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This article contains exercises for [[Week Four (MGDP2060)]].
 
This article contains exercises for [[Week Four (MGDP2060)]].
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== WordPress and MAMP ==
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Do these tasks on your classroom workstation.
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* You may also do this on your laptop or other device.
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=== Create exercise folder ===
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In your [[local root folder]], create a folder named '''wordpress'''.
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* All of the WordPress files go in this folder
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* Do not non-WordPress files in this folder
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=== Download WordPress ==
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=== Move files to exercise folder ===
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=== Create database using phpMyAdmin ===
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=== Edit WordPress config file ===
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=== Browse configuration page ===
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Installation is complete.  Wordpress is ready for use.
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=== Browse website ===
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* [http://localhost/wordpress http://localhost/wordpress] - Example, not working link -- enter the URL in browser address bar
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=== Manage website ===
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* [http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin] - Log in to WordPress admin console (example, not working link)
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=== Change Themes ===
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=== Change Permalinks ===
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=== Update home page ==
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On your Home page, make a link to your WordPress page.  Like this:
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<code><nowiki><a href="./wordpress">Week Four:  WordPress</a></nowiki></code>
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You are free to change "Week Four:  WordPress" to something equivalent. 
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* This is standard classroom style practice: you may change the wording, so long as:
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** The meaning is the same
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** Your style is consistent
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=== Link from WordPress to Home page? ===
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This is not an exercise, but a topic of inquiry.
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How would you make a link from your WordPress page to your Home Page?

Revision as of 08:24, 17 September 2015

This article contains exercises for Week Four (MGDP2060).

WordPress and MAMP

Do these tasks on your classroom workstation.

  • You may also do this on your laptop or other device.

Create exercise folder

In your local root folder, create a folder named wordpress.

  • All of the WordPress files go in this folder
  • Do not non-WordPress files in this folder

= Download WordPress

...

Move files to exercise folder

...

Create database using phpMyAdmin

...

Edit WordPress config file

...

Browse configuration page

...

Installation is complete. Wordpress is ready for use.

Browse website

...

Manage website

...

Change Themes

...

Change Permalinks

...

= Update home page

On your Home page, make a link to your WordPress page. Like this:

<a href="./wordpress">Week Four: WordPress</a>

You are free to change "Week Four: WordPress" to something equivalent.

  • This is standard classroom style practice: you may change the wording, so long as:
    • The meaning is the same
    • Your style is consistent

Link from WordPress to Home page?

This is not an exercise, but a topic of inquiry.

How would you make a link from your WordPress page to your Home Page?

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