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The document discusses less known features of WordPress including screen options, help, post options, page options, editor options, quick edit features, and favoriting plugins. Screen options allow toggling features on and off admin screens and changing the number of items per page. Help provides explanations for each screen. Post and page options include sticking to front page, password protecting, scheduling publication date. Editor options include pasting as text and distraction free writing. Quick edit allows quickly editing posts. The options panel and favoriting plugins are also less known features.
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- 1. Michelle Ames, MBA MarketingDiva Marketed by Michelle, LLC “Hidden” WordPress Features
- 2. Who Am I? •Overextended, overcommitted, entrepreneur & volunteer • Avid Scrabble™ player • Tea snob • Mom to an adult • WordPress fanatic • 11th Hour Expert Cat Lover
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- 4. Less-Known Features • ScreenOptions • Help • Post Options • Page Options • Post/Page Editor • Quick Edit You’re not jumping without a parachute.
- 5. Screen Options • ScreenOptions appear on many of the admin pages, specifically: dashboard, pages, posts, comments, widgets, menu, plugins, & users • Screen Options will include standard options, but also may include additional options depending on installed plugins (i.e., Yoast SEO, woocommerce, etc.)
- 6. Screen Options Screen optionswill appear in a pull-down in the upper right-hand corner (under “howdy”) on applicable screens.
- 7. Screen Options: Dashboard Checkingthe boxes will toggle those boxes on/off. No Plugins Installed With Plugins Installed
- 8. Screen Options: PostsList Checking the boxes will toggle those features on/off. Setting the number of items per page will change the number in the list per page of posts, so that you will not have to click “next page” as often. No Plugins Installed
- 9. Screen Options: PostsList Checking the boxes will toggle those features on/off. Setting the number of items per page will change the number in the list per page of posts, so that you will not have to click “next page” as often. With Plugins Installed
- 10. Screen Options: Posts Layout(1 or 2 columns) will move the settings below the text editor (1 column) or beside it (2 columns – which is the default)
- 11. Screen Options: PagesList Checking the boxes will change the columns on the pages list. Here is where some of the plugins options can really come in handy.
- 12. Screen Options: PagesList Checking the boxes will change the columns on the pages list. Here is where some of the plugins options can really come in handy. With Plugins Installed
- 13. Screen Options: Pages Verysimilar to post options.
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- 15. Screen Options: Widgets Enablingaccessibility mode changes the “add” from drop down menus to simple “add” buttons.
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- 17. Screen Options: Menus Toggling“link target” will allow you to enable links to open in a new tab.
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- 20. Help Located next tothe Screen Options (or in its place) on most screens, Help offers insights and explanations for each screen.
- 21. Post Options • Stickpost to front page (overrides chronological blog/posts and keeps this post on the blog home page) • Password Protect – only those with the password will gain access to the post • Private posts will be accessible only to those whose user settings meet the criteria • Publication date – can be set in the future to post at a later date, or can be edited to change the order of posts in your blog.
- 22. Page Options • StatusUpdate (published, pending review, draft) • Password Protect – only those with the password will gain access to the page • Private pages will be accessible only to those whose user settings meet the criteria • Publication date – can be set in the future to post at a later date, or can be edited to change the order of posts in your blog. • Revisions – scroll through previous revisions to restore to an earlier point
- 23. Editor Options Paste asText Clear Formatting Special Character Toolbar ToggleHorizontal Line Read More Keyboard Shortcuts Proofread Writing
- 24. Editor Options Distraction-free Writing TextEditing Visual Editing
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- 27. “Hidden” Secret OptionsPanel http://yoursite.com/wp-admin/options.php
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- 32. Thank You • MichelleAmes, Marketing Diva • Twitter: @michelleames • SlideShare: slideshare.net/michelleames