wordpress: a blog and site creation tool

WORDPRESS

A BEGINNER-FRIENDLY TUTORIAL BY ANNA TERMULO

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WHAT IS

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AN ONLINE

WEBSITE AND BLOG CREATION TOOL

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ONE OF THE

EASIEST BLOG AND WEBSITE CONTENT

MANAGEMENT TOOL

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LET’S EXPLORE

WORDPRESS!

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HOW TO GET STARTED?

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OPEN WORDPRESS WEBSITE https://wordpress.com/

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CLICK “CREATE A WEBSITE”

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CHOOSE A THEME

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CHOOSE DOMAIN OR A FREE WORDPRESS.COM

ADDRESS

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TYPE THE ADDRESS YOU LIKE TO USE

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FINALIZE YOUR DOMAIN

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CLICK “SELECT”

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PICK A PLAN

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THEN CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT

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TYPE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

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CHOOSE A USERNAME

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ENTER YOUR PASSWORD

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CLICK “SAVE SETTINGS”

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CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT BY

CHECKING YOUR EMAIL

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YOU NOW HAVE YOUR SITE

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HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR SITE

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CLICK THE “CUSTOMIZE” BUTTON

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YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE CUSTOMIZATION

PAGE

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CHECK THE TOOL PANEL

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CLICK THIS TO CHANGE YOUR THEME

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SELECT FROM THE LIST OF THE THEMES THAT WILL

APPEAR

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PREVIEW AND THEN CLICK

“SAVE & ACTIVATE”

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CLICK THE “CUSTOMIZE” BUTTON TO CONTINUE

EDITING

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SELECT “SITE IDENTITY”

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EDIT YOUR SITE TITLE & TAGLINE

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THEN CLICK “SAVE & PUBLISH”

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THE “READER” PAGE

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THE “READER” PAGE IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE

POSTS OF THE PAGES OR PEOPLE YOU FOLLOW

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THIS PAGE USUALLY APPEARS AFTER YOU LOG

IN YOUR ACCOUNT

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YOU CAN INSTANTLY CHECK YOUR LISTS, TAGS

AND ACTIVITIES.

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HOW TO MANAGE YOUR SITE

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THE “MY SITE” PAGE IS WHERE YOU CAN MANAGE

AND TRACK YOUR SITE

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YOU CAN SELECT OPTIONS FROM THIS

PANEL

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CLICK “STATS” AND YOU WILL TRACK HOW YOUR

SITE PERFORMED

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YOU CAN CHECK YOU SITE’S STATISTICS PER

DAY, WEEK AND EVEN PER YEAR.

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YOU CAN VIEW THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS

FOR YOUR SITE

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HOW TO CREATE PAGE, BLOG AND MENU

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YOU CAN ADD PAGE, BLOG OR MENU BY

SELECTING FROM THIS PANEL

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HOW TO CREATE A BLOG POST

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CLICK THIS BUTTON

FOUND ON THE UPPER RIGHT PART OF YOUR

PAGE

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THEN YOU CAN NOW WRITE YOUR TITLE AND

ARTICLE

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EDIT YOUR BLOG SETTINGS HERE

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YOU CAN PREVIEW AND SCHEDULE YOUR

PUBLICATION HERE

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AND YOU CAN ADD MORE SETTING BY

EDITING SETTINGS FROM THESE BUTTONS

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7 HOW TO LOG OUT YOUR

ACCOUNT

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CLICK YOUR PROFILE

BUTTON

FOUND ON THE UPPER RIGHT PART OF YOUR PAGE

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THEN CLICK “SIGN OUT”

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THAT’S ALL FOR NOW!

HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THIS HOMEWORK?

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NOW APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED & START YOUR OWN.

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REMEMBER:

“YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GREAT TO START, BUT YOU HAVE TO

START TO BE GREAT.”

- ZIG ZAGLER

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LET’S DO IT!

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LET’S CONNECT! VISIT: annatermulo.wordpress.com

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THANKS!

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