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Hey that was easy. Onward to Step 2, you can't believe how easy and fun this is going to be.
The Dashboard
(4 min. 56 sec. video)
In the second tutorial, following your account set up, we will take a look at the WordPress Dashboard. We will go through the various tabs and pages to give you an overview of what everything does and where you can find it.
This video is the foundation and you may need to pause it, and truly, you should watch it a couple of times – as it covers a lot of the things you will be using in the upcoming videos.
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Create a New Post
(3 min. 16 sec. video)
One of the core fundamentals to web publishing is creating posts. In this video, we show you how easy it is.
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Edit an Existing Post
(3 min. 03 sec. video)
From time to time, you may wish to edit and update existing posts. There are a couple of ways, all easy.
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How to Add Links
(2 min. 32 sec. video)
WordPress makes it easy to create links to other web pages. We’ll walk you through this simple process in this video.
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How to Add Images and Media
(6 min. 02 sec. video)
Nothing makes a blog post or page look better than embedding images and videos. In this video, we will teach you how to do just that.
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How to Enable and Manage Comments
(3 min. 23 sec. video)
One of the best features of blogging is the ability allow comments on your posts.This video will walk you through the straight forward process of enabling and managing comments.
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Create Pages for your Website
(2 min. 33 sec. video)
A lot of people use WordPress to create a more traditional website with multiple pages. This is where pages can be very useful. In this video, you’ll learn how to create new pages and edit existing ones.
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Managing your Content with Categories
(2 min. 29 sec. video)
You will soon have many pages and dozens, if not hundreds, of posts. That’s why in this tutorial we will go through the process of creating and assigning categories to your content.
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How to Change the Look of Your Site
(2 min. 33 sec. video)
Want to change the style, the appearance of your site? WordPress features a large inventory of free, tasteful website themes, and it is as simple as selecting one, previewing and enabling it and your site look instantly changes. This video will teach you the basics so you can start changing the look of your site right away.
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Linking to Files from Your Site
(3 min. 31 sec. video)
It’s important to make available for downloading your handouts, word docs, images, PDFs, and other media. This video shows you just how easy it is to create links to your files anywhere on your site.
