*This is for everyone who wants to learn how to start their own site. It’s easy to get started and we hope you can make it.
Economy got you strapped? Need to create a Web presence for your small business or event and don’t know how?
We’ve got you covered with this special session on WordPress, a FREE publishing platform that focuses on ease of use and community. We’ll cover a ton of unique ways to use your new platform, including all the basics to get your started.
Social Media Club: Thursday, May 28, 6-7:30pm @theState, 1401 Shop Road
Got a burning question about WordPress? Need help with something specific? Get ‘em in EARLY! (as a comment below)
Posted by Christy Season on May 23, 2009 at 10:23 am
I’d like to learn how you can change the style of the themes – does Word Press provide you with the HTML or a style sheet you can modify?
I’ve heard a lot of people say Word Press is much better than using Blogger. What are the benefits of Word Press over Blogger?
Looking forward to seeing everyone. Thanks!
Posted by Chip on May 23, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Hey Christy,
Thanks for the question. In a nutshell, WordPress is different than Blogger because it is a standalone Content Management System. If you have your own server, you can run your wordpress blog there instead of wordpress.com.
Wordpress is written in PHP and has css available so that you can change your theme anyway you’d like.
There are tons of free wordpress themes available, some are free and some cost money.
The thing that makes wordpress great is the open source community that has really developed great widgets and extensions for it.
There’s an option in wordpress that will allow you to import all of your blogger post into your new blog! :) you should be excited about that.
Be sure to write down all of your questions and bring them with you. We’ll see you there.
Posted by Jeanne on May 27, 2009 at 9:29 am
Will this meeting be presented over UStream?
Posted by Mich on May 27, 2009 at 9:35 am
We’re hoping too, yes. :-)
Posted by windhamdavid on May 27, 2009 at 1:23 pm
the ustream channel?
Posted by Mich on May 27, 2009 at 4:22 pm
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/smccolumbia
Posted by Joshua on May 27, 2009 at 7:02 pm
I won’t be able to make it nor able to watch the stream. But I have a stand alone server (Apple OS X Server running 10.3.9) and I need assistance installing WordPress. I have several URL’s already and have several static IP’s.
Someone PLEASE be able to assist.
Thank you.
Posted by Chip on May 27, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Have you tried installing MAMP and using it yet?
Posted by Shane Howell on May 28, 2009 at 9:40 am
I use MAMP on a regular basis to run a local server but I have yet to be able to find a way to compress the database files it creates and import them into a live MySQL database… So at the moment I only use MAMP to edit/create WordPress themes…
Is there a way to compress and import the database files MAMP creates with WordPress and import them into a live MySQL database?