WordPress help - A comprehensive resource list for beginners and seasoned users. Part 4. Setting up WordPress.
Okay, so you have successfully installed WordPress, now it?s time to set it up. Have a look at the following for help:
- First Steps With WordPress - Takes a step-by-step tour through your WordPress site. Explaining the different functions and how to customize it.
- Administering Your Blog - This is a quick look at the various activities involved in administering your WordPress site. Have a look at the administration panel. The available options include:
- Users > Your User Profile - set the user information you want published on your site
- Your User Profile > Other Users - add authors and users that will be using your site, if applicable
- Options > General - set your site name and other site information
- Options > Writing - set the settings of your Write Post screen
- Options > Reading - set how many posts to show on the front page and in categories and your feed requirements
- Options > Discussion - Turn on or off comments and set how to handle them
- Manage > Categories - add a few categories to get started from your category list
- Manage > Posts - After you have written a few posts, this is where you will manage them by editing or deleting
- Presentation > Themes - maybe change the look of your site?
- Manage > Pages - add a Page or two like “About Us” or “Contact Me”
- Write > Write Post - start adding content to your site
- Writing Posts - step-by-step instructions on writing posts
Happy blogging!
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