WordPress is one of the most widely used content management systems. It can be used to build various web and blogging sites through its hosted service at wordpress.com for personal blogs or its free open-source version downloaded from wordpress.org. WordPress is more than just a blogging platform as it allows the creation of static pages in addition to blog posts, making it suitable for building complete websites. Users manage their WordPress blogs through the Dashboard interface which provides options for managing posts, media, pages, themes, and settings.

1. WordPress
www.wordpress.com

2. WordPress
• WordPress
is
one
of
the
most
widely
used
content
management
systems
around
today.
• It
can
therefore
be
used
to
build
a
variety
of
web
and
blogging
sites.

3. WordPress
• The
hosted
service
is
where
most
individuals
host
their
personal
WordPress
blogs.(wordpress.com)
• The
free
open-­‐source
downloadable
version
can
be
used
to
set
up
your
personal
blogging
pla?orm.
(wordpress.org)

4. WordPress
• WordPress
is
much
more
than
a
blogging
site.
• Since
it
has
the
facility
to
create
staAc
pages
in
addiAon
to
blog
posts,
this
means
it
can
be
used
to
build
a
complete
website.
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5. Wordpress.com

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7. WordPress
Dashboard
–
WordPress
is
quite
a
sophisAcated
pla?orm,
and
your
blog
is
managed
through
your
Dashboard,
which
contains
a
leJ-­‐hand
navigaAon
bar
(as
shown
in
the
screenshot)
that
lets
you
manage
your
acAvity.

8. Posts
–
here
you
can
add
posts,
manage
exisAng
posts
as
well
as
the
tags
and
categories
that
describe
the
posts.

9. Media
–
here
you
can
upload
and
manage
the
digital
assets
you
use
in
your
posts
and
pages.

10. Pages
here
you
can
add
pages
and
manage
exisAng
pages.

11. Appearance
–
here
you
can
find,
install
and
manage
your
blog
theme
,
add
widgets
to
the
side
bars.

12. Se8ngs
–
here
you
manage
the
blog
seMngs.
In
parAcular
in
the
Reading
seMngs
you
can
change
your
blog’s
front
page
to
a
page
rather
than
a
list
of
posts
if
you
prefer.

13. Designing
the
look
of
your
blog
• You
can
select
and
install
themes
in
Appearance
(in
the
Dashboard).
• You
can
always
Preview
any
theme,
before
you
acAvate
it
fully.

14. WriAng
and
managing
posts
1. To
write
a
new
post,
select
Add
New.

15. WriAng
and
managing
posts
2. In
the
right
hand
column,
you
can
decide
its
Visibility
–
Public,
Password-­‐
protected
or
Private.
• Note,
if
you
want
a
post
to
remain
at
the
top
of
your
front
page,
select
the
S>ck
this
post
to
the
front
page
box.
• With
the
password-­‐protected
opAon,
you
can
choose
your
own
password.

16. WriAng
and
managing
posts
3. In
the
right
hand
column,
you
can
decide
when
to
publish
it
immediately
or
by
selecAng
Edit,
schedule
it
someAme
in
the
future

17. WriAng
and
managing
posts
4. In
the
right
hand
column,
you
can
also
select
a
category/ies
or
tag/s
to
describe
this
post.

18. WriAng
and
managing
posts
5. You
can
also
choose
if
you
want
to
accept
comments
on
your
post
using
the
Discussion
area
underneath
your
blog
post.
If
you
do,
make
sure
the
Allow
Comments
box
is
checked.

19. WriAng
and
managing
posts
• aside
-­‐
Typically
styled
without
a
Atle.
Similar
to
a
Facebook
note
update.
• image
-­‐
A
single
image.
The
first
<img
/>
tag
in
the
post
could
be
considered
the
image.
AlternaAvely,
if
the
post
consists
only
of
a
URL,
that
will
be
the
image
URL
and
the
Atle
of
the
post
(post_Atle)
will
be
the
Atle
aCribute
for
the
image.
• video
-­‐
A
single
video.
The
first
<video
/>
tag
or
object/
embed
in
the
post
content
could
be
considered
the
video.
AlternaAvely,
if
the
post
consists
only
of
a
URL,
that
will
be
the
video
URL.
May
also
contain
the
video
as
an
aCachment
to
the
post,
if
video
support
is
enabled
on
the
blog
(like
via
a
plugin).
• quote
-­‐
A
quotaAon.
Probably
will
contain
a
blockquote
holding
the
quote
content.
AlternaAvely,
the
quote
may
be
just
the
content,
with
the
source/author
being
the
Atle.
• link
-­‐
A
link
to
another
site.
Themes
may
wish
to
use
the
first
<a
href=””>
tag
in
the
post
content
as
the
external
link
for
that
post.
An
alternaAve
approach
could
be
if
the
post
consists
only
of
a
URL,
then
that
will
be
the
URL
and
the
Atle
(post_Atle)
will
be
the
name
aCached
to
the
anchor
for
it.