What Is the Fastest Way for a Novice to Build a WordPress Website?
WordPress is the fastest way for a beginner to build a website. It has a friendly dashboard and many free guides. Get a domain and hosting, use the one-click installer…
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Step-by-step WordPress help for beginners: posts, pages, images, media, links and settings, in plain words. Every tutorial works on our WordPress hosting.
How Do I Work With Reusable Blocks in WordPress?
A reusable block is a block you save once and use anywhere on your website. You create it from the block options menu, give it a name, and insert it from the Reusable…
Read moreOur Video Tutorials on Using WordPress
We made WordPress video tutorials to help our clients run their own sites. Each one covers a single task, step by step. You can watch them in any order, on your own time.
Read moreHow Do I Embed Videos in WordPress?
To embed a video in WordPress, copy the video link from YouTube or Vimeo and paste it on a line by itself in your post. WordPress turns the link into a player. The video…
Read moreHow Do I Use the WordPress Media Library?
The WordPress media library holds every picture and file on your website. Open it from Media > Library in the left menu. From there you can view, sort, edit and delete…
Read moreHow Do I Use the Image Editor in WordPress?
To use the image editor in WordPress, go to Media > Library, click a picture, then click Edit Image. You can crop, rotate, flip and scale it. Click Save when you finish.
Read moreHow Do I Create a List in a WordPress Post?
To create a list in WordPress, click the bullet list or numbered list button on the editor toolbar and start typing. Press Enter after each item. Click the button again…
Read moreHow Do I Add Links in WordPress Posts or Pages?
To add links in WordPress, highlight the words you want to link, click the link icon on the toolbar, and paste the web address. Press Enter, then click Update to save.…
Read moreHow Do I Set a Featured Image in WordPress?
To set a featured image in WordPress, open your post and find the Featured Image box on the right. Click Set featured image, choose a picture and save. The featured…
Read moreHow Do I Use Post Excerpts in WordPress?
A post excerpt is a short summary of a post. You turn it on at Settings > Reading and write it in the Excerpt box on each post. Visitors then scan your list of posts and…
Read moreHow Do I Edit Text in WordPress?
To edit text in WordPress, open Pages or Posts, click the title, then click the words you want to change. Type your edit and press Update. If you have used Microsoft…
Read moreHow Do I Edit an Image in WordPress?
To edit an image in WordPress, click the picture in your page or post. A toolbar appears above it. Use it to resize, align, add a link, crop or rotate the image, then…
Read moreHow Do I Delete an Image in WordPress?
To delete an image in WordPress, first remove it from the post, then go to Media > Library, click the image and choose Delete permanently. Removing it from a post alone…
Read moreHow Do I Use the Dashboard in WordPress?
The WordPress dashboard is the control center of your website. You see it first when you log in. The menu on the left leads to your posts, pages, images, plugins and…
Read moreHow Do I Use Categories in WordPress?
Categories group your posts by topic, so visitors can find what they want. You create them under Posts > Categories in your dashboard. Then you tick one or more boxes on…
Read moreHow Do I Manage Comments in WordPress?
To manage comments in WordPress, click Comments on your dashboard. You can approve, reply to, edit, mark as spam or trash each one. To change the rules for new comments…
Read moreHow Do I Change My Password in WordPress?
You change your password in WordPress from Users > Profile in the admin area. Type a new password, confirm it, and click Update Profile. Your site stays online the whole…
Read moreHow Do I Use the Admin Bar in WordPress?
The WordPress admin bar is the dark gray strip at the top of your screen when you are logged in. It gives quick links to your dashboard, new posts, comments, your…
Read moreHow Do I Add a New Post in WordPress?
To add a new post in WordPress, click Posts in the dashboard, then Add New. Type a title, write your text, and click Publish. You can save a draft first if you are not…
Read moreHow Do I Add New Paragraphs in WordPress?
You add a paragraph in WordPress by typing your text and pressing the Enter key. You can also highlight text and pick Paragraph from the style drop-down in the editor…
Read moreHow Do I Upload Media in WordPress?
To upload media in WordPress, click Media > Add New in your dashboard. Drag your files into the upload area, or click Select Files. When the progress bar finishes, your…
Read moreHow Do I Add New Pages in WordPress?
To add a new page, go to Pages > Add New in your dashboard. Type a title, add your text, then click Publish. It takes about two minutes, and you can save a draft first…
Read moreHow Do Image Galleries Work in WordPress?
To add an image gallery in WordPress, open your page or post, click Add Media and choose Create gallery. Pick your images, set the columns and link options, and click…
Read moreHow Do You Add Media from a URL in WordPress?
To add an image from a URL, click Add Media in the editor, then choose Insert from URL. Paste the image address and click Insert into post. The picture stays on the…
Read moreHow Do I Upload an Image From My Computer to WordPress?
To upload an image to WordPress, drag the picture from your computer into the editor. You can also go to Media > Add New and pick the file. WordPress saves it in your…
Read moreOur WordPress Tutorial Series: What You Will Learn
Our WordPress tutorial series shows you how to use, maintain and design with WordPress, one task at a time. Each lesson is short and has numbered steps. Start with the…
Read moreHow to Add Images to a Page or Post Using WordPress
To add images to a WordPress post, place your cursor where the picture should go and click Add Media or the image block. Pick a picture from your media library or upload…
Read moreHow Do I Add a Heading in WordPress?
You add a heading in WordPress by selecting your text and choosing a heading style from the format drop-down in the editor. WordPress offers six levels, from Heading 1…
Read moreHow Do I Use QuickInstall to Install WordPress?
We no longer use QuickInstall. We use our own application installer, which has over 100 apps, including WordPress. This guide explains how QuickInstall worked and what…
Read moreHow to Embed a YouTube Video in a WordPress Post or Page
To embed a YouTube video, copy the embed code from YouTube and paste it into your post or page. Then click Publish. You can also paste the video web address on its own…
Read moreHow to Build a Page in WordPress
You build a page in WordPress from Pages > Add New. Type a title, add your text and pictures, then click Publish. The editor works much like a word processor, so you do…
Read moreHow Long Does a Fresh WordPress Install Take?
A fresh WordPress install takes about 2 minutes, even if you know nothing about web design or web hosting. Our installer runs in about 30 seconds. You only need a domain…
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