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You cannot learn programming by only looking at examples. Please refer to the recommended text books (WordPress - The Missing Manual, 2nd edition and Smashing WordPress - Beyond The Blog, 4th edition) for detailed explanations. For WordPress coding, please refer to Richard's WordPress "Advanced" page
Setting up programming environment:
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| 0. preparation | |||
| Preparation | - show file extensions in windows 8/8.1 | video 00_001 | |
| - install notepad++ | video 00_002 | ||
| - create screen captures, save as PDF files | video 00_003 | ||
The Missing Manual Chapter 3 - Installing WordPress (on my own web host) using an autoinstaller
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| install WordPress the easy way | |||
| requirements | choose a web host - PHP 5.2.4 or greater - MySQL 5.0 or greater |
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| web host registration | - www.biz.nf - sign up for account |
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| web host setup | - control panel login for biz.nf - domain manager > subdomains > create a free subdomain --- e.g. richardricardo.co.nf --- open web browser to check - ftp manager > check ftp user name, change password --- use WinSCP ftp client to transfer local file to server - file manager to check files |
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| install WordPress with an Autoinstaller | - Zacky installer --- choose WordPress --- choose a theme (say any business theme) --- choose extensions / plugin (say any only) --- choose subdomain richardricardo.co.nf --- root directory of subdomain --- website title: richard ricardo movie club --- admin email address: ? --- admin username: ? --- admin password: ? --- install and wait... |
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| configure WordPress | - access the front end at http://richardricardo.co.nf - edit the WordPress site, login to control panel at http://richardricardo.co.nf/wp-admin/ - use the admin username and admin password you created |
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| so what happened ? | - go to - control panel for biz.nf again --- database manager - a MySQL database is created for WordPress, check out phpMyAdmin if you want --- use WinSCP ftp client to see changes in files (.php) --- file manager - also can see changes in files (.php) |
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The Missing Manual Chapter 3 - Installing WordPress (on my own web host) by hand
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| install WordPress - the famous "5 minute install" | |||
| maybe later | skip this for now | ||
The Missing Manual Chapter 4 - Creating Posts
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| install WordPress - the easy way | |||
| web host registration | - https://byet.host/ ---- (new domain name, slightly different screen, please use this link) - https://byethost.com/ - sign up for account - register main subdomain: (firstname, lastname initial) |
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| - control panel login for byethost.com - online file manager - ftp accounts - check --- use WinSCP to test - MySQL Database --- phpMyAdmin |
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| create subdomain (firstname lastname_initial) install WordPress |
- sub domains --- create subdomain, say... richardrilab1.byethost6.com - Softaculus --- WordPress > install --- choose domain richardrilab1.byethost6.com --- in directory (use wp subdirectory, or remove it to install on root) --- site name > Panda Tea House --- site description > Tea Kingdom --- admin username > ? --- admin password > ? --- admin email > ? --- select theme --- install - WordPress is installed at http://richardrilab1.byethost6.com/wp/ or http://richardrilab1.byethost6.com/ - Admin URL http://richardrilab1.byethost6.com/wp/wp-admin/ or http://richardrilab1.byethost6.com/wp-admin/ - Softaculus > WordPress --- top right menu bar > all installations --- remove installation --- backup, clone |
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| create posts | - login to http://richardrilab1.byethost6.com/wp-admin/ - settings > general --- change timezone - dashboard - appearance > themes --- change to any theme - posts > add new --- add the following post titles (use dummy text for content) ----- Panda Tea House Opening ----- Bohea Tea Tasting ----- Jasmine Tea Sale ----- New Arrival - Longjing Tea - posts > all posts ---- try delete a post ---- try edit a post (play with publish date) ---- visibility > === sticky post ---- play with filtering - settings > reading ---- play with settings here |
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| organizing your posts (categories) | - posts > categories (create the following structure) ---- News ---- Tea --------- Black Tea --------- Green Tea - appearance > widgets - primary sidebar > categories > show hierarchy |
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| permalinks | - settings > permalinks | ||
The Missing Manual Chapter 5 - Choosing and Polishing Your Theme
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| richardrilab1.byethost6.com | |||
| installing a theme | - appearance > themes ---- add new theme ---- search for, install and activate "twenty twelve" |
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| customizing the header | - appearance > header ---- check header image dimension (960 × 250 pixels for this theme) ---- create image, Adobe Fireworks (or Windows Paint, ctrl-e to change canvas size) ---- you need this image download ---- header image > upload ---- site title & tagline > turn off "display header text" ---- save and publish ---- you can play with "random header pictures", i will skip this (some plugins can do slide show) ----- to remove header, you need to delete the image from media library |
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| changing the background | - appearance > background ---- background image (play with it, width 2000px), you need this image download ---- 2000px, no repeat, center, fixed ---- colors > background color (only changes color around outer edges, not useful if there is background image) |
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| theme customizer | - appearance > theme ---- same as above (appearance), but gives a preview of the site on right |
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| customizing widgets | - appearance > widgets ---- move a widget (drag) ---- delete a widget (drag to left) ---- tag clouds widget > categories ---- can add widget by plug-ins (later) |
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| mobile themes | - check your website on mobile phone - make sure your theme is mobile-aware |
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The Missing Manual Chapter 6 - Jazzing Up Your Posts
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| making facier posts | - all posts > edit ---- visual tag > toolbar toogle (looks like keyboard) ---- text tag (html editor) - want better post editor ? use plug-ins |
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| putting pictures in a post | - all posts > edit ---- click the post where to add the picture ---- add media > upload files |
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| adding pictures to the media library | - media > add new (can skip for now) ---- you need this image download ---- scale to 1500px width ---- try to crop ---- insert into post (size: large) ---- text tag to adjust size (to smaller only, not bigger) |
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| featured images | skip for now | ||
| showing part of a post | - insert more tag (visual or text) | ||
| divide a post into multiple pages | - text tag ---- add html code <!--nextpage--> |
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The Missing Manual Chapter 7 - Adding Pages and Menus
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| creating pages | - pages > add new ---- page title: Tea Preparation ---- Traditional Methods of Preparing Tea: ---- Black Tea ---- Green Tea ---- Flowering Tea ---- Oolong Tea - publish - pages > all pages ---- edit "Tea Preparation" page, find the Permalink under title, view Page to check the link ---- the ID is at the end of the Premalink ---- trash "Sample Page" |
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| pages widget | - appearance > widgets ---- drag "Pages" widget to where you want it ---- sort by "Page title" |
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| ordering pages | - pages > add new ---- page title: Tea Culture ---- use dummy text - pages > all pages ---- quick edit each page, change order, Tea Preparation = 0, Tea Culture = 1 - pages > add new (2 more pages) ---- page title: Black Tea ---- page title: Green Tea ---- make "Tea Preparation" page their parent ---- update "Tea Preparation" page, link to these two new pages (use Permalink of these pages) |
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| custom menus | - appearance > menus ---- "create a new menu" at top of page ---- menu name: menu 2 ---- create menu ---- play with pages/links/categories ---- links > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea > Tea wiki (Link Text) ---- save menu - appearance > menus > manage locations (top tab) ---- primary menu: menu 2 ---- save changes ---- change to original setting - appearance > menus > select all pages for menu 2 > add to menu ---- reorganize pages to show the parent structure ---- save menu ---- order: Tea Preparation / Tea Culture / Tea wiki - appearance > menus > manage locations (top tab) ---- primary menu: menu 2 ---- change to original setting |
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| changing your home page | - settings > reading ---- front page displays: a static page > select Tea Culture (but posts are gone) - pages > add new > title : Posts ---- publish -- settings > reading ---- front page displays: a static page > select Tea Culture ---- post page: Posts (it is a place holder) |
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The Missing Manual Chapter 8 - Comments
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| allowing or forbidding comments | - NOT login as admin > post a comment on a post - NOT login as admin > post a comment on a page - login in as admin - comments > approve - try to leave a comment on a post (no need to approve) |
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| turn off comments | - pages > all pages - quick edit a page > allow comments (upper right, small text, check box) - turn off comments for all pages - posts> all posts - quick edit a post > allow comments (upper right, small text, check box) - explain bulk action - top right corner > Screen Options > comments checked - select all posts > bulk action > edit > apply > comments |
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| slow lane > need to approve comment fast lane > no need to approve |
- change default setting for posts - settings > discussion ---- go through all options ---- uncheck - allow link notification from other blogs ---- uncheck - allow people to post comments to new articles ---- email me whenever ---- comment must be manually approved |
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| sanitizing comments | - edit any comment - comments > choose a comment > edit - settings > discussion > comment moderation > fill the box with words you don't want to allow - WP Content Filter plug-in |
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| paged comments | - settings > discussion > break comments into pages | ||
| make comments more personal | - The Gravatar Service - gravatar.com - facebook and twitter comments - Jetpack plug-in |
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| spam-fighting strategies | - forbid all comments - moderation - force commenters to login - force commenters to login + allow third-party logins - use Akismet or another spam-catching plug-in |
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The Missing Manual Chapter 9 - Plug-Ins
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| plug-in directory | /wp-content/plugins | video 06_030 | |
| install plug-in | - plugins > add new ---- search for "Jetpack" ---- install "Jetpack by WordPress.com" |
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| activate plug-in "Jetpack by WordPress.com" | - plugins > installed plugins ---- activate "Jetpack" ---- click on "Jetpack" ---- must signup with wordpress.com ---- activate ---- Jetpack > settings |
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| image widget (jetpack) | - appearance > widgets ---- image widget > drag to right ---- fill in information ---- tea plant ---- image url: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Organic_mountain_grown_tea_leaf.jpg/310px-Organic_mountain_grown_tea_leaf.jpg ---- when clicked: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Organic_mountain_grown_tea_leaf.jpg |
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| add a contact form | - create a new post ---- post > add new ---- title: Free Biluochun Tea ---- categories: news, tea, green tea ---- click "add contact form" (below title, next to add media) ---- add a new field > Mailing Address (text required) ---- change comment field (not required) ---- add a new field > Bags of Free Tea (drop down: 1234) ---- publish - try to submit a form ---- Dashboard > feedback to check submitted forms (can export to as csv) ---- or you can receive from by email - you can also add a contact form to a page (same: add contact form) |
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| add a math equation | - with jetpack > use LaTex typesetting language - choose any page ---- [latex]f(n) = n^5 + 4n^2 + 2 |_{n=17}[/latex] |
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| add mobile support (WPtouch plug-in) | - if your theme is not a responsive theme, you can use a plug-in that adds mobile support. --- WPtouch --- activate it |
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| backup a wordpress site | - web host provides it: byethost cpanel login > softaculus ---- Softaculus > WordPress ---- top right menu bar > all installations ---- remove installation ---- backup, clone ---- manual download using ftp software - alternatively, use a plugin (backup database, and files) ---- "online backup for wordpress" - plugins > add new > search for "online backup for wordpress" > install now ---- activate plugin - dashboard > online backup ---- backup tab > check both database & filesystem ---- online / local / email (yes email) ---- shedule tab > to schedule backup |
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| Akismet plug-in / spam filter | - plugins > all plugins > activate ---- sign up for an akismet API key (need a credit card) ---- skip for now |
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The Missing Manual Chapter 10 - Picture Galleries, Video, and Music
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| embeds & short codes | |||
| automatic embed | - choose any post: posts > all posts ---- Jasmine Tea Sale > edit > text (edit html code) ---- http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o508/NickSoutheast/IceTea.jpg - wordpress must recognize this site (http://codex.wordpress.org/Embeds) ---- [embed width="123" height="456"]...[/embed] does not always work, just a request |
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| video | - just copy the link (site must be recognized by wordpress) ---- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puldqGnW9P0 |
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| gallery of pictures | - choose post or page ---- say pages > all pages > green tea > edit ---- add media > upload files (edit if needed)> create gallery (left) > shift/ctrl click to select files > create a new gallery > change stuff > insert gallery ---- try to select the gallery again, and edit link for each picture/thumbnail, consider change url to link to another page ---- you will need file1 and file2 |
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| slideshow | - just like gallery > create a gallery > change the code ---- [gallery type="slideshow" ids="85,18,86"] |
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| more video and audio | - skip for now | ||
The Missing Manual Chapter 11 - Collaborating with Multiple Authors
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| 5 different user roles | - administrator - everything - editor - all posts and pages - author - their own posts (create new posts) - contributor - create draft posts - follower or subscriber - read posts and add comments |
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| add new user | - dashboard - users > add new ---- username: blackteasupervisor ---- email: blackteasupervisor@gmail.com ---- first name: jennifer ---- last name: yu ---- password: ********&** ---- role: author ---- add new user - users > all users ---- edit ---- display name publicly as... - now logout - use richardrilab1.byethost6.com/wp-admin ---- login as 'blackteasupervisor' - posts > add new ---- title: Keemun Tea Tasting ---- categories: news, tea, black tea - check the posts page to see the post is posted by jennifer yu |
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| post approval process | - logout as 'blackteasupervisor' |
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| everyone can register | - settings > general ---- check "anyone can register" ---- save changes - logout as 'richardricardo' ---- now you see 'register' at /wp-admin/ login screen |
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| creating a newtork of sites | - control panel login for byethost.com - sub domains --- create subdomain, say... richardrilab2.byethost6.com - Softaculus --- WordPress > install --- choose domain richardrilab2.byethost6.com --- in directory (remove wp to install on root) --- site name > Panda Tea Company --- site description > Tea Kingdom --- check "Enable Multisite (WPMU)" --- admin username > ? --- admin password > ? --- admin email > ? --- select no theme --- install - WordPress is installed at http://richardrilab2.byethost6.com/ - Admin URL http://richardrilab2.byethost6.com/wp-admin/ - login to http://richardrilab2.byethost6.com/wp-admin/ - settings > general > timezone - appearance > themes > cannot be done here > installing themes on multisite can only be done from the Network Admin section |
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| to be continued... | |||
Shopping Cart Plugins
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| 3 popular free shopping car plugins to choose from | 1. WP eCommerce 2. Cart66 3. WooCommerce We are going to use 1. WPeCommerce. |
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| install WP eCommerce plugin | - login to wordpress admin http://richardrilab1.byethost6.com/wp-admin/ - plugins > add new ---- search for wp ecommerce > install now (....) > activate plugin ---- check out "update your active theme" link (do not need to do anything) |
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| setup simple store | - wp admin dashboard - settings > store ---- check out all the tabs - general tab ---- basic country region > usa, tennessee ---- currency type > USA (US Dollar) ---- save changes - admin tab (useful stuff below) ---- store admin email ---- customer purchase receipt - taxes ---- enable tax > turn tax OFF ---- save changes - shipping tab ---- enable shipping settings ---- shipping original city > clarksville, TN ---- shipping original zip code > 37044 ---- save changes ---- shipping modules > flat rate > basic local: 0 for all > basic international: 0 for all > update > save changes ---- this amount will be added to product shipping cost - payment tab ---- ChronoPay offers credit card payment > we are not using it now ---- Test Gateway > check > Manual Payment Test > key in some instructions > update > Save changes - checkout tab ---- Enable "Same as billing address" checkbox - marketing tab ---- keep everything as default - import tab ---- keep everything as default - presentation tab ---- very useful tab > go through everything > but do not change anything |
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| add a product | - you may need these image files: file1 & file2 - products > add new ---- title: Biluochun Tea - 1lb (test) ---- description: dummy text ---- weight: 1 pounds ---- local shipping fee: $4 ---- international shipping fee: $6 ---- image gallery: upload file ---- product pricing: $150 ---- sale price: $150 ---- taxes: 12 (not needed if tax is disabled) ---- publish |
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| make product page available | - appearance > menus ---- select products page (and sub pages) > add to menu > move it to below home (and move sub pages below products page) > save menu |
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| purchase a product | - try to purchase a product as a normal user |
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| check sales | - dashboard > store sales | ||
| add another product | - try to add another product to test | ||
The Missing Manual Chapter 12 - Attracting a Crowd
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The Missing Manual Chapter 13 - Editing Themes
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The Missing Manual Chapter 14 - Advanced WordPress Site
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| skip for now | |||