creating a website with wordpress
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Getting an account with WordPress.com
Open your web browser ( mozilla firefox,
internet explorer, opera, etc.,)
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Getting an account with WordPress.com
In the address bar of your web browser, type:
http://wordpress.comthen press the enter key.
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Getting an account with WordPress.com
In the WordPress.com homepage, click Sign up
nowbutton.
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Getting an account with WordPress.com
Fill up the form leaving no blank fields.
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Getting an account with WordPress.com
Check the activation message from
WordPress.com in your mailbox
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Getting an account with WordPress.com
Click the provided link to activate your
account
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Getting an account with WordPress.com
This will be the page look after activating your
account. Click Login.
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Exploring your Dashboard
When youre signed in, youll see a tab at the
top of your page which says My Blog. This
allows you to quickly access your dashboard.
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Exploring your Dashboard
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Description/Use of Dashboard
Referred to as the back end of your blog or
site.
Behind-the-scenes control panel which stores
all settings and information.
Used to modify or update sites/blogs.
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Exploring your Dashboard
If the dashboard is the back end, the front end
is what the world sees.
To access the front end, click the title at the
left side of the dashboard.
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Exploring your Dashboard
The picture below is a screen shot of the front
end or the actual view of the site/blog.
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Exploring your Dashboard
The left-hand navigation menus are a way to access
almost all the powers of your blog/site.
You can open any left-hand menu by hovering over
the text, and then clicking on the arrow that appears.
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Changing your general settings
Open up the settings menu, click General and
youll be taken right there.
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Changing your general settings
You can now adjust your blog/site to your liking. You
can also add a tagline here which will appear under
your title usually at the top of your site.
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Changing your general settings
You can also change your timezone, email address, date and
time settings , and language settings here. Dont forget to
save changes.
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Changing your general settings
It is also possible to upload an image to represent your
site/blog when it appears in various places in WordPress.com.
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Changing your general settings
Once its Uploaded, it will look like this in the
General settings:
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Check out the Theme Showcase by typing in
the browser address bar:
http://theme.wordpress.com
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Choose a theme for your site:
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Click activate to apply the theme in your site:
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
View the theme in your site by clicking the site
title at the upper left side of the screen:
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Apply a custom header to your site by clicking
the header link under Appearance Menu:
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
In the Custom Header page, click Browse.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Create a Static Homepage:
Click Pages->Add Newin your Dashboard.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Create a Static Homepage:
This is the add new page view:
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Create a Static Homepage:
Title this page Home
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Create a Static Homepage:
You can type the content you want displayed on
the front page of your blog or upload an image.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Create a Static Homepage:
Click Publish:
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Create a Static Homepage:
Create another page, title it Posts then publish
it.In the settings menu, click readings, then
follow the settings as shown. Save changes.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
After creating a static page you may have
created two home pages. You can delete one
by editing the page and setting another page
as the Parent in the Attributesmodule.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
The Page Attributesmodule allows you to set
page parents and templates, and to change
the order of your pages.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Creating a Custom Menu.
To create a custom menu, go to Appearance ->
Menus in your blogs dashboard..
To create a custom navigation menu, type
in a name for it (only you will see this) and
click Create Menu.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Creating a Custom Menu.
To create a custom navigation menu, type in a
name for it (only you will see this) and click Create
Menu.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Creating a Custom Menu.
Want a menu tab to link directly to another
website? No problem! Type in the URL, the label
name, and then Add to Menu.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Changing the arrangement of your menu.
You can arrange your pages in hierarchies. For
example, you could have an About page that
has Organization page under it. UnderOrganization you might have another pages
titled History, Mission and Vision, etc.
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Adding Media Files could be done in the Edit
Page view:
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
Creating Links:
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Using WordPress to Create a Website
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