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You can website too!

You can website too!. A users guide to setting up a website…or at least as much of one as we can cram in over 45 minutes while eating fajitas. Why website?. Because the world expects you to have one Sharing is caring The basics aren’t too hard

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You can website too!

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  1. You can website too!

    A users guide to setting up a website…or at least as much of one as we can cram in over 45 minutes while eating fajitas.
  2. Why website? Because the world expects you to have one Sharing is caring The basics aren’t too hard you can learn something new and amaze your friends at that next thing you do with your friends
  3. HIRE ME TO DO IT FOR YOU (my name is Jason Ball. . .and I love this stuff)
  4. Technobabble! Domain – functions as both the branding of a site and how the interwebs knows how to find you Registrar – The people you pay to make sure your domain functions on the interwebs Hosting – the people you pay to store the actual website data
  5. Technobabble! (Part Deux) cms – the system to actually click around and add/subtract things (CMS is short for ‘content management system’) Database – that mystical set of excel-like tables on steroids that stores data
  6. first steps Function – What am I trying to do here? Form – colors first! Then features! Then everything else! Pre-game tools – an ftp client (I like filezilla), a web browser, a credit card, some time, and possibly an adult beverage or three
  7. Blingbling Purchase your domain and hosting plan – I highly recommend dreamhostfor both. www.dreamhost.com Go download wordpress and your ftp client. www.wordpress.org www.filezilla-project.org
  8. It’s go time In the DH panel – make a new user
  9. In the DH panel – make a new database
  10. In filezilla – put in your website information
  11. In filezilla – upload the wordpresscms
  12. On your pc –eDitwp-config-sample.php
  13. On web browser– run the wordpress installer This is done by going to the following: www.urwebsite.com/wp-admin/install.php (also, here is a reference guide:) http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
  14. Almost there! (stay on target) Pick an admin password – wordpress will make you do this. Don’t use ‘1…2…3…4…5’ Pick a theme – don’t do this after 3 adult beverages without peer review from a trusted source Change the world – add your content and casually drop your new website into every conversation
  15. Some final thoughts Try To avoid lots of clicking – by planning a bit beforehand, you can reduce world-wide carpal tunnel. And high blood pressure The clothes make the person – pick 3 colors and two fonts. No more. Srsly. Put down the mouse and back away slowly Picture resolution matters – bigger is better
  16. A few resources www.ballad-design.com – if you need a professional. . . from turn-key setups, logo design, or just a quick consult. . . please drop me a line https://kuler.adobe.com/ – A REALLY AWESOME TOOL TO HELP YOU PICK OUT THOSE 3 COLORS http://wordpress.org/themes/– a great place to start on your theme hunting
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