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GETTING STARTED WITH WORDPRESS
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• Essays in reverse chronological order
• Most blogs contain• Archives of older posts• Links to other sites• Real Simple Syndication (RSS)
• Part of a website or the entire website
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What you will learn1. How to signup and register for a free blog2. How to create and edit a post to your blog3. How to add links to other websites4. How to respond to comments5. How to use templates to change the
appearance of your blog
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STEP 1Signup/registration
To start registration, click ‘Sign up now’ button
Fill out the form to create your WordPress account and you blog
address.
Next, click ‘sign up’
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After you click ‘sign up’, this page will appear. You need to check your e-mail inbox
to active you account.
You will received this email, and you need to click this link to activate
your account
Fill out your profile form
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Save your profile by clicking the ‘Save Profile’ button.
After you finished activate your
account, now you can login and start using WordPress.
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Your Dashboard allows you to navigate
and edit your blog.
You can create and edit a post from the
Dashboard.
STEP 2Editing your blog
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On your dashboard click
‘Add New’
Click ‘Preview’ to preview your post
Or
Click ‘Publish’
To publish your post
On your blog homepage, click
‘About’
Click ‘Edit’ to start editing the
page
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Click ‘preview changes’ before you click the
‘update’
Delete text, and start write up your
homepage about.
Click ‘update’
To return back to your dashboard, click the Admin
button from your blog.
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STEP 3To add links to your blog
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Widgets
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Click on ‘Site Admin’
Click ‘Appearance’
Click ‘Widgets’
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Links widget
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Click on Site AdminClick ‘Links’
Click ‘Add New’
Click ‘Add Link’
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Insert link name
Insert web address
Select category
Or
Add new category
STEP 4To change your blog appearance
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Click ‘appearance’ on dashboard page
Then select themes
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Active Theme
Browse other themes
STEP 5To comment on a post
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At your blog page, you can see text ‘comment’ here. To read and respond to the comment
click this ‘comment’ text.
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You can read the comment here.
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And enter your response here.
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Review1. Where to find the WordPress website2. How to signup and register for a free blog3. How to create a post to your blog4. How to edit your blog5. How to add links to your blog6. How to change your blog’s appearance7. How to respond to a comment on your blog
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