Designs By Emma

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO WORDPRESS
A Workshop Geared Toward Authors

Everything you wanted to know about Wordpress but didn’t know who to ask.
Plus get a chance to work on a test Wordpress site.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.

Please note: Registration is on a first come, first serve basis and space is limited.

When: June 3-6, 2010
Where: The Designs By Emma Classrooms
Who: Me, Emma Petersen – Instructor
Fee: (US)
$15.00 for Design by Emma website/blog clients
$25.00 for the general public
$20.00 for GSRWA members/Ellora’s Cave Authors/Passionate Ink Members

A WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
DAY ONE:
    1. Overview of Wordpress
    2. Using a Wordpress powered Website
    3. Basic Installation of Wordpress
    4. Finding designers who design Wordpress powered websites
    5. How a Wordpress powered website benefits you?

DAY TWO:
    1. Dashboard
        a. What your dashboard tells you.
        b. What’s what.

    2. Blog Feature (Post)
        a. Adding a blog post.
        b. Basic formatting for a blog post.
        c. Editing a blog post.
        d. Publishing a blog post.
        e. Categorizing a blog post.
        f. Scheduling a blog post.
        g. The difference between a page and a post.
        h. Assignment – Adding your own post.

    3. Website Feature (Page)
        a. Adding a website page.
        b. Basic formatting for a website page.
        c. Editing a website page.
        d. Publishing a website page.
        e. Creating a user friendly booklist/backlist
        f. Assignment – Adding your own page.

DAY THREE:
    1. Adding Media
        a. Adding pictures.
        b. Locating previously added pictures.
        c. Assignment – Adding your own media.

    2. Plugins
        a. What’s a plugin?
        b. Installing plugins.
        c. Popular and useful plugins.
        d. Assignment – Adding a plugin.

    3. Comments
        a. Monitoring comments.
        b. Preventing Spam Comments – Askimet

    4. Appearance – Basic

DAYS FOUR, FIVE & SIX:
Questions and Review…You’ll have three additional days after workshop ends to ask questions and review messages.

All registrants will receive 10% off all future Design by Emma projects for purchases $150.00 or more.