Customise the settings for your WordPress site
There are many settings which affect how WordPress works and at some point you should go through them all and configure them to suit your preferences.
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Add widgets to your WordPress site
Widgets are panels that can appear on the left or right of the main content on a web page or at the bottom. Nearly all websites use them and the sidebar that appears on the right of many web pages…
Find and install WordPress themes – Give your site a makeover
We saw how to customise a theme in the previous lesson and the difference it made to the website is amazing. That is nothing compared to installing a completely new theme. A new theme changes everything!
Customise the theme – Make your site look great!
This and the following section are both about WordPress themes and they are one of the most important sections of this guide. If a site is visually attractive, visitors will stick around longer and you’ll have a better chance of…
Create pages for your site – Add them to menus
You will need to create a small number of pages for your website and typically these are the About page where you describe yourself or the website, a privacy statement where you outline your privacy policy, services you provide if…
Create posts for your WordPress website
Most of your website content will be posts. These are the latest news stories, the latest reviews, the latest photos, the latest blog post, the latest… whatever. Most sites publish a stream of new articles and they are all posts.…
WordPress posts vs pages – what’s the difference?
There two types of content on a WordPress website and when creating articles you have a choice and it can be either a post or a page. What is the difference? Does it matter which you use? Let’s take a…
Log in to WordPress and use the dashboard
There are two user interfaces at wordpress.com and the one you see depends on how you log in. When the site is first set up and you log in to it for the first time, a simplified interface is displayed,…
Get a website in 5 minutes! Step by step guide
How long does it take to get a new website up and running? Less than five minutes! It could not be simpler and all you need to do is to answer a few simple questions, confirm your email and your…
Which website or blog platform should you choose?
You want to earn an income online and you know you need a website or blog, but where do you start? Which blogging platform or website builder should you use? Let’s look at the choices.