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Wordpress notes from the {{discussion list|name=Sagamore Online gang|id=sagamore.online|page=Sagamore online}}! |
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The [[Sagamore Hills PTA website]] runs on [https://wordpress.org/ Wordpress] |
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==Styling== |
==Styling== |
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Bother [[John Lenz]] to make it 'perty. |
Bother [[John Lenz]] to make it 'perty. |
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==Migration== |
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===Featured Images=== |
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Importing content from another Wordpress installation can be done with the '''Tools → Export/Import''' options. Some notes: |
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The target dimensions for featured images in the Twentyfourteen theme is: '''1038x576''' |
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* Media files (attachements) will only import from an '''"All content" export''' |
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==Plugins== |
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** Since "All content" includes elements you might not want to import, like comments or navigation menus, try '''pruning the XML export file''' of those elements before importing |
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* Posts will maintain their Wordpress '''post IDs''' if possible! |
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==Addresses (URLs)== |
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===Site change notifications=== |
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===Address beautification=== |
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So folks know when the website has been changed, the [https://wordpress.org/plugins/email-post-changes/ Wordpress plugin: Email Post Changes] comes in handy. |
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Be sure to: |
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===Calendar=== |
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# Admin → Settings → Permalinks → Day and name |
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# ''Then:'' Custom Structure |
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# Remove the trailing slash |
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(to get rid of the ugly "?p=#" and default trailing slash) |
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You can just [https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/41207 embed Google Calendars], but they're ugly. Instead, use a plugin to pull and present calendar data. |
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===Change starting post ID=== |
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Tried [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-calendar-events/ Google Calendar Events] 2014-09, but it was buggy ([[Dave Barker|Dave]]) |
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''From [[Sagamore online goals 2014#URL_redirects]]:'' |
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===Facebook=== |
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Make the new Wordpress installation use post IDs we haven't used before to avoid collisions (terms and users weren't utilized enough on the old site to bother with), then setup .htaccess redirects from the old to the new as desired. |
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See: [[Sagamore Facebook]] |
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# On the new Wordpress database: |
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==Setup== |
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#: <pre>ALTER wp_posts AUTO_INCREMENT = 2001 ;</pre> |
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==Plugins== |
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How a new installation was setup for the PTA website reset 2014-09 |
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===Site change notifications=== |
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So folks know when the website has been changed, the [https://wordpress.org/plugins/email-post-changes/ Wordpress plugin: Email Post Changes] comes in handy. |
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# Login to the [[Sagamore Hills PTA Dreamhost account]] and install Wordpress |
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## [https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=domain.manage Manage Domains] → Add Hosting to a Domain/Sub-Domain |
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##;Do you want the www in your URL? |
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##: <nowiki>Remove WWW: Make http://www.example.com/ redirect to http://example.com/</nowiki> |
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##;Run this domain under the user: |
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##: sagamorehillspta |
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## [https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=goodies.installer One-Click Installs] → Wordpress (''without'' [http://wiki.dreamhost.com/WordPress_Deluxe_One-Click_Install Deluxe Install]) |
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# Wordpress installation setup (at web address) |
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#;Username |
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#: sagamorehillspta |
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#;Email |
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#: [[communications@sagamorehillspta.org]] |
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# Settings |
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#;General |
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#: |
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#:;Tagline |
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#:: ''blank'' |
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#:;Timezone |
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#:: America / New York |
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#;Discussion |
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#: |
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#:;Default article settings |
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#:: '''De'''select all 3 (notify, trackbacks, comments) |
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#;Media |
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#: |
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#:;Uploading Files |
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#:: '''De'''select, "Organize my uploads into month- and year-based folders" |
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#;Permalinks |
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#: |
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#:;Common Settings |
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#:: |
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#::;Custom Structure |
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#::: <code>/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%</code> |
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#::: ''("Day and name" minus the trailing slash)'' |
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# '''Delete default example content''': comment (comment 1 from Mr. Wordpress on post Hello World), post Hellow World (id=1), page Sample Page (id=2)) |
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# '''Increase default upload filesize''' (from 7M at Dreamhost in /etc/php54/php.ini in 2014-10) to allow uploading videos; see http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/PHP.ini . |
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===Redirects=== |
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* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/quick-pagepost-redirect-plugin/ WordPress › Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin « WordPress Plugins] |
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Notes: |
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** (preliminarily chosen over the popular [https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/ WordPress › Redirection « WordPress Plugins] |
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===Calendar=== |
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* Posts (pages) will maintain their Wordpress '''post IDs''' if possible (they aren't already taken on the new site), so fewer broken links! |
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* Media files (attachments) will only import from an '''"All content" export''' |
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* Since "All content" includes elements you might not want to import, like comments or navigation menus, try '''pruning the XML export file''' of those elements before importing |
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* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-calendar-events/ WordPress › Google Calendar Events « WordPress Plugins] |
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# Old site, Tools → Export → All content (save somewhere) |
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# New site, Tools → Import → Wordpress |
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## Install plugin as prompted |
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## "Activate plugin" |
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# Tools → Import → Wordpress (select saved export) |
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## Assign posts to an existing user (sagamorehillspta) |
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## Download and import file attachments |
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===Facebook=== |
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See: [[Sagamore Facebook]] |
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# Delete unused default plugins: |
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#* Akismet |
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#* Hello Dolly |
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# Install |
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#* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/email-post-changes/ Email Post Changes] |
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#* <del>[https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/ Redirection]</del> ''basic redirection provided by Wordpress already'' |
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#* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-type-switcher/ Post Type Switcher] |
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==Old ideas== |
==Old ideas== |
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'''''Don't'' do these!''' |
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===Change starting post ID=== |
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'''''Not needed''' if content is [[#Import_old_content|imported]]'' |
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''From [[Sagamore online goals 2014#URL_redirects]]:'' |
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Make the new Wordpress installation use post IDs we haven't used before to avoid collisions (terms and users weren't utilized enough on the old site to bother with), then setup .htaccess redirects from the old to the new as desired. |
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# On the new Wordpress database: |
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#: <pre>ALTER wp_posts AUTO_INCREMENT = 2001 ;</pre> |
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===Assigning post IDs=== |
===Assigning post IDs=== |
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'''''Don't use:''' Although the following is possible, it's probably better to just [[# |
'''''Don't use:''' Although the following is possible, it's probably better to just [[#Migration|import old content]] and/or use redirects for old content (ala [[Sagamore .htaccess]]) and make new content use unique post IDs by doing [[#Change starting post ID]].'' |
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* [https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/7177/how-can-i-assign-post-a-specific-id-on-creation#answer-7230 migration - How can I assign post a specific ID on creation? - WordPress Development Stack Exchange] |
* [https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/7177/how-can-i-assign-post-a-specific-id-on-creation#answer-7230 migration - How can I assign post a specific ID on creation? - WordPress Development Stack Exchange] |
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* Might want to know how to [http://vocecommunications.com/blog/2011/03/running-wordpress-from-command-line/ execute from the command line] too |
* Might want to know how to [http://vocecommunications.com/blog/2011/03/running-wordpress-from-command-line/ execute from the command line] too |
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When importing content, it may be easier for sake of redirecting to assign posts/pages the same ID they had on the export site (especially if the export site exposed IDs in its URL (like the PTA site from 2012-2014)). |
When importing content, it may be easier for sake of redirecting to assign posts/pages the same ID they had on the export site (especially if the export site exposed IDs in its URL (like the PTA site from 2012-2014)). ''This happens automatically with Wordpress's Tools → Import if the IDs aren't already taken.'' |
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===Page Tagging & Categories=== |
===Page Tagging & Categories=== |
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* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/tag-pages/ Tag Pages] |
* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/tag-pages/ Tag Pages] |
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* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-tagger/ Page Tagger] |
* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-tagger/ Page Tagger] |
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==Further Reading== |
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* https://managewp.com/wordpress-content-management-complete-guide |
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