Introduction to Publishing with WordPress

This session will introduce the WordPress publishing platform with the goal of getting new web publishers up and running on their first WordPress-powered site. Personal assistance will be provided to those wishing to install WordPress on their server during the session (domain and remote server access is required for those requesting assistance.) Please note: All are welcome but this is a session for beginners.

Topics to be covered:

What is WordPress?
What you need to install and manage a WordPress-powered site
Getting Started / installation
Creating and managing content
WordPress themes
WordPress plugins
Designers & developers: When to hire the pros
The WordPress community