What is a blog: functioning and interests
History and versions
Presentation of Dotclear 1
Comparison with other blogs: WordPress …
Principle and functioning of Dotclear 2

The different tools required: web server, editor, browser …
Automatic or classic installation
Updates
Presentation of the public private part: dashboard, ticket …
Visualization of the site

Practical workshop: installing Dotclear on a web server

Posts: creation, edition …
Category creation, edition and organization
Comments: monitoring and management
Media and attachments: directory creation, file addition, archives …
Creation of menus: navigation bar, widget …
Creation of tags (keywords)

Practical workshop: publication and formatting of content

Configuration file parameter
Information and advanced configuration of the blog Antispam
indexing configuration User preference Adding an extension

Reminders in HTML and CSS
Default theme: Blowup
Customization of Blowup: color, characters, banner …
Use predefined styles: rabbit, seville, typo …
Customize with template files (HTML), files CSS

Understand the general mechanics
Know the different files: home.html, tag.html, category.html …
Take advantage of the themes inheritance
Use the different template tags: post, pagination, comments …

Practical workshop: creation of a blog from A to Z