Hi,
For the last couple of years I have been preaching that web designers should learn at least one blog or CMS (content management systems) software so that they can then offer blog/CMS installations and customizations to their clients.
The use of blogs/cms’ is also one of the reasons why I think web designers should learn PHP, given that most blogs are created with PHP these days.
I choose to hang my hat on Wordpress for many technical reasons (it is fast, mature, object oriented) and because it is the most popular blog software out there.
Anyway, I am now putting my videos where my mouth is, and I’ve started to create video tutorials on using and customizing Wordpress.
This first video shows you how to install Wordpress:
Yes, not the most exciting for you seasoned Wordpress nerds, but I still felt this video was needid. Don’t worry though, I have several more advanced videos that I am working on that should interest most Wordpress users. This is what I have coming so far:
- How to add and customize buttons in the Wordpress editor.
- Basic Wordpress use and configuration after install.
- Building a Wordpress theme/template from scratch.
You should expect these to come out very soon.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killersites.com
www.killerphp.com
This is a fantastic video just what I have been looking for to reference installing Wordpress - good find!
I agreed. The video tremendously helps me or anyone who consider using wordpress to see how it is done visually. I love it. Thanks for doing such a great job.
Glad you guys liked it.
I have a few more videos coming out very soon:
- configuring Wordpress.
- customizing the Wordpress editor.
- creating a Wordpress theme/template from scratch.
Stefan
This is one of the best video I’ve come across. It really helps a lot.
I’m going to be setting up wordpress on a new site soon. This made it look very simple. Thanks for the good explanations. I’m looking forward to more videos.
Btw Stefan,
Nice CMS set-up you have by wordpress. I just finished course video tutorial for html. I guess cms is becoming more streamlined. Should I continue to practice html or jump into CMS?
Hi Juice,
I would recommend that you continue to develop your HTML and CSS skills. But if you are looking to something new, I would recommend that you also start using a CMS and a blog .. just to get a feel for it.
Later, you should look into learning a little php (www.killerphp.com) and then start to learn about modifying the CMS.
I think Wordpress and Drupal are good choices.
BTW: I am working on dedicate sections for both.
Hope that helps,
Stefan
Thank you very much for the Video tutorial.
I m managing some sites , all have many html pages, I really feel hard to manage them . Adding contents very much problem for me. For just adding a page needs many changes. A simple cms what I need badly. Many are suggesting to use Wordpress. But I hav very little knowledge on its customization. Your www.killerphp.com for my enhance my php knowledge and tutorials on wordpess customization will be a huge resource for me and for my business. I thank you again.
Hey I stumbled upon this page from Google when looking up information for a client of ours who is installing wordpress for a corporate blog they are doing. I wanted to say that I found the video’s extremely informative and it really helped out, I am a pretty decent simple web designer but have never really had time to fool around with blogging. Thanks for takin the effort to put together the informative video’s.. I’m keeping you bookmarked for future reference!
Jason
PCBytes