Blogging With

WordPress

Department of Information Science & Engineering

Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum
 What is a Website?
• A website is a collection of web pages, images, videos or other
digital assets that are hosted on one web server, usually accessible
via the Internet.

• A website may be organized by function as a personal website, a

commercial website, organization website etc

• A static website is one that has web pages stored on the server in
the same form as the user will view them. It is primarily coded in
HTML (Hyper-text Markup Language).

• A dynamic website is one in which the web page content changes

automatically and/or frequently based on certain criteria. The
user/ administrator can add/modify content without any technical
knowledge.
 What is a Blog?
• A blog (short-form for weblog) is a website, usually maintained by
an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of
events, or other material such as graphics or video.

• Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

• Types : Online diaries, photo blog, audio, video blog, business or

company blog etc
 Why Blog?
• A blog is a simple, cost-effective way to create a professional
online presence.

• A blog creates a conversation between you and the people who

matter to you.

• A blog delivers a huge impact for very little money.

• A blog allows you to take control of what you publish.

• A blog allows you to develop a position of thought leadership.

• A blog is a valuable business tool for collecting customer feedback.

• A blog creates a historical record of your content.

 What is WordPress?
• WordPress is an open source blog publishing application.

• WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus

on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.

• WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.

• Official Website : www.wordpress.org

 Web Hosting
• A web hosting service allows individuals and organizations
to provide their own website accessible via the World Wide
Web.

• Web hosts are companies that provide space on an internet

server.

• Some popular Web Hosts : Media Temple, The Planet, Slice Host,
Mosso etc
 Domain Names
• Domain names war unique alphabetical addresses instead of
numeric ones. Domain names allow Internet users to more easily
find and communicate with web sites and any other IP-based
communications services.

• URL: http://www.example.com/index.html
Domain name: www.example.com

• Generic .biz · .com · .info · .name · .net · .org · .pro

• Sponsored .aero · .asia · .cat · .coop · .edu · .gov · .int · .jobs · .mil ·
.mobi · .museum · .tel · .travel
 
• Country Domains .in .us .uk .au
• Now you have gone through the basics of website, blog,
hosting and domains.

• Let us start with setting up your web hosting account.

• A commercial hosting and a domain name is always required

for a good website.

• There are many free web hosts around and we shall use
www.FreeHostCell.com
Lets Go…
Registration for Hosting Account…
Confirmation Message…
Login - Email Account…
Account Verification…
Account Details – Save It
Web Host Provider Website…
Hosting Control Panel - Login…
Hosting Control Panel – Overview…
Creating Database…
• Now you are done with Web Hosting setup and Database Creation.

• You can now upload the files to your web server.

• Download WordPress source code from www.wordpress.org

• You can either upload files through either hosting control panel or ftp.

• It is recommended to use FTP Client like “FileZilla” or similar one.

• Transfer all the Wordpress files to root directory of your web server.

• Additional Plugins has to uploaded into ../wp-content/plugin/ and

Themes into ../wp-content/theme/
Connecting to Web Sever through FileZilla ftp Client…
Transferring Files from your Computer to Server…
Open URL of your WebSite in any Browser…
Starting Wordpress Installation…
Connecting to Database…
 Connected to Database !

Continue to Install Sample Tables/Data..

Starting with Blog Details…
 Success !
Note Default Account Details…
Logging-In into your Site…
Overview of WordPress Control Panel…
WordPress User Management…
Changing Default Admin Password…
Done !!!
• You have completed your Blog Setup.

• Continue with the Wordpress customization work.

• Add Plugins and Widgets.

• Customize the look of your site.

Create theme easily on www.yvoschaap.com/wpthemegen/

• Your site Url may be like http://example.freehostcell.co.cc

• It is recommended to have www.example.com with commercial

hosting at later stage, if you wish.

• For time being let us get www.example.co.cc which is free and

make your site address simple and easy to remember.
Getting www.example.co.cc
Confirming the availability of name…
Creating Co.Cc Account…
Filling up Registration form…
Proceeding with domain setup…
Overview of Co.Cc Control Panel…
Managing Domain – Website Settings…
Setting Up URL Forwarding…
 Done !!!
Tell others about www.example.co.cc
• Keeping Googling for more details.

• Post your queries on www.gitise.co.cc

• Post your website Link on

www.gitise.co.cc

• Link www.gitise.co.cc from your

website.
 Workshop Conducted By

• Prof. Kiran K. Tangod

kirankt@git.edu

• Sandeep Hegde
sandeephegde88@gmail.com

• Snehal Mense
snehal.mense@gmail.com
Thank you