WordPress Tutorial
|
We here at Pro 119 Marketing felt a need to have a page that helped describe the features, functionality and overall use of WordPress. Unable to have the time to record the videos ourselves, we turned to YouTube. We feel like we have found the best of the best that YouTube has to offer on the subject. We have strategically placed the videos in the order they are in to help walk your way through WordPress. Don’t forget to read the descrition to each video before watching. It helps let you know what you are about to watch and may give some insight on why we chose that particular video. If you have trouble seeing the videos, there is a fullscreen button on the lower right hand side of the video player. Please let us know if you have any questions/problems. You can fill out the form to the right and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We hope you enjoy your WordPress experience. As a side note, please remember that WordPress continues to update their wonderful content management system and with each update, things may look a little different than they appear on the videos, but in general, it all acts and does the same thing. |
|
WordPress Introduction |
|
|
This video will show you the basics of WordPress. In this video, there are two different ways described to login to your WordPress dashboard, you will want to follow the second way. That way is the name of your blog, followed by “wp-admin”.
EXAMPLE: www.yourblogurl.com/wp-admin |
|
Adding Your First Post in WordPress |
|
|
This video shows how to add your first post in WordPress. It also shows features such as copying and pasting from a Word Document or from a notepad application.
|
|
Tags and Catagories |
|
|
This video explains tags and categories. How to assign a category to your post as well as add new tags to each post. We have started it at a certain time, because we felt the beginning of the video wasn’t necessary.
|
|
Adding Photos to Posts/Editing Older Posts |
|
|
In this video, you will learn how to add a photo to a post/page as well as edit an older post. The following subsequent video will give a little more depth to editing an older post.
|
|
Edit an Older Post – Most Features |
|
|
This video gives a little more insight on editing an older post and reveals more features in order to do so.
|
|
Adding Links, Break Links and Page Break |
|
|
This video is the 4th episode in a series of videos done by this user to explain the toolbar. This video includes We didn’t feel it was necessary to include the frist three because they are about adding styling to your text such as bolding, italicizing, bullet points and others in those same categories. If you would like to view those videos, they are here 1, 2, 3.
|
|
Adding Links to Other Posts in Your Site **New Feature |
|
|
This video explains a feature that is new to WordPress 3.1. It explains how to easily add a link to another post or page within your site. Some of our customers may not have this option, again, it is only new to WordPress 3.1. If you do not have this feature, and would like to add it, please contact us know and we can get you set up.
|
|
Spell Check, Full Screen and the “Kitchen Sink” |
|
|
This video is episode 5 from the previously mentioned series. It is about spell check, full screen mode and a special button called “kitchen sink.” The kitchen sink button was previously mentioned in the “Adding Your First Post in WordPress” video.
|
|
Pasting Post from Word or Notepad into WordPress |
|
|
This video is episode 7 from the previously mentioned series. It covers how to paste a post that was already written in a word processing system, such as MS Word, Pages, OpenOffice or NotePad. This was already mentioned in the previous video “Adding Your First Post in WordPress.” We felt that it was important to re-mention this because it can prevent some large head aches in the future. This video also covers the erase formatting button. We felt it was not important to include video 6 in this series. If you would like to watch it, it is located here 6.
|
|
Embedding Media, Special Character and Indent Buttons |
|
|
This video is episode 8 from the previously mentioned series. It covers how to embed media into your post, special characters as well as how to indent and outdent.
|
|
Undo/Redo and Help Buttons |
|
|
This video is episode 9 from the previously mentioned series. It is the last of the episodes in the series on the toolbar by the user. It covers the undo/redo buttons as well as the help button.
|
|
Turning Comments off |
|
|
Turning off comments and discussions off for each of your posts and pages. If you have a specific topic you are posting about and do not want others to comment on it, this is how you would turn those off.
|
|
Pre/Post Dating Posts |
|
|
In this video, you will learn how to Pre/Post date a post. So if you are going out of town, but still want to have a post listed everyday, you can create them prior and set them to post on certain days.
|
|
Autosave and Versioning |
|
|
This video explains the autosave feature and how to backup to a previous version of a post or page, if needed.
|
|
Top Admin Bar |
|
|
This video explains the top admin bar. This admin bar also shows up on your WordPress Dashboards in version 3.3. This video also talks about what was new in version 3.1, but unless you are coming from an older version, it probably won’t be all that helpful.
|
|
User Accounts |
|
|
This video explains how to add user accounts and what each role means.
|
|
In-depth Embedding Images |
|
|
This video shows a more in-depth view on images. How to crop them, shrink them, grab images from URL’s and much more.
|
|
Adding Email Account in cPanel |
|
|
This video shows how to add an email account. If you would like to add an email with your domain name ex: “johnsmith@yourdomain.com”. If you are a client of Pro 119 Marketing, you have a cPanel account and that’s where you will be doing this. Before watching the video, you will need to login to your cPanel account, which is http://www.yourdomainname.com/cPanel. You will be prompted to enter in your username and password which was sent to you or will be sent to you upon completion of your site.
|
|
Advanced Section |
|
|
If Pro 119 Marketing set up your website, most of our clients probably don’t want to mess with the features explained in the advanced section. Most of these features are ones that were included in your package. If you would like to try and tackle it, please be careful, as it can mess up your site. |
|
Changing or Adding a Menu |
|
|
This is how you would add a custom menu to your website or change a previously set up menu on your website.
|
|
Making a Post Sticky |
|
|
A sticky post is a post that stays on the top of all your other posts, no matter if you continue to add new ones. If you have an announcement that you make often, you can turn the sticky feature on and off for that particular post.
|
|
Adding Widgets 1 of 2 |
|
|
This video explains how to add a sidebar widget and what widgets are available by default. There are two episodes in this series.
|
|
Adding Widgets 2 of 2 |
|
|
This video explains how to add a sidebar widget and what widgets are available by default. This is the second episode of the series.
|
|
Default Dimensions for Media Embeds |
|
|
If you would like to change the default settings for your media, this is how you would go about doing that.
|
|
Linking to Documents |
|
|
This video shows you how to upload a document to your site and link to it, so that you may share it with others.
|
|
This is what happens to everyone who is greedy for unjust gain. Greed takes away his life.