WORDPRESS A newbie-friendly guide by Mafel Gorne
What is WORDPRESS
?
BEST PLACE FOR YOUR
PERSONAL BLOG OR BUSINESS SITE.
-Wordpress
A WEB SOFTWARE YOU
CAN USE TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL
WEBSITE OR BLOG -Hostgator
WORDPRESS IS BOTH
FREE AND PRICELESS AT THE
SAME TIME.
- Hostgator
1. HOW TO GET THERE?
GO TO THEIR WEBSITE
https://wordpress.com/
CLICK
“CREATE A WEBSITE”
CHOOSE
“WHAT IS YOUR WEBSITE ABOUT?”
CHOOSE WHAT APPLIES TO THE WEBSITE
CHOOSE WHAT WILL BE THE LOOK OF YOUR HOMEPAGE
YOU HAVE TO
CHOOSE A THEME
CHOOSE YOUR DOMAIN OR A freewordpress.com
ADDRESS
ENTER YOUR DOMAIN
SELECT THE AVAILABLE DOMAIN
SELECT A PLAN FOR YOU
FILL UP THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS
ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
AND ENTER DESIRED PASSWORD
AND CLICK
“CREATE MY ACCOUNT”
CHECK YOUR EMAIL
AND
CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT
AND CLICK“CONFIRM NOW”
AND THIS WILL APPEAR
YOU NOW HAVE A
WEBSITE!
2.
HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR WEBSITE
CLICK THE
“CUSTOMIZE”
BUTTON
AND YOU WILL SEE A
CUSTOMIZATION PAGE
YOU CAN CHANGE THE SITE TITLE
CLICK THIS BUTTON
YOU MAY ADD A TAGLINE
YOU MAY ALSO ADD A LOGO
THEN CLICK“SAVE & PUBLISH”
YOU CAN CHANGE THE“MENU”PAGE
CLICK THIS BUTTON
ADD MORE ITEMS BY CLICKING THE BUTTON
YOU CAN SEARCH ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO ADD
YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE EACH CONTENT BY CLICKING“EDIT”
EXPLORE THE
TOOL PANEL
YOU CAN CHANGE THE COLORS AND BACKGROUNDS
YOU WILL SEE THE OPTIONS
CHANGE“HEADINGS”FONT
AND THE“BASE”FONT
THEN CLICK“SAVE AND PUBLISH”
THEN CLICK“SAVE & PUBLISH”
3. CUSTOMIZE YOUR
PROFILE
CLICK THIS BUTTON
CLICK“MY PROFILE”
FILL UP THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS
YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME
YOUR PUBLIC DISPLAY NAME
THEN CLICK “SAVE PROFILE DETAILS”
YOU MAY“ADD SITE” WHICH YOU WANT TO
APPEAR IN YOUR PROFILE
CLICK THIS AND CHANGE YOUR PHOTO
CLICK“UPLOAD NEW”TO YOUR GRAVATAR
CLICK“BROWSE”TO GET PHOTOS FROM YOUR COMPUTER
THEN CLICK“CROP AND FINISH”
CHOOSE THE RATING OF YOUR GRAVATAR
4. EXPLORE
THE“READER”PAGE
CLICK THE“READER”BUTTON
CLICK THE“FOLLOWED SITES”
AND YOU WILL SEE POSTS FROM PAGES AND PEOPLE
YOU FOLLOW
ENTER URL OF PAGE OR PEOPLE THAT YOU WANT TO FOLLOW
5. HOW TO POST A BLOG
CLICK THIS BUTTON
PUT THE TITLE HERE
TYPE THE BODY ON THIS PART
YOU CAN SET THE DATE AND TIME OF PUBLISH
THEN CLICK“PUBLISH”
6. MANAGE YOUR SITE
YOU CAN CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO VIEW
FOR YOU TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR SITE
YOU CAN FILTER IT
PERFORMANCE OF THE POSTS
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW!
I HOPE YOU FIND THIS HELPFUL
IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO ENJOY WORDPRESS
CREATE YOUR OWN SITE NOW!
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED.
- MARK TWAIN
YOU CAN DO IT!
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