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Wordpress to Get Your Words Out. Using Wordpress to engage and interact online. Features 508 Compliant (accessible) Interactive (allows discussion/commenting) User registration Privacy & security features allow for internal/external use. Benefits Easy to use Simple to set up and install
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Wordpress to Get Your Words Out Using Wordpress to engage and interact online
Features 508 Compliant (accessible) Interactive (allows discussion/commenting) User registration Privacy & security features allow for internal/external use Benefits Easy to use Simple to set up and install Large developer community Free! Wide range of additional features/functions Why Wordpress?
Wordpress Hosting Hosting requirements: • PHP version 4.3 or greater • MySQL version 4.0 or greater • Apache recommended • Fantastico installation NOT recommended
Wordpress Hosting Resources Reliable Wordpress hosts: • Liquid Web, http://liquidweb.com • Media Temple, http://mediatemple.net/ • Laughing Squid, http://laughingsquid.net/
Minimum Hosting Needs To comfortably host Wordpress on your own server, you’ll need at least: • 300 MB disk space • 20 GB bandwidth
Wordpress Themes Some places for Wordpress themes are: • http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ • DIY Themes: http://diythemes.com/thesis/ • Revolution Theme: http://www.revolutiontheme.com/ • http://www.templatemonster.com/