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


ONE OF THE

EASIEST BLOG AND WEBSITE CONTENT

MANAGEMENT TOOL


LET’S EXPLORE

WORDPRESS!


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HOW TO GET STARTED?


OPEN WORDPRESS WEBSITE https://wordpress.com/


CLICK “CREATE A WEBSITE”


CHOOSE A THEME


CHOOSE DOMAIN OR A FREE WORDPRESS.COM

ADDRESS


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


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


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


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


YOU CAN ADD PAGE, BLOG OR MENU BY

SELECTING FROM THIS PANEL


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HOW TO CREATE A BLOG POST


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


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?


NOW APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED & START YOUR OWN.


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!


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


THANKS!


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