'Build Your First Website with WordPress' Workshop Introduction

The presentation is prepared for the "Build Your First Website Free with WordPress" workshop, jointly organized by Go with WP, the WordPress podcast, and Kantipur City College (KCC). The workshop starts on July 20, 2024, and ends on August 10, 2024.

This introductory presentation is designed to introduce WordPress to the students and is presented during the first week.

1. Build Your First Website
Easily with WordPress
By Sunita Rai
WEEK ONE : INTRODUCTION
(4-Week Long Workshop Organized by Go with WP & Kantipur City College)

2. WH Questions
Of WordPress

3. is
WordPress?
What

4. Website Creation
Software

5. Content Management
System (CMS)

6. Open Source
“Democratize Publishing”

7. https://wordpress.org/about/

8. WordPress
is
01
Website Creation Software
02
Content Management System (CMS)
03
Open Source Code

9. Started
WordPress?
Who
When?

10. Matt Mullenweg
https://ma.tt/
Mike Little
https://mikelittle.org/

11. WordPress started in 2003 when
Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg
created a fork of b2/cafelog.

12. Use
WordPress?
Why

13. #1 Most Popular CMS
01
Powers over 62% of all CMS-based websites. This is 43+% of
all websites.
02
WordPress is the fastest-growing CMS, with roughly 500+
new sites being built daily in the top 10 million websites on
the web
Source: https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-wordpress
https://joost.blog/cms-market-share/

14. 01
Powers over 62% of all CMS-based websites. This is 43+% of
all websites.
02
WordPress is the fastest-growing CMS, with roughly 500+
new sites being built daily in the top 10 million websites on
the web
Source: https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management

15. Example
Websites
https://wordpress.org/showcase/

16. https://www.taylorswift.com/

17. https://www.nasa.gov/

18. https://www.onlinekhabar.com/

19. Benefits
Opportunities

20. For End-Users
01
Full-fledged CMS, powerful enough to build any type of website
02
Easy to install and use
03
Free, Open Source Software
04
Developed and supported by a worldwide community
05
Highly extensible with plugins and themes
YOU CAN build stunning websites EASILY.
At Cheapest Price.

21. “Build Yourself an
Awesome Online
Portfolio”

22. For Developers
01
Build WordPress plugins and themes (business)
02
WordPress site development and customization services
03
Get a WordPress job (Developer, designer, support engineer, marketer)
04
Work from your sofa and earn as a freelancer.
05
Contribute to the WordPress core and shape the web
Serve the 400+ million websites online!
Earn from a $590+ billion industry!
Source: https://wordpress.org/book/2023/05/chapter-11-the-wordpress-economy/

23. Build an
Awesome
CAREER

24. to Build a Site
with WordPress?
How

25. What
you need
01
WordPress Software
02
Web Hosting
03
Domain Name

26. Web Hosting
Hosting Providers:
Hostinger
Bluehost
Himalayan Host (Nepal)
Provides storage and technology to
put your content on the internet

27. Domain Name
Domain Registrars:
Namecheap
GoDaddy
Register.com.np (Nepal)
A unique name for your website.
(WordPress.org, Google.com)

28. Steps to
Build a
WordPress
Website
01
Get a Domain Name & Hosting Account
02
Install WordPress
03
Customize and Publish Your Site Online

29. More in the hands-on
Workshop!
Detailed Guide: https://www.sitesaga.com/how-to-make-a-website/

30. Questions?
01 02
Inspiration Area

31. Thank
You So Much!
www.sitesaga.com
@TheSunitaRai
@sunitarai

32. Date: 20th July - 10th August, 2024