wordpress basics

Understanding the basics of WordPress operation and management. This series will walk you through the WordPress administration screens.

WordPress Basics

This series will walk you through the basics of WordPress administration screen by screen so you can begin being comfortable managing your new website.

1) WordPress Admin Layout & Home Screen

An overview of the general layout of the WordPress admin and the home screen.

2) WordPress Updates

How to keep WordPress core, themes and plugins up to date with one click.

3) Pages & Posts

An explanation and overview of the differences between pages and posts.

4) Creating & Managing Posts

How to create, edit and manage your posts using the WordPress editor.

5) Media & Comments

How to upload and manage media uploaded to your site and comments from users. 

6) Creating & Managing Pages

How to create, edit and manage your pages using the WordPress editor.

7) WordPress Themes

Installing and managing WordPress themes and theme options.

8) WordPress Widgets

Managing WordPress widgets and sidebars to display additional information.

9) WordPress Menus

Creating, editing and managing WordPress menus across your site.

10) WordPress Plugins

How to install, activate and manage WordPress plugins for functionality.

11) WordPress Users

How to create, manage and view user accounts registered on your site.

12) WordPress Settings

Configuring the various options that come with your WordPress site.

13) Initial Site Setup

The initial steps to setting up any WordPress website you begin working on.

Creating and Managing Posts

The video below covers how to create and manage posts within your WordPress website. If your website is planning on having a blog or regularly updated news articles, this will be one of the first things you’ll set about doing.

Watch the video below to learn more about creating and managing posts within WordPress.

Video Overview

To create a new post:

  • Hover over “Posts” then click on “Add New”.
  • Enter in a title, your post content using the visual editor and optionally enter in an excerpt.
  • Select or add a category for your blog post, no more than 1 or 2 categories per post.
  • Optionally add in tags for your post.
  • Optionally add in a featured image for your post.
  • Click “Publish”.

Editing a post is done the same way, except instead of “Publish”, the blue button on the right will say “Update”.

Adding and Managing Categories:

  • Hover over “Posts” and click “Categories”.
  • Enter in a category name, optionally a slug and parent if applicable.
  • Click “Add New Category”

Tags are managed the same way, except under the “Tags” menu item under posts.

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