5h 41m – Beginner
WordPress powers millions of blogs and websites. Learn how to create your own with this powerful publishing platform. Staff author Morten Rand-Hendriksen will help you get the most out of the self-hosted version of WordPress and create feature-rich blogs and websites. Morten explains how to create and publish posts and pages; customize your site with themes, widgets, and custom menus; and extend WordPress even further with plugins. Even more, Morten will show how to get more readers with social media sharing and comments, and adjust the settings that keep your site safe and secure.
Topics include:
What is WordPress?
Installing and running WordPress
Publishing posts and pages
Using page templates
Inserting images, video, and other media
Editing posts
Changing themes
Installing plugins
Adding other users
Securing your WordPress site
Introduction – 11m 33s
Welcome – 1m 1s
What’s new in WordPress 4.0 NEW – 10m 32s
1. Getting to Know WordPress – 13m 42s
What is WordPress? – 3m 51s
Setting the language of your WordPress installation – 6m 44s
WordPress, WordPress.com, and WordPress.org: What is the difference? – 3m 7s
2. Getting Started with WordPress – 17m 18s
Installing and running WordPress – 2m 19s
Accessing your WordPress site – 2m 20s
Using the WordPress Dashboard – 8m 10s
Using the WordPress toolbar – 4m 29s
3. Creating Posts – 1h 36m
Understanding the difference between posts and pages – 4m 4s
Creating a new post UPDATED – 9m 57s
Using categories and tags – 8m 19s
Advanced text formatting – 10m 31s
Creating and managing links – 7m 7s
Adding images – 9m 36s
Adding an image gallery UPDATED – 9m 59s
Using Featured Image – 3m 8s
Adding images from external sources – 7m 30s
Adding media from YouTube and other services through oEmbed UPDATED – 5m 1s
Comparing and restoring old versions with Revisions – 4m 47s
Publishing posts – 7m 2s
Using the More tag and excerpts – 4m 36s
Defining post formats – 4m 43s
4. Creating Pages – 11m 21s
Creating a basic page – 5m 19s
Using page templates – 3m 52s
Organizing page hierarchy – 2m 10s
5. Managing Content – 22m 24s
Navigating the Dashboard index pages – 7m 40s
Using Quick Edit – 2m 22s
Using Bulk Edit – 4m 20s
Understanding how WordPress handles media content UPDATED – 8m 2s
6. Changing the Appearance of Your Site – 50m 0s
Selecting and changing themes – 4m 57s
Using the Theme Customizer UPDATED – 7m 39s
Using a custom header image UPDATED – 4m 59s
Creating custom menus – 7m 27s
Using widgets UPDATED – 8m 4s
Changing the front page from a blog view to a static page – 4m 50s
Installing themes from the WordPress Theme Directory – 5m 28s
Installing custom themes – 3m 2s
Making sure your WordPress site is mobile-ready – 3m 34s
7. Extending WordPress with Plugins – 22m 15s
Installing plugins UPDATED – 10m 21s
Creating a contact page – 4m 46s
Adding social media sharing buttons with AddThis – 5m 16s
Learn more about plugins – 1m 52s
8. Profiles, Users, and Settings – 34m 44s
Editing your user profile – 8m 51s
Creating a Gravatar profile – 4m 9s
Adding and managing users – 5m 59s
Understanding user levels – 6m 28s
Configuring general settings – 9m 17s
9. Getting Readers – 19m 9s
Creating user-friendly permalinks – 5m 31s
Configuring comment settings – 7m 44s
Managing comments – 5m 54s
10. WordPress behind the Curtain – 13m 1s
Understanding how WordPress works – 5m 40s
Back-end management of themes, plugins, and other assets – 7m 21s
11. Maintenance and Security – 20m 43s
Keeping up to date – 6m 20s
Must-have security plugins – 5m 13s
Troubleshooting a site crash – 9m 10s
12. Diving Further into the World of WordPress – 9m 14s
Exporting and importing content from other sites – 6m 24s
Going further with WordPress: Creating themes and plugins – 2m 50s