{"id":1464,"date":"2016-05-08T20:30:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T01:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2016-05-06T15:51:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T20:51:56","slug":"recap-maddy-osmans-wordpress-for-bloggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2016\/recap-maddy-osmans-wordpress-for-bloggers\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Maddy Osman&#8217;s WordPress for Bloggers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ec0a6ac9bd172932148a187240330fd8?s=200\" alt=\"Maddy Osman\" \/><br \/>\nMaddy Osman (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddyOsman\" target=\"_blank\">@MaddyOsman<\/a>) gave a talk titled Using WordPress for Bloggers on Sunday, May 1 at 1:00 PM.<\/p>\n<h3>View presentation online<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/181QxuBJR-O7-jzbZqfgFnCslIrp1OFujZ2z8Ta48xK8\/edit?pref=2&amp;pli=1\">View or download slides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Social Recap<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some of the highlights and tips our audience shared on Twitter:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watching <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddyOsman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaddyOsman<\/a> talk about blogging with WordPress. Maybe it&#39;ll be the incentive I need to get started.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCChi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCChi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/quDKut7Xar\">pic.twitter.com\/quDKut7Xar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geoffrey Shilling \ud83c\udf34 (@geoffreys808) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffreys808\/status\/726834257159675904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WordPress is open source so you can make it your own. Using wordpress for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bloggers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bloggers<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddyOsman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaddyOsman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rpUxJzkn5H\">pic.twitter.com\/rpUxJzkn5H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari E. McLean (@MsMcLean1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsMcLean1\/status\/726834844341252098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Self-hosted wordpress allows plugins, customized domain name. This is a  better way to go. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G3ZlVxQj6s\">pic.twitter.com\/G3ZlVxQj6s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari E. McLean (@MsMcLean1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsMcLean1\/status\/726835644505423876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What are broad categories of your blog topics? Goes back to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andynathan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@andynathan<\/a> ideas, I think, of knowing your audience. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddyOsman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaddyOsman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari E. McLean (@MsMcLean1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsMcLean1\/status\/726836439552540673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Published states: draft, pending, publish (live) and you can backdate posts. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddyOsman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaddyOsman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari E. McLean (@MsMcLean1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsMcLean1\/status\/726837392754225152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Name your post simply for best <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SEO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SEO<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddyOsman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaddyOsman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z6Jp562y7j\">pic.twitter.com\/Z6Jp562y7j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari E. McLean (@MsMcLean1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsMcLean1\/status\/726839841888018432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/clareparkinson\/status\/726840310223896576<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Plug-ins: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jetpack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jetpack<\/a>  site stats, useful even of you are using Google Analytics. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddyOsman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaddyOsman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari E. McLean (@MsMcLean1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsMcLean1\/status\/726840343728148480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Use Askimen to prevent spammed from commenting on your blog. Yoast SEO = single most important blog. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a> social media plugins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari E. McLean (@MsMcLean1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsMcLean1\/status\/726840751292817408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/clareparkinson\/status\/726840784037666816<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/clareparkinson\/status\/726841206680903680<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Social media plugins &#8211; there are mostly free. Social warfare costs. Ensure your plugins react to your posts. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FFhP8zmbj9\">pic.twitter.com\/FFhP8zmbj9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari E. McLean (@MsMcLean1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsMcLean1\/status\/726841175919984641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Make it easy for people to share  content on social. Tweetily: share old posts on Twitter, automate it. Simply Instagram also good. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcchi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari E. McLean (@MsMcLean1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsMcLean1\/status\/726841910468468738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missed Maddy Osman\u2019s talk \u201cUsing WordPress for Bloggers\u201d? 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