The document provides instructions for creating a first post in WordPress. It outlines how to add a title, write post text, choose categories, include images and set image options, save and publish the post, add links, include YouTube videos, and use the "more" option to show an introduction on the home page. The document guides new WordPress users through the basic features and commands for starting their first blog post.

1. Create the first post
Basic commands
July 17, 2012
Web training for Ph.D. Students
@Unicam

2. Summing up…
• We had an overview of the most imporant
features of wordpress
• We are now ready to

3. 6. Start your first post

4. Start your first post
• The title: this is your post title. Choose a
catchy and clear title.

5. Start your first post
• The frame where you can write your post text
(resembles the Microsoft Word interface)

6. Start your first post
• Checkboxes where you can indicate your posts
category
• Choose one or more
appropriate categories
• If none available,
create a new one

7. Add a picture to your post
• Upload a picture from your system
• Add a good title (will be used as alt)

8. Add a picture to your post
• Set pointer in
text editor
where you want
picture
• Link to: choose the way you want your picture to
behave (as a link to the file, as a link to a page
with only the picture or no link at all)
• Click “Send to editor”

9. Add a picture to your post

10. Add a picture to your post
• Postion the
picture
• Alignment
Left or Right

11. Add a picture to your post: result

12. Saving and publishing your post
• Click “Save and continue editing” to stay on
post page
• Click “Save” to save and exit post page
• Click “Publish” to publish post on website

13. Your first post!!

14. Adding links to your post
• Select the words / picture you want to link
• Click link button
• Add link URL
• Click insert
• To remove link click remove link button

15. Adding links to your post

16. Adding a video to your posts
• You can add a YouTube video to your post
• Find video on YouTube and copy URL

17. Adding a video to your posts
• Find the YouTube button in the Wordpress
(*)
editor and click it
• Paste YouTube URL in box
(*) Viper’s video quicktags plugin

18. Using the “more” option
• Possibility to only show introduction on home
page followed by “read the rest of this entry”
or “read more”
• Click “more” button while pointer at desired
position in editor