WordPress Lessons

WP-admin Lesson 2: Writing Your first Post

Modified: September 3, 2017 | First Published: December 21, 2009Ruth Maude 2 Comments

You are ready to start blogging by writing your first post. Start by editing the WordPress sample post title, permalink and text. You will also learn about post excerpts, publishing, tags and categories. Let’s get started!

WP-admin an Introduction

Modified: September 3, 2017 | First Published: December 21, 2009Ruth Maude 3 Comments

This is the first post in a series of posts providing a step-by-step tour through the WordPress admin for new users. This post includes how to login, reset your password, a view of the Dashboard and configuring a few basic General Settings

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Other websites for this client: Caledon Catering & Events | Oakville Catering & Events

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