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• Getting Started with WordPress

Creating a WordPress Site (Installing WordPress)

Installing WordPress with a Web Host’s “1-Click Install”
Manually Installing WordPress

Logging Into the WordPress Admin & General Site Settings

Logging Into the WordPress Admin
General WordPress Settings
Editing Your Profile
Setting Your Profile Picture (Gravatar)

Writing Posts & Formatting Text
Posts versus Pages
Creating a New Blog Post
Using the Visual Editor
Pasting Without Formatting & Clearing Formatting
Formatting Headings
Formatting Bulleted & Numbered Lists
Formatting Quotes
Publishing a Post
Deleting a Post
Restoring a Post from the Trash (or Deleting it Delete
Permanently

Publishing a Post (Making it Live)

• Publishing a Post (Making it Live)
  Status
  Visibility
  Publish Date & Time
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• Adding a Read More Link to a Post
  Adding the Read More Tag
  Changing the Text in the More Tag
• Creating Links (Hyperlinks)
  Linking to Another Website
  Opening a Link in a New Tab
  Linking to a Page Within Your Site
  Editing & Removing Links
  Adding Images & Managing the Media Library
• Adding an Image to a Post or Page
  Editing Images (Manually Resizing, Cropping, & Rotating)
  Media Settings (Customizing the Size of Thumbnail, Medium,
  & Large)
  Adding a Featured Image
  Uploading Images & Files Directly Into the Media Library
  Editing & Deleting Images in the Media Library
  Deleting Unused Images (Cleaning Out the Media Library)

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• Adding an Image Gallery
  Adding an Image Gallery
  Editing an Existing Image Gallery
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• Adding Video
  Embedding YouTube Videos
  Uploading a Video File
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• Diving Deeper into WordPress
• Categories, Tags, & Reading Settings
  Categories & Tags Explained
  Creating & Editing Categories
  Changing the “Uncategorized” Default Category Name
  Setting the Default Category
  Creating & Editing Tags
  Changing Categories/Tags for Multiple Posts
  Reading Settings
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• Widgets
  Editing & Adding Widgets
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• Making Pages
  Pages versus Posts
  Creating a New Page
  Publishing a Page (Making it Live)
• Deleting a Page
  Changing the Page Order

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• Menus
  About Menus & Locations
  Adding & Removing Links in Menus
  Creating Submenus
  Opening Menu Links in a New Tab
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• Installing Themes
  What Are WordPress Themes?
  Where Do I Get WordPress Themes?
  Installing & Activating a Theme
  Manually Uploading & Activating a Theme
  Deleting a Theme
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• Customizing Theme Appearance
  Customizing Appearance
  Customizing the Site Identity (Logo, Title, & Tagline)
  Adding a Site Icon (Favicon)
  Customizing the Header
  Customizing Colors
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• Changing the Template Layout for a Page/Post
  Changing a Template Layout

 WordPress Plugins: About, Installing, & Updating
About WordPress Plugins
Installing a WordPress Plugin
Updating Plugins

WordPress Plugins You May Want to Install
Recommended WordPress Plugins
SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
Creating SEO-Friendly Permalinks (URLs) for the Site
Customizing the URL of an Individual Page/Post
Setting Titles & Meta Descriptions with an SEO Plugin

Customizing WordPress
Page Builders: Customizable Page Layouts
Theme Builders: Control the Website’s Look
Child Themes
Custom Post Types
Advanced Custom Fields