Introduction to Wordpress

1. WORDPRESS(
GETTING(STARTED(
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By#Gaye#Agesa#and#Esther#Kimani#
Tuesday,#1#April#2014#

2. WordPress#is#an#online#publishing#suite#that#
allows#you#to#create#and#edit#a#blog.#

3. Contents#
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1.###CreaDng#an#account#and#logging#in##
2. Dashboard##
3. WriDng#and#saving#your#blog#
4. Toolbar##
5. Making#pages##
6. CreaDng#Categories#and#Tags#
7. Designing#your#blog##
8. Managing#comments#
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4. CREATING(AN(ACCOUNT(AND(LOGGING(IN(

5. Open#your#web#browser#and#type#
hOp://wordpress.com#in#the#url#bar##
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6. ##
If#you#do#not#have#an#account,#click#on#‘Get#Started”.#
Type#in#your#email#address,#username,#password#and#blog#address.#
An#email#will#be#sent#to#your#inbox#for#confirmaDon.#
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If#you#already#have#an#account,#enter#your#details:#username#or#email#
and#password#and#sign#in.#
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Once#you#have#logged#in#with#your#ID#and#password,#click#on#the#
“head”#icon#on#the#right#hand#side#of#the#window,#scroll#down#and#
click#on#the#name#of#your#blog#to#access#the#Dashboard#
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7. DASHBOARD(AND(MANAGING(YOUR(PAGE#

8. #
The#Dashboard#is#where#you#can#make#a#post,#edit#the#look#of#your#blog#and#manage#
comments.#The#WordPress#Dashboard#is#where#you#can#control#all#of#the#funcDons#
of#your#blog.#
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User(Name(&(Visit(Site(>(here#you#will#see#the#current#name#of#your#blog#and#a#link#
to#visit#your#blog.##
##
Write,(Manage,(Design,(Comments(>(These#categories#allow#you#to#create#posts,#edit#
posts,#change#the#style#of#your#blog#and#moderate#comments##
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SeCngs(>(allows#you#to#edit#the#technical#informaDon#on#your#blog#including#the#
Dtle,#subDtle#and#more.#
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New(Page(and(New(Post(–#these#buOons#allow#you#to#either#make#a#post#on#you#
blog#or#create#a#new#page.#
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10. WRITING(AND(SAVING(YOUR(BLOG#
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11. #
• To#write#your#first#blog,#click#on#“New#Post”#on#the#upper#right#hand#side#of#the#
window#and#give#your#post#a#Dtle#and#a#body.##
• A\er#posDng#your#first#blog,#you#can#write#subsequent#blogs#by#clicking#on#“New#
Post”#on#the#upper#right#hand#side#of#the#window#and#follow#the#instrucDons#
that#were#given#when#creaDng#your#first#post,#including#giving#your#post#a#Dtle#
and#a#body.##
• At#any#Dme#when#you#are#wriDng#your#post,#you#can#always#stop#and#save#your#
work#before#you#publish#it#by#clicking#on#the#“Save#Dra\”#tab#on#the#right#of#the#
screen.##
• Your#work#will#remained#unpublished,#but#will#be#saved#for#future#ediDng.##
• When#you#are#ready#to#publish#your#post,#click#on#the#“Publish#Post”#tab#on#the#
right#and#that#will#enable#your#blog#to#be#seen#by#the#public,#unless#you#wish#to#
keep#your#post#private.#If#so,#click#the#“Keep#this#post#private”#check#box.#
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14. TOOL(BAR(
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The#forma_ng#toolbar#is#used#when#wriDng#posts#
and#pages#
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This#toolbar#contains#icons#for#common#forma_ng#
acDons#such#as#bold,#italic,#strikeout,#numbered#
list,#bulleted#list,#alignment,#spell#check,#tag#
addiDon#and#full#screen#mode.#
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15. CREATING(PAGES#
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16. #
CreaDng#pages#in#Word#Press#is#similar#to#
wriDng#a#post,#but#pages#are#for#content#such#
as#“About#Me”,#“Contact#Me”#and#any#other#
informaDon#that#you#may#wish#to#highlight.#

17. • To#create#a#page,#click#on#
the#“Pages”#tab#from#the#
Dashboard#and#then#choose#
the#“Add#New”#sub#tab.#

18. CREATING(CATEGORIES(AND(TAGS#
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19. Note:&Adding&categories&and&tags&to&posts&and&pages&is&op1onal.&#
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Categories#allow#you#to#group#posts#into#topics.##When#
you#want#to#describe#a#post#in#more#specific#terms,#you#
may#have#to#add#more#categories#or#start#adding#tags.#
##
To#add#categories,#scroll#down#on#the#“Write#Post”#page#
and#click#the#“Add#New#Category”#link#under#the#
“Categories”#secDon.###
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You#will#then#come#across#a#type#and#drop#down#box,#
along#with#an#“Add”#buOon.##
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You#can#start#introducing#categories#for#your#post.##
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20. ##
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21. Adding(Tags#
• Tags#are#similar#to#categories,#but#instead#of#
a#list#of#words#to#choose#from,#you#write#
them#in#a#list#separated#by#commas#in#a#text#
box#below#your#post.##
• They#are#words#that#generally#describe#your#
post#in#more#detail.##
#

22. DESIGNING(YOUR(BLOG#

23. CHANGE(THEMES#
To#change#the#look#of#you#
page,#go#to#the#dashboard#
and#click#on#“Appearance”.#
“Themes”#opDon#will#
show.#Click#on#it#and##from#
there,#you#can#scroll#
through#and#click#page#
numbers#for#other#theme#
selecDons.##
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24. You#can#click#on#“preview”#to#see#how#your#blog#will#look.#
#
Once#you#have#chosen#a#theme#and#want#to#add#it#as#your#
new#one,#move#the#cursor#to#it#and#click#the#“AcDvate”#link.##
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25. MANAGE(YOUR(COMMENTS#

26. People#have#the#opDon#to#leave#
comments#on#your#site.#
#
To#manage#comments#that#have#been#
le\#for#you,#go#back#to#the#dashboard,#
click#on#the#“Comments”#tab#and#you#
can#moderate.#
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27. ##
• You#will#view#each#comment#and#you#can#decide#
if#you#wish#to#approve#the#comment#or#delete#it.###
• To#do#this,#select#the#comment#you#would#like#to#
manage#by#Dcking#the#checkbox#next#to#the#
author#of#the#comment.#
• Click#on#one#of#the#available#buOons:#“Approve”,#
“Mark#as#Spam”,#“Don’t#Approve”,#or#“Delete”.#

28. It’s%now%)me%to%have%our%own%blogs&