Whilst you are trying to figure out how to use WordPress, the settings section might be a little confusing at first. It’s really important to look at these and set them correctly, as they affect a lot of how your site looks and acts. So lets check them out. General As it says, general options, […]
The Tools section contains some bits and bobs that just don’t fit anywhere else. These have their uses but are normally rarely used. Available Tools This area has the ‘Press This’ bookmarklet. This allows you to post to your site things that you find on the web. For an Internet Marketer, it’s probably not that […]
Figuring out how to use WordPress with multiple users, is not too hard at all. The users section is where you can add and remove users, and update profiles including email and password changes. Even if it’s only you using the site, its worthwhile to have a quick look and familiarise yourself with this area. […]
The WordPress plugins menu contains everything you need to add and amend the plugins that you use on your site. A standard WordPress install only comes with two pre installed plugins, but neither are activated in case you don’t want to use them. These are: Akismet – a really good spam comment blocker. You need […]
The Appearance menu is the core area for changing the look of your site which, lets face it, is the most important thing to know when you are figuring out how to use WordPress. It incorporates four main areas: Themes Widgets Menus Editor Themes This is where you can add themes and change your existing […]
Comments are the life blood of a blog, they can also be damned useful for Internet Marketers too! Google and other search engines rate posts with a number of comments on them in their algorithms which in turn can boost your SERPs (Search Engine Results Page) ranking. Of course spam comments are just evil, and every WordPress […]
People sometimes have difficulty in understanding the difference between a Page and a Post. A WordPress Page is mainly used for static information such as About Me pages, Contact details etc. Why? Because Pages don’t have the flexibility of Posts – you cant add categories or tags to them, and you cant manipulate how they […]
Blogroll. What a weird word. This is what the WordPress Links section used to be called and still is by many people. So what exactly is it? Back in the day when WordPress was ‘just’ a blogging platform, a lot of bloggers wanted a link system so they could share some link love (as marketers […]
Media in WordPress relates to pretty much anything you upload to the site, images and videos are the main ones, but it can include music or sound files, and documents (PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) and even zipped files. Library The WordPress media library is where you can access all your uploaded media, and can see […]
This is the core of your site, the place where all the magic happens, where you convert your visitors to sellers, or not. Writing posts (articles, sales pitches, product reviews, etc) is the life blood of an internet marketing website. The posts section is where you create the posts, review existing posts and drafts and […]