Stephanie Leary

Writer and WordPress consultant

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    • Content Strategy for WordPress (2015)
    • WordPress for Web Developers (2013)
    • Beginning WordPress 3 (2010)
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Video for Getting to WordPress (AKA how to import anything into WP) from WPCampus 2016

October 24, 2016 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

The video from my WPCampus 2016 talk, Getting to WordPress, is now available! https://youtu.be/cUx2raLevD4 Huge thanks to the WPCampus crew for their hard work on getting all these videos edited in their copious spare time.   … [Read more...]

Events, WordPress html import, import, presentation, wp all import, wpcampus

HighEdWeb16 Links and Notes

October 18, 2016 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Slides http://www.slideshare.net/stephanieleary/wordpress-for-the-99 See also Getting to WordPress from WPCampus 2016 for tips on moving content from old sites into your new enterprise offering. Plugin List Network-activated Advanced Custom Fields BE Subpages … [Read more...]

Events, WordPress heweb16, highedweb, presentation

Discount code for next week’s Content Strategy Summit

August 18, 2016 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Next week, I'm speaking at the online Content Strategy Summit, along with a really intimidating lineup. Want 20% off your registration? Enter LEARY as your discount code. Registration gets you live attendance (ask questions!) AND access to the recordings afterward. See you (on … [Read more...]

Events, WordPress content strategy, content strategy summit

WPCampus 2016 presentation: Getting to WordPress

August 2, 2016 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Here are my slides from my WPCampus talk, Getting to WordPress (AKA How to Import Absolutely Anything): http://www.slideshare.net/stephanieleary/getting-to-wordpress The video should be up soon! … [Read more...]

Events, WordPress html import, import, wp all import, wpcampus

Upcoming events for 2016: WPCampus, Content Strategy Summit, HighEdWeb

June 16, 2016 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Tonight (and about once a month from now on), I'll be at the College Station WordPress Meetup. We're going to build a site from scratch as a demo for newbies. The second, smaller conference room will be available for advanced developers to chat. Locals, I hope to see you … [Read more...]

Events, WordPress content strategy, content strategy summit, events, highedweb, html import, import, meetup, wp all import, wpcampus

Speaking at BEA Bloggers Conference, May 29

April 5, 2013 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

I'm delighted to be going to New York City in May to speak at the BookExpo America Bloggers Conference. I'll be on the Blogging Platforms panel, talking about how book bloggers can make the most of WordPress. Plus I'll be, you know, wandering around BEA for three days! I'm so … [Read more...]

Blogging, Events, for Authors, Publishing, WordPress bea

Video: good presentation visuals

March 23, 2011 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Here's a video from my day job, from a workshop we held for faculty who teach public speaking. I talked about creating good presentation visuals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0EEH80AeUg … [Read more...]

Events, Techy Goodness day-job, video, youtube

Fast review of Beginning WordPress 3; WP webinar for higher ed coming up

February 22, 2011 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Next month, I'm teaching a webinar for higheredexperts.com as part of their WordPress University series. Karine Joly, the organizer of the event, has just posted a review of my book. It's short; she lists one thing she liked, one thing she didn't (about which, I agree!), and one … [Read more...]

Books, Events, WordPress reviews

Tricky Migrations video from WordCamp Phoenix

February 20, 2011 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

The videos of all the WordCamp Phoenix sessions are now available, including mine, Tricky Migrations. It looks like some of the others are going up on WordPress.tv as well, including the excellent lightning talks. … [Read more...]

Conventions, Events, WordPress wcphx, wordcamp phoenix

DFW WordPress Meetup next weekend

February 20, 2011 Stephanie Leary 1 Comment

Next Saturday, I'll be the guest speaker at the DFW WordPress Meetup. It's going to be a wide-ranging Q&A session, but I know I'm going to talk about some of the hidden gems, importing, and how I moved half a dozen single installations into a multisite setup at work. I'm sure … [Read more...]

Events, WordPress dfw, dfwwp

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Latest WordPress Book

Content Strategy for WordPress

A short book for content strategists and managers on implementing a complete content strategy in WordPress: evaluation, analysis, content modeling, editing and workflows, and long-term planning and maintenance.

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WordPress for Web Developers

WordPress for Web Developers (9781430258667)

This is a book for professional web designers and developers who already know HTML and CSS, and want to learn to build sites with WordPress. The book begins with a detailed tour of the administration screens and settings, then digs into server-side topics like performance and security. The second half of the book is devoted to development: learning to build WordPress themes and plugins.

This is the second, much-revised and updated edition of Beginning WordPress 3, with a more accurate title. Everything’s been updated for WordPress 3.6.

WordPress for Web Developers is out now. See what's inside...

The best WordPress features you’ve never noticed

  • WordPress Hidden Gems: Screen Options
  • WordPress Hidden Gems: Bulk Edit
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Content Modeling for WordPress series

  • Content modeling for WordPress, part 1: analyze content
  • Content modeling for WordPress, part 2: functional and organizational requirements
  • Content modeling for WordPress, part 3: a sample content model

This is an excerpt from Content Strategy for WordPress.My latest books are Content Strategy for WordPress (2015) and WordPress for Web Developers (2013). Sign up to be notified when I have a new book for you.

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