A Blog (short for web log) is a type of website that consist of discreet, text-based entries, or posts, that are typically organized in reverse chronological order, meaning the latest entry is listed first, and earlier entries are listed below.
Since the ability to access the World Wide Web is so essential, all computers, smartphones, and tablets are pre-loaded with a default web browser. This is the browser that opens automatically when you click or tap on a hyperlink. Examples of Default Browsers If you use several devices, like a laptop, a desktop, a smart …
The WordPress Dashboard is your “home base” when you want to make changes or updates to your WordPress site, or change the settings for your site. This page appears by default when you log into your WordPress site. The Dashboard menu (on the right side of the page) gives you quick access to all of …
To create a new post on your WordPress site, first log in using your favorite browser to open the WordPress Dashboard. Once you log in, you can also use the handy WordPress Toolbar You can create new posts for your site with a smaller-screen device, like a tablet or a smart phone, but it’s much easier using a …
To create a new page on your WordPress site, first log in using your favorite browser to open the WordPress Dashboard. Once you log in, you can also use the handy WordPress Toolbar You can create new pages for your site with a smaller-screen device, like a tablet or a smart phone, but it’s much easier using a …
Avoid formatting problems when you update your posts and pages by pasting “clean text” into your pages. If you are pasting text in from a word processor such as Microsoft Word, your word processor may insert hidden HTML codes into your text to format it; for example, if text is bold or italic. Although this would seem to …
Well-formatted text is easier to read on screen and also improves the SEO performance of each page and post in your site. Use WordPress’ formatting tools in the Visual Editor’s toolbar to add: You can also use the formatting tool bar to:
You can use the Code editor to edit HTML directly. The Code editor displays exactly what WordPress saves to the database. You can use this editor if you know HTML. But be careful when using the Code editor: one missing character can mess up your whole page! Plus, the built in Code editor is not …
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To update an existing WordPress page on your site, first log in using your favorite browser. You can edit your site’s pages using a smaller screen device, like a tablet or a smart phone, but it’s much easier using a browser on your computer, or on a device with a larger screen, with a keyboard …
After you’ve logged into a WordPress site, the WordPress toolbar appears above the top of all of the pages in the site, including Administration Screens, like the Dashboard. The Toolbar looks a little different on smaller screens, to help mobile device users: You can experiment with this using your favorite desktop browser. Simply shrink the window size …
