WordPress Basics for Photographers

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Wordpress Basics for Photographers
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Learn all the steps. From purchasing a domain name and web space, to installing WordPress, creating pages and posts, to adding images. You will be amazed by how easy it is to setup your own photography blog! RC Concepcion takes you through from start to finish!

  1. Introduction (00:38) RC introduces himself and talks about what he will cover in these lessons
  2. An Introduction to Wordpress (06:29) In this tutorial, RC talks to you about how Wordpress is built to handle a variety of different web needs
  3. Setting Up a Domain Name - Godaddy (10:00) The first step in setting up a photography blog is setting up your domain name. RC goes over how to secure a domain name using GoDaddy, and why it's important that you manage all of your domains in one place
  4. Setting Up a Hosting Account - Godaddy (03:22) Once your domain is registered, it's time to get some hosting space. RC goes over the process of getting your space for your blog
  5. Attaching Your Host and Using CuteFTP (08:26) In this tutorial, RC goes over the process of setting up a project folder for working with a web project
  6. Installing WordPress (06:02) Setting up Wordpress installation could not be easier. RC takes you through the 5 steps
  7. Logging Into the Wordpress App (04:24) Login to the Back Office of the Wordpress application and make your first post!
  8. Creating a Page and SubPage (06:45) Posts are date based - pages are not. Learn how to create pages and sub-pages
  9. Images For Your Website (08:08) How to upload images into your posts and pages
  10. Creating Categories (07:02) In This Tutorial RC how to create some order on your site by creating categories
  11. Using a Wordpress Theme (10:44) Go from boring to pretty using a Wordpress theme!
  12. Blog Housekeeping (09:04) Learn how to backup your blog, work with comments, add authors, and turn off comments globally in Wordpress
  13. Installing a Plugin: Google Analytics (04:26) Plugins allow you to extend what Wordpress can do. Learn how to install WP Google Analytics to track visits on your website
  14. Using Bloglines to Get More Inspiration (03:46) Part of working on a photo blog website means you'll be researching other websites. Make that easier by using Bloglines!
  15. Conclusion (00:51) Thanks for following along. Hope you learned a lot
Course Time: 01 Hours 30 Minutes
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  1. By watching this, and following along I now have my very own website!! Thanks RC!

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RC Concepcion

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Rafael Concepcion (RC) is an education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and the co-host of Layers TV - The How To Podcast For Everything Adobe. An...VIEW FULL BIO»

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