LogoSECTION 4.0 DO MORE WITH WORPRESS

Topics included in this Section will be added to demonstrate how a WordPress site, like the demonstration SiteDifferent.com, can be incrementally enhanced.

  1. Change Theme Options, Widgets, Plugins — Using the TwentyEleven them, change the layout of the content and sidebar; change the color of text links; add the live Twitter feed widget and a new text widget; add the Online Backup plugin and demonstrate a manual backup; add and activate the Jetpack plugin.
  2. HTML in WordPress — In November 2011 I gave a 35-minute presentation to the Albuquerque WordPress Meetup group. Here is the edited video of the presentation and the Powerpoint slides.

Some of the topics that have been suggested are listed below.

  • Custom code, child themes
  • Debug with Firebug, Chrome inspector
  • Design considerations
  • File organization, file naming conventions
  • Adding video and audio
  • Local host, virtual server installation
  • Next Gen Gallery slideshows, gallery, carousel
  • How to point from a sub-directory to domain name
  • Short codes
  • Premium themes
  • Using FTP instead of the Image Uploader
  • Import from WordPress, Blogspot