This is a tutorial for basic and intermediate usage of WordPress. Some of my most used Plugins are also included. My hope is that once you complete this tutorial and the accompanying videos you will feel confident in the administration of your WordPress website and will be able to have fun managing it.
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WordPress is design to be intuitive and relatively easy to use, however, it is a whole new world for those unfamiliar with using a Content Management System. It can be incredibly daunting when first starting out. Where to begin? Below I have included a table of contents with hints to get you pointed in the right direction.
Beginner
- What is the Dashboard?
- Pages and Posts, what’s the difference? How do I use them?
- Adding pictures and other media to the mix
- What are links for?
- Managing Comments
- Switching Themes, Playing with Widgets, and updating your look.
- The power of Menus
- Theme options, some people have them, some people don’t
- How to manage Plugins
- Managing your users, if you want to
- You can import with tools
- How about those settings?
Plugins
- custom contact forms
- WordPress SEO by Yoast
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