group

21 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian What is WordPress WordPress started in 2003 [and] has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on hundreds of thousands of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. Everything about WordPress was created by and for the community. WordPress is an Open Source project, which means there are hundreds of people all over the world working on it (more than most commercial platforms.) It also means you are free to use it for anything from your cats home page to a Fortune 500 web site without paying a license fee. Large user community and completely customizable (themes and plugins) Source: wordpress.org/about/

22 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Requirements web server (virtually any!) PHP version 4.2 or greater MySQL version 4.0 or greater

23 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Steps http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress.http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress. WordPress Installed for Free Things to Know Before You Begin Installing WordPress The Famous 5-Minute Installation.. Detailed Installation Instructions Common Installation Problems WordPress in Your Language Installing WordPress in Your Language How to Install Multiple Blogs How to Install WordPress Locally Getting Started with WordPress (much more installation info)

24 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Steps

25 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Steps

26 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Installing WordPress – Steps

27 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress Dashboard making posts writing pages administration

28 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress

29 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress

30 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress

31 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Using WordPress

32 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes Hosted: plug and play Installed: acquire, plug, tweak, and play Requires understanding of CSS and PHP

33 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

34 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

35 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

36 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

37 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

38 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

39 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes Source: wordpress.org/about

40 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

41 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

42 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

43 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

44 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Themes

45 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins Hosted: plug and play Installed: acquire, plug, tweak, and play

46 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins Source: codex.wordpress.org/Plugins

47 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins

48 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins

49 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins

50 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins

51 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins

52 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Customizing WordPress – Plugins

53 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian WordPress Resources June 2006 October 2006January 2006August 2007 wordpress.org

54 Greg Sennema library.wlu.ca/blogs/technolibrarian Library Blogs using WordPress Greg Sennema Electronic Services Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Session 1318 Questions or comments?

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