A Beginner's Guide to WordPress

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Overview

A WordPress site is built on the premise of managing your content without needing to code. The following presentation will cover:

➔ Managing your dashboard

➔ Plugins

➔ Pages & Posting

➔ Themes and customization

➔ Security

➔ ResourcesKennySoto.com

Dashboard

All WP Sites are entered by inputting the site url followed by /wp-admin

Example: Ilovecake.com/wp-admin

Then you’re prompted to sign in.

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Dashboard

After that you are introduced to your dashboard where you can see what needs to be updated and your recent views and alerts.

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Dashboard

The three main areas of your dashboard you need to familiarize yourself with are the Pages, Plugins, and Settings.

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Plugins

Plugins have multiple uses, from site security to social media buttons, SEO grading for your posts, and image uploaders. The easiest way to add one is to click the add new button when looking at the menu for plugins or to upload one directly from a .zip file. KennySoto.com

Pages & Posting

To post content onto a page simply write a post in the post section of your dashboard. By default, all posts made will go to your blog page (which will always be on your site). If you want to create content for a new page such as Contact, then you need to create a separate page.

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Pages & Posting

After you have your blog posts, home page, and all other pages you would like on your site, go to the menus option under the main section Appearance and add the pages to a customize menu you would like to use.

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Themes & Customization

There are over 3,000 WordPress themes you can use to build your site. Some themes are worth paying for because they provide customer support just in case you need help with customizing them. KennySoto.com

Themes & Customization

After installing your theme you are able to customize them in real time by pressing CUSTOMIZE under the Appearances tab.*

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Security

➔ Get WordFence

➔ Create two admin accounts from the USERS tab.

◆ Make sure they aren’t labeled admin or administrator.

➔ BackUp your site so you can reset it in the event of a breach.

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Resources

1.http://www.wpbeginner.com/

2.https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/

3.https://wordpress.org/support/

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I hope this helps...

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