HOW TO WORDPRESS PART 3
HOW TO WORDPRESS PART 3
The WordPress platform consists of two areas: your blog’s front
end and back end.
The front end is what your visitors will see when they come to your
blog. Many of the tasks performed in the back end will be visible on
the front end, such as theme customizations, plugin functionality en-
hancements and content publication. There are also actions that can
be performed by you and your visitors directly from the front end of
the blog, including commenting and social sharing.
The back end, known as the WordPress dashboard, allows you to
fully manage your blog’s content, community, functionality and de-
sign. It is accessible only by users who you designate and assign an
account on your blog. In order to access your WordPress dashboard,
you need to type: example.com/wp-admin in the address bar of your
browser and log in using your WordPress username and password.
Navigating the dashboard
The Dashboard is the center of blog administration. It consists of
three main parts: left side menu,
top toolbar and middle section.
The left-hand column of your WordPress dashboard, is
where you’ll find all of your admin options and where most
of your creative effort will be focused.
This column includes menu options for each of the following functional
areas:
Updates:Find updates to the WordPress platform
along with plugins and themes you have installed.
Posts:View all posts (blog content), add a new
post, view and create categories, view and create
tags.
Media:View your media library images,
documents and other file uploads and upload new
files.
Pages:View and add new static pages to your
blog.
Comments:Comment manager where you will approve or delete new comments on blog posts
and pages.
Appearance:Manage themes, customize your
blog design (dependent upon theme), manage
widgets, manage menu items and edit your blog’s
header (dependent upon theme).
Plugins:Manage and add new plugins to enhance
WordPress functionality.
Users:Manage users, add new users and update
your WordPress profile (name, password, and
details).
Tools:Tools to import and export content to and
from your WordPress blog.
Settings:Edit general blog settings, writing
settings, reading settings, discussion (comment)
settings, media settings and permalinks URL
formatting for your blog.
Let's explain the most vital parts in your wordpress blog dashboard.
Updates
like any popular CMS, releases both minor and major
updates to their platform in order to introduce new features, fix bugs
and increase security.
New and Old wordpress user,you'll agree with me that you would be given the choice to
update to the latest version of WordPress through your Dashboard us
ing a oneclick install process or by downloading the latest version and installing it yourself.
Anyone who has WordPress version 3.7 or higher, updates to the core
WordPress platform are automatically installed on your blog/website.
You are still responsible for updating your plugins and themes when updates become available.
If you don’t want WordPress to automatically update the core of their platform,
you can find directions on how to configure automatic updates in the WordPress Codex.
Posts
The Posts menu allows you to control the new content you add to
your blog.
Blog posts are published on your blog in descending order
(newest to older).
In the Posts menu, you will find the following options.
All Posts:A list all of your posts in the dashboard.
You can use the listing to quickly edit single or multiple post categories,
tags, status, author and ability to comment.
Add New:This is the area you go to add a new post to your blog.
Categories:View all of the categories your posts are listed under,
edit them and add new categories.
Tags:View all of the keywords/labels your posts are tagged with,
edit them and add new tags.
Media
Your WordPress installation comes with a unique media manager.
With the media manager, you can upload rich media content and assign it to posts, pages,
sidebars and headers anything from photos and videos to audio
files.
Media can be previewed, added, edited or deleted.
In the Media menu, you will find the following options.
Library:View all of the media uploaded to your WordPress blog.
Add New:Add new media to your WordPress blog.
Pages
Pages provide static content or information to the readers.
Standard pages that WordPress bloggers use are:
About, Contact,Advertise, Products, Services and Resources.
The following options are available on the Pages menu, you will find the following options.
All Page:A list of all pages in the dashboard. You can use the listing to quickly edit single or multiple pages status,
author, parent, template and ability to comment.
Add New:Add new pages to your blog.
Comments
The Comments feature is the best way to manage reader interaction.
It allows readers to add comments on the topic, ask questions
and provide feedback.
It allows you and your readers to stay engaged
with the community and interact around your specific niche market.
Both blog posts and pages can accept comments.
Most WordPress themes comes comment layout functionality.
However, it is up to you to engage with your readers and encourage them to
leave comments on your blog.
Check for new comments regularly,Approve them promptly and reply to them as needed.
In the Comments section, you will have the ability to moderate
comments, including approving them, marking them as spam or deleting them entirely.
Appearance
This menu is where most of the activity of changing the design and
layout of your blog will take place.
Here you can search for and install new themes and make additional customizations to your blog’s head
er image, colors and background.
In the Appearance menu, you will find the following options: We’re
presenting options that are commonly available.
Note this in your mind that options may change;depending on the theme you're using.
The WordPress platform consists of two areas: your blog’s front
end and back end.
The front end is what your visitors will see when they come to your
blog. Many of the tasks performed in the back end will be visible on
the front end, such as theme customizations, plugin functionality en-
hancements and content publication. There are also actions that can
be performed by you and your visitors directly from the front end of
the blog, including commenting and social sharing.
The back end, known as the WordPress dashboard, allows you to
fully manage your blog’s content, community, functionality and de-
sign. It is accessible only by users who you designate and assign an
account on your blog. In order to access your WordPress dashboard,
you need to type: example.com/wp-admin in the address bar of your
browser and log in using your WordPress username and password.
Navigating the dashboard
The Dashboard is the center of blog administration. It consists of
three main parts: left side menu,
top toolbar and middle section.
The left-hand column of your WordPress dashboard, is
where you’ll find all of your admin options and where most
of your creative effort will be focused.
This column includes menu options for each of the following functional
areas:
Updates:Find updates to the WordPress platform
along with plugins and themes you have installed.
Posts:View all posts (blog content), add a new
post, view and create categories, view and create
tags.
Media:View your media library images,
documents and other file uploads and upload new
files.
Pages:View and add new static pages to your
blog.
Comments:Comment manager where you will approve or delete new comments on blog posts
and pages.
Appearance:Manage themes, customize your
blog design (dependent upon theme), manage
widgets, manage menu items and edit your blog’s
header (dependent upon theme).
Plugins:Manage and add new plugins to enhance
WordPress functionality.
Users:Manage users, add new users and update
your WordPress profile (name, password, and
details).
Tools:Tools to import and export content to and
from your WordPress blog.
Settings:Edit general blog settings, writing
settings, reading settings, discussion (comment)
settings, media settings and permalinks URL
formatting for your blog.
Let's explain the most vital parts in your wordpress blog dashboard.
Updates
like any popular CMS, releases both minor and major
updates to their platform in order to introduce new features, fix bugs
and increase security.
New and Old wordpress user,you'll agree with me that you would be given the choice to
update to the latest version of WordPress through your Dashboard us
ing a oneclick install process or by downloading the latest version and installing it yourself.
Anyone who has WordPress version 3.7 or higher, updates to the core
WordPress platform are automatically installed on your blog/website.
You are still responsible for updating your plugins and themes when updates become available.
If you don’t want WordPress to automatically update the core of their platform,
you can find directions on how to configure automatic updates in the WordPress Codex.
Posts
The Posts menu allows you to control the new content you add to
your blog.
Blog posts are published on your blog in descending order
(newest to older).
In the Posts menu, you will find the following options.
All Posts:A list all of your posts in the dashboard.
You can use the listing to quickly edit single or multiple post categories,
tags, status, author and ability to comment.
Add New:This is the area you go to add a new post to your blog.
Categories:View all of the categories your posts are listed under,
edit them and add new categories.
Tags:View all of the keywords/labels your posts are tagged with,
edit them and add new tags.
Media
Your WordPress installation comes with a unique media manager.
With the media manager, you can upload rich media content and assign it to posts, pages,
sidebars and headers anything from photos and videos to audio
files.
Media can be previewed, added, edited or deleted.
In the Media menu, you will find the following options.
Library:View all of the media uploaded to your WordPress blog.
Add New:Add new media to your WordPress blog.
Pages
Pages provide static content or information to the readers.
Standard pages that WordPress bloggers use are:
About, Contact,Advertise, Products, Services and Resources.
The following options are available on the Pages menu, you will find the following options.
All Page:A list of all pages in the dashboard. You can use the listing to quickly edit single or multiple pages status,
author, parent, template and ability to comment.
Add New:Add new pages to your blog.
Comments
The Comments feature is the best way to manage reader interaction.
It allows readers to add comments on the topic, ask questions
and provide feedback.
It allows you and your readers to stay engaged
with the community and interact around your specific niche market.
Both blog posts and pages can accept comments.
Most WordPress themes comes comment layout functionality.
However, it is up to you to engage with your readers and encourage them to
leave comments on your blog.
Check for new comments regularly,Approve them promptly and reply to them as needed.
In the Comments section, you will have the ability to moderate
comments, including approving them, marking them as spam or deleting them entirely.
Appearance
This menu is where most of the activity of changing the design and
layout of your blog will take place.
Here you can search for and install new themes and make additional customizations to your blog’s head
er image, colors and background.
In the Appearance menu, you will find the following options: We’re
presenting options that are commonly available.
Note this in your mind that options may change;depending on the theme you're using.
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