Smaller, larger, or a different color? Is there a sidebar? All of these changes are created from a few files called template files. You can learn more about how they work in Theme Developer Handbook.
This is like familiarizing yourself with the backend of your new website. In fact, the first page you see after logging in is called the Dashboard , a collection of information and data about the activities and actions on your WordPress site.
On the left side of the screen is the main navigation menu detailing each of the administrative functions you can perform. Click on the Users tab. The screen will change and you will see the Screen called All Users that shows a list of all your users; from here you can add or change existing users and authors accounts.
In the navigation menu, click on the Your Profile menu choice. This is where you will enter information about you, the author and administrator of the site. Fill in the information and click Update Profile when done. The Appearance, Themes Screen allows you to change the look of your site using different Themes.
Themes are presentation styles that completely change the look of your site. Designed by developers and users, there are hundreds of themes available for you to choose from. To quickly change the theme, simply click on the Activate button under one of the themes listed, then click on your site name in the top toolbar to see how it looks.
Wow, you have another look. To see it again, click your site name in the toolbar, and there it is. Back in the Administration Screen , take a look at the Posts Screen. You can use the tabs under the Posts Menu to write and manage your posts.
Add the title of the article in the space allocated. When you are done, click on the Publish button at the top right of the page, then click a second time to confirm the publication. Part of the fun of WordPress is the ability to have viewers leave comments on your site. It creates a dynamic interchange between you and the viewer.
Do you want comments on your posts? Comments on posts come in a variety of forms, from pats on the back Good job! Like the post! The blank box where you enter your writing, links, images, links to images, and any information you want to display on your site. For more on the text view, see the section below, Visual Versus Text Editor. Contains buttons that control the state of your post. The main states are Draft and Published. Draft means the post has not been published and remains in draft status for the post creator.
A Published status means the post has been published and is live on your site. Save Draft Allows you to save your post as a draft rather than immediately publishing it. To return to your drafts later, visit Posts — Edit in the menu bar, then select your post from the list. Visibility This determines how your post appears to the world. Password Protected posts are published to all, but visitors must know the password to view the post content.
Private posts are visible only to you and to other editors or admins within your site. Change the settings to the desired time and date. You must also click the Publish button when you have completed the post to publish at the desired time and date. Allows you to choose a format for a post.
Styling and appearance are handled by the individual themes. The general topic of the post. Posts should also be broken up frequently by subheaders, again making your content easy to scan.
Many bloggers try to insert a subheader at least every words. Note that we typically include a variety of examples, images and screenshots throughout our posts here at Sprout. Most bloggers include three to four images per blog post , but writers should feel free to include as many visuals as they see fit. Going beyond stock photos or screenshots, consider how you can whip up a graphic or quote with the help of a tool like Canva.
Bear in mind that you can also use social embeds to break up your blog posts, too. For bloggers using WordPress, social links you copy-and-paste will immediately populate without issue.
Agencies, forget quick wins. It's time to play to your existing strengths. The takeaway here is to find opportunities to keep your readers scrolling with the help of headers and visuals. Of course, sacrificing readability for the sake of SEO is a common mistake among bloggers competing for keywords.
Again, the concept of balance rears its head. For starters, take the time to do proper keyword research via SEO tools and start with keywords you might realistically rank for. Few posts will ever get the total green light from Yoast. To wrap things up, here are some quick tips for bloggers to create high-performing, share-worthy content over time. In addition to traffic for individual posts, consider how metrics such as bounce rate and clicks can clue you in the posts that readers interact with the most.
The same rules apply to metrics such as social shares and clicks. Through social analytics , you can discover common threads between the types of content that your readers share.
Given the hours involved in putting together a quality post, content distribution should be a top priority for each post you publish. And consider how social media is central to promoting your blog to current and new readers alike. Additionally, tools such as Viralpost ensure that your blog-centric posts go live when readers are most likely to see them.
Through consistent reading and writing, you can develop better writing habits and style all your own. When you spot a blog post that you find engaging, take the time to dig into why it clicked with you. For an error like that one, you would want to reach out to the support for your specific theme and they should be able to assist.
This could be a DNS issue with your domain name. Please contact your WordPress hosting provider and they will be able to assist you better. Hi, I have a website built in WP with Woocommerce. Is that possible? What would it take programming? I totally agree with Jasmine above. Nonetheless, I have a problem that probably most other newbies are having. Kindly respond to it. My blog is. I have published several posts, categories and some pages and sub pages up there. Now, my issue is; I would love to link my posts to those sub pages.
What happened? Am I in wordpress jail for some reason and not allowed to publish? Is there something wrong with my computer or software or browser? Good morning. I want to schedule my post in advance. What I see in my site is a sign with publicize not connected. Could you tell me what the problem is? Great article here. Am a newbie and been trying to upload post but the problem is, my article has few images example 5 Best Cities to Visit.
You can also select multiple images at once and create a gallery. Finally, refresh your site. Hi dear What i will do after to publish a blog. I am really glad to see ur tutorial. I just a beginner and face some dashboard setting problems. Now many problems are solve so thanx for u. This is for What happened to writing a post? I insert lots of images all the time. I could control size. This happened since my last post 8 days ago.
When I made the image smaller, it dropped the caption I gave it and now the two captions for two different pictures are the same.
You can look it up yourself in my current draft for Empire State Building. How can I go back to adding posts the way I did before? I found my own answer. In case anyone else has the same problem, I added a new post the regular way by clicking on WP Admin and then adding the new post.
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress. Perhaps you could help out those of us who are bad at figuring it out for ourselves? Best Wishes, Jasmine. You can try this very basic troubleshooting tip.
Deactivate all your WordPress plugins and then switch to a default theme. Visit the post editor to see if this resolved the issue. If it does, then this means that the issue was caused by a plugin or your WordPress theme. If it does not resolve the issue, then report back and we can troubleshoot it further. Thank you for this info. I think this site is going to be invaluable — just what I need simple clear info for a tech challenged person.
I can already see a tonne of things that I can work on. Yes except that you cannot choose categories or tags for a page by default. When creating a page you can also make it a parent or child page as well. See our guide on the difference between WordPress posts vs pages.
Have you tried Edit Flow? We use it to visualize our editorial calendar. Many thanks for this post which has taught me things i didnt know or overlooked. WordPress is great overall, but that one thing is immensely frustrating; the primary purpose of a blog is to write content. The writing bit should, therefor, be flawless. Thanks for choosing to leave a comment. Please keep in mind that all comments are moderated according to our comment policy , and your email address will NOT be published.
Please Do NOT use keywords in the name field. Let's have a personal and meaningful conversation. Don't subscribe All Replies to my comments Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting. All Rights Reserved. Last updated on January 2nd, by Editorial Staff. Want to embed a video in your content?
No problem. The default WordPress editor comes with embed blocks for all popular providers. Adding Categories and Tags WordPress allows you to sort your posts into categories and tags.
Adding Featured Image A featured image also known as post thumbnail is the main article image which represents the content.
Adding Excerpts Article Summary Excerpts are the summary of a blog post or article. Publishing Options The default WordPress edit screen is divided into two columns.
The preview button will open a live preview of your post or page in a new browser tab. Edit Screen Options WordPress allows you to show and hide panels from the edit screen.
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