WordPress Basics
Managing comments on your WordPress site and preventing spam
Last Updated: April 1, 2025Comments allow your website’s visitors to have a discussion with you and each other. When you activate comments on a Page or post, WordPress inserts several text boxes after your content where users can submit their comments. Once you approve a comment, it appears underneath your content. Whether you want to customize how your receive comments or tweak how your site displays comments, WordPress provides a thorough set of options to build a community from the visitors to your site. Anatomy of a Comment Depending on your site’s settings, comments display slightly differently from site to site. The basic comment form includes: Comment Name Email Website Once a visitor submits his or her comment, WordPress follows your preferences and either holds the comment for your approval or posts it immediately. Discussion Settings Before you enable comments on posts or Page, reviewing the options under Settings > Discussion can help make your life as a moderator easier. Settings > Discussion contains a list of options that change how WordPress processes comments. Experimenting with these settings can help you find a balance between restricting comments to reduce the amount of spam or less-relevant comments you receive and encouraging your users to actively participate on your site. Notification Attempt to notify any blogs linked...
Uploading images and media to use in your WordPress website
Last Updated: April 1, 2025Working with Images Adding images in WordPress is very easy. All of your images will be stored and can be managed in the Media Library, but you can take several different paths to get there. The most common path is adding an image directly to a post or page. This automatically saves the image in the Media Library and displays the image wherever you inserted it. You can also add images directly to the Media Library through the multi-file loader or the single-file loader. For advanced user, you can upload images directly using an FTP Client. Adding Images Through Pages/Posts When writing or editing a post, you can add an image using the Add Media button above the editor box. This opens a window that displays the multi-file uploader. From here you can drag and drop your picture or select it using the file selector. The images you add here will be automatically added to the Media Library. Adding Images Directly To The Media Library If you want to upload an image for a future post, from the dashboard go to Media –> Add New. From here you can bulk upload multiple images before you know which post you want them...
How to create and manage your website’s menu/navigation in WordPress
Last Updated: April 1, 2025Defining a Menu You must define a menu before you can add items to it. Login to the WordPress Dashboard. From the ‘Appearance’ menu on the left-hand side of the Dashboard, select the ‘Menus’ option to bring up the Menu Editor. Select Create a new menu at the top of the page Enter a name for your new menu in the Menu Name box Click the Create Menu button. Your new custom menu has now been defined. Adding Items to a Menu You can add different link types into your menu, these are split between panes left of the menu you’re currently editing. Locate the pane entitled Pages. Within this pane, select the View All link to bring up a list of all the currently published Pages on your site. Select the Pages that you want to add by clicking the checkbox next to each Page’s title. Click the Add to Menu button located at the bottom of this pane to add your selection(s) to the menu that you created in the previous step. Click the Save Menu button once you’ve added all the menu items you want. Your custom menu has now been saved. Note The Screen Options allow you to choose which items you can use to add to a menu. Certain...
How to manage edit delete add update pages in WordPress
Last Updated: April 1, 2025This tutorial assumes you’ve already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to manage pages. Click Pages in the left margin. Then click Add New. Enter a title for the new page. Then enter the page content. You can select a parent page here… … or assign a specific template to the page. When ready, click Publish. To view a list of all your pages, click “All Pages”. From here you can click to view a page live. Here’s what our new page looks like. To delete a page, simply click the Delete link. (Depending on your country, this may say “Bin” instead of “Delete”.) The page we just created has now been deleted. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to manage pages in WordPress.
How to manage edit delete add update users in WordPress
Last Updated: April 1, 2025This tutorial assumes you’ve already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to manage users. Click Users in the left margin. Then click Add New. Enter a username and email address for the new user. Then enter the user’s first and last name. Enter and confirm a password. Then click Add New User. That’s it! The new user has been setup successfully. From here you can edit or delete users as well. When deleting a user, you must decide whether to delete all their content, or assign it to another user. The user we just created has now been deleted. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to manage users in WordPress.
How to write a new blog post in WordPress
Last Updated: April 1, 2025This tutorial assumes you’ve already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to write a new post. Click Posts in the left margin. Then click Add New. Enter a title for your new post… Then enter the content of your post. You can optionally assign this post to one or more categories. When finished, click Publish. That’s all there is to it! You can now click to see your new post on your live website. The post is shown here on your website. Now click the All Posts link. Your new post is listed here, and it’s from here that you can edit or delete posts from your website. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to write new posts in WordPress.
How to manage post (blog) categories in WordPress
Last Updated: April 1, 2025This tutorial assumes you’ve already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to manage your categories. Click Posts in the left margin. Then click Categories. This is where you can add a new category… let’s do that now. When ready, click Add New Category. You can quickly edit a category’s information by hovering over the category name… Then clicking Quick Edit. You can change the name and/or slug of the category from here. You can also delete a category this way. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to manage categories in WordPress.
How to perform routine maintenance on your WordPress site
Last Updated: April 1, 2025Updating WordPress, Themes, and Plugins: A Step-by-Step Guide Keeping your WordPress site, themes, and plugins up-to-date is crucial for security, stability, and performance. This guide will walk you through the process. Identifying Available Updates Updates are indicated in two locations: 1. Admin bar icon (spinning arrow with number of updates) 2. Dashboard > Updates Updating Plugins To update plugins: 1. Click the update icon in the admin bar or navigate to Dashboard > Updates. 2. Select the plugins to update by checking the boxes or “Select All”. 3. Click “Update Plugins”. 4. Review update results. Why Update Plugins? Regular plugin updates: – Ensure smooth and stable performance – Fix security vulnerabilities – Prevent malware Updating Themes To update themes: 1. Navigate to Dashboard > Updates. 2. Select the themes to update by checking the boxes or “Select All”. 3. Click “Update Themes”. Precautions Before updating: – Consider creating a backup of your website to prevent potential issues. Verifying Updates After updating: – Return to the WordPress updates page to confirm all components are up-to-date. – The update icon in the admin bar should disappear. Best Practices – Regularly update plugins and themes (at least weekly) – Schedule updates during low-traffic...