Plugins – Google Analyticator 3.x

Having statistics for your website is a high priority if you are a business.  You want to know where people are coming from to track if you advertising dollars are paying off.  You can also see what information people are looking for most often. Statistics answer the big questions, who, when, where, what. Why would [...]

Installing and Activating Plugins 3.x

Plugins are tools used to extend the functionality of the WordPress platform. Plugins offer custom functions and features so that each user can tailor their site to their specific needs. Installing Plugins Activating Plugins

Sidebars and Widgets 3.x

To Manage the Sidebar, we need to go to the Widgets from the Dashboard. What is a Widget? Widget is a fancy word for tools or content that you can add, arrange, and remove from the sidebars of your blog. Widgets make it easy to customize the content of your blog sidebar. You can access [...]

Installing Themes 3.x

Fundamentally, the WordPress Theme system is a way to “skin” your weblog. Yet, it is more than just a “skin.” Skinning your site implies that only the design is changed. WordPress Themes can provide much more control over the look and presentation of the material on your website. A WordPress Theme is a collection of [...]

New Posts and Pages 3.x

Quick review of Posts vs Pages Pages are where you would store you more static info like “about me” or “contact us”.  Posts automatically appear in reverse chronological order on your blog’s home page (in most themes). Pages Pages are static and are not listed by date. Pages do not use tags or categories. An [...]

Menu Overview Appearance to Settings 3.x

Here is a short overview of the menu options from Appearance to Settings.  We will be going more in-depth later in the course.

Menu Overview Post to Comments 3.x

This is a quick overview of the menus sections Posts to Comments.  We will come back and complete a more in-depth look at Posts and Pages.

Settings Overview 3.x

In this video we walk through all the default settings that are created when your website is initially created. When make a few modifications that will make things easier to post content.

Users and Administrators 3.x

From a Security prospective it is advantageous to use a second account that has the same level of access as the admin account.  I recommend that you create a primary Username that you use for creating content.  Each user must have a separate email address, be sure to have this ahead of time. How to [...]

Overview Dashboard 3.x

How to log into the Dashboard You will start all updates to your website from the Dashboard.  From a new web browser window Step 1 – In the browser web address bar, type your domain name and the admin page http://www.yourname.wp-clique.com/wp-admin Step 2 – Enter Username and Password Step 3 – Click Log In The [...]

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