The Basics of Wordpress

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HOW TO USE
WORDPRESS
2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress
What is WordPress?
WordPress is a free, Web-based

software program that anyone
can
use to build and maintain a

website or a blog.
To access WordPress, open up a

browser.
We will use Mozilla Firefox for this

presentation.
Type in www.wordpress.com here.
Press Enter Key
This page will be displayed.
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Click here to start creating an

account.
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Key in your desired site address

here.
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Click here to continue.
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Key in your email address here.
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Your Username here.
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Your Password here.
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Click Next Step.
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Click here to avail of the free

wordpress account only.
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In Step 4, we have to choose a

theme.
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Lets say we choose Cols theme.

Click on it.
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On the next step, lets choose the

free wordpress account.
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This page will come up.
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Lets customize our website. Click

here.
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This window will appear.
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The right hand part is an overview
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of how your website looks like.
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We may click on the options on

the left panel
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to customize our website.
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This button is used to change the

current theme.
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Do note that the theme of the

website
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can be changed anytime.
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Lets click here to update the

tagline.
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Type in the desired tagline here.
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Lets click here to change the

background color.
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Click the desired color here.
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Click here to insert header

image.
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Click here.
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Click here.
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Choose a photo that is

appropriate for your website.
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Click Open.
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Wait until the photo is uploaded.
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Click here.
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Choose Skip Cropping.
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The photo will now be displayed

here.
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To randomize the header image,

add more images.
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Click here.
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Then here.
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Click here.
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Choose photos from your files (Ctrl

key + Highlight photo)
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Select Open on the bottom.
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Wait until the photos are

uploaded.
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Choose the photo that you want

to add as header image.
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Click here.
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Then here.
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You will now see the new photo

here.
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Click here again to add the other

images.
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Choose the desired image.
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Click here.
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Then here.
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It will now be added here.
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You can now click here to

randomize uploaded headers.
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Now let us click here to customize

widgets.
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Widgets refer to this part of the

website.
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Click here.
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Key in here Recent Posts.
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Change here the number of posts

to show to 10.
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Lets add a widget by clicking

here.
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Lets choose this widget: Follow

blog.
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This window will appear.
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All fields are okay, no need to

edit.
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Follow Blog will be the field

where our viewers
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will be able to key in their email

address
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to follow our blog /website.
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Click on Close.
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It should look like this right now.
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Lets put this widget on top of

search.
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Drag it on top of Search.
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Now, click here to customize front

page.
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Choose A static page if you

prefer that one page
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of your website will always be the

first page
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that your viewers can see. Else,

choose Your Latest Posts.
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For this presentation, we will

choose Your Latest Posts.
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Try also to click on each of these

icons.
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These icons will help you view your

website in 3
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ways : desktop (1st),tablet(middle)

and mobile (last).
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We may now try to click here.
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Once done, click here.
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Before creating a post, verify your

email address first.
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Open up your mail and click the

Wordpress email.
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Click here to activate the

account.
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You will now see this screen.
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Click Edit.
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Edit the title here.
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Edit the content here.
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Click Update once done.
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This will come up. Click here.
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Choose from the options below

for publishing the post.
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For this presentation, we will

choose Publish immediately.
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Click here to view the post.
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You will now see how your post

looks like.
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To add a post for your website,

click here.
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Then click here to go to your

dashboard.
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Click on Posts
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Click on Add New
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Key in the title here.
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Key in the content here.
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Click on Publish
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This is how the new post looks like.
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Now, scroll down on your site, you

will see Uncategorized.
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To add categories, click here.
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Then click Posts
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Hover over the first post, then click

Edit.
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Scroll down to look for Categories.
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Type in here the category.
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Click here.
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You will now see it here.
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Lets type in again a new

category here.
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Then click here.
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You will now see it here.
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Now lets click here.
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Then here.
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Click here to view the blog posts.
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Click Edit.
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Select the Category here.
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Click Update.
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Now on your website,

you will see the category here.
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To add a new navigation tab or

page , click here.
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Then click WP Admin.
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Click Pages.
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Click Add New.
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Key in the name of the page

here.
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Key in the details here.
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Click on Publish
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Click here to view your new page.
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Heres your new page now.
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Happy Blogging!
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2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

WordPress is a free, Web-based

use to build and maintain a

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

To access WordPress, open up a

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

We will use Mozilla Firefox for this

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Type in www.wordpress.com here.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Press Enter Key

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

This page will be displayed.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Click here to start creating an

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Key in your desired site address

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Click here to continue.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Key in your email address here.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Your Username here.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Your Password here.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Click Next Step.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Click here to avail of the free

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

In Step 4, we have to choose a

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Lets say we choose Cols theme.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

On the next step, lets choose the

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

This page will come up.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Lets customize our website. Click

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

This window will appear.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

The right hand part is an overview

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

of how your website looks like.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

We may click on the options on

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

to customize our website.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

This button is used to change the

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Do note that the theme of the

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

can be changed anytime.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Lets click here to update the

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Type in the desired tagline here.

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Lets click here to change the

2015 momCpreneur@wordpress.com How to use Wordpress

Click the desired color here.