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Help Center: How do I manage my Wordpress Blog?
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How do I change my blog title?
To change the blog title, click on the 'Settings' link and choose 'General'. Then type the new blog title in the
first box 'Blog Title'. Be sure to click on 'Save Changes' at the bottom of the page when you are done.
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What is all this on the front page?
When you first log in, the page you see is to keep you & us up to date on the blog software in case
we need to upgrade or things of that nature. As a user, the links you are likely to need from this page are located
in the menu at the left hand side of the page, or you may also want to click directly on 'Pages' or 'Posts' in the
box titled 'Right Now' for easy access to those pages.
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What is the difference between a post and a page?
Posts are listed in reverse chronological order on the blog home page or on the posts page if you have set one
in Settings > Reading. If you have created any sticky posts, those will appear before the other posts. Posts
can be found in the Archives, Categories, Recent Posts, and other widgets. Posts are also displayed in the RSS
feed of the blog. You can control how many posts are displayed at a time in the Reading Settings.
Pages are static and are not listed by date. Pages do not use tags or categories. An ‘About’ page is the classic
example. Pages are displayed in the sidebar using the Pages widget, and some themes display pages in tabs at the
top of the blog. If you have 50 pages and you use the Pages widget, then all pages will be listed all the time.
This information taken from support.wordpress.com. See
Post vs Page for more information.
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How do I write a new post?
Click on either the 'New Post' button in the top menu, or the 'Add New' link under the 'Posts' heading in the left
side menu. You will see a page where you can enter your text for the new post. You can either 'Save Draft' or
'Publish' which makes it live on the blog. To add the entry to a certain category so that readers can find it
more easily, you can use the checkboxes at right or add a new category by clicking on the 'Add New Category' link and
using the textbox in that area.
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How do I edit a post?
If, instead, you want to edit a draft or edit an already-published post, click on the 'Edit' link under the 'Posts'
heading in the left side menu, or click on 'Posts' from the front page, under 'Right Now'. Mouseover the title of the
post you want to edit to see the options appear. You can click on 'edit' to edit a post or 'delete' to delete it.
If you need to see earlier posts, click on one of the page numbers at the top or bottom right of this page.
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How do I change the date of a post?
You may postdate or predate a blog post. If the post is predated and published, it will show up on the blog.
If a post is postdated and published, it will show up on the blog at the scheduled time.
In the 'Publish' box at top right, click on the 'edit' link next to 'Publish immediately.'
Update the calendar and time information.Click on the 'OK' button.
Click on the 'Publish' or 'Update' button to save your changes to the page.
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How do I write a new page?
Click on 'Add New' link under the 'Pages' heading in the left side menu or choose 'New Page' from the drop-down list
that starts with 'New Post' in the top menu. You will see a page where you can enter your
text for the new page. You can either 'Save Draft' or 'Publish' which makes it live on the blog.
You can use the 'Attributes' box at bottom right if you want to add the page to a certain hierarchy.
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How do I edit a page?
If, instead, you want to edit a draft or edit an already-published post, click on the 'Edit' link under the 'Pages'
heading in the left side menu, or click on 'Pages' from the front page, under 'Right Now'. Mouseover the title of the
post you want to edit to see the options appear. You can click on 'edit' to edit a page or 'delete' to delete it.
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How do I paste from Word?
In Word, use your cursor to select your content, and use control-C or right-click 'Copy' to copy the text. Back in
Wordpress, go to edit or add a new page, and click on the 'Paste from Word' button. A window will pop up. Use control-V
to paste your content into this box. Note that this will work for text or tables with text, but not images.
Once you have pasted your text, click on 'Insert.' Don't forget to 'Publish' or 'Update' your page to save your changes.
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How do I add a link to another page?
To add a link to another page, first type the text for the link in the text box. Use your cursor to highlight the part
that will become the link. Then click on the chain icon. A box will pop up. In the first field, 'Link URL', enter the
link (starting with http:// if the page is on a different site). Then choose from the drop down list whether you want the
link to open a new window or open in the same window. Click on the 'insert' button. Then click the 'publish' button
to save your changes.
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How do I add images?
Open the page or post where you wish to add an image.
Next to 'Upload/Insert' above the editing window, click on the 'insert image' icon.
In the window that pops up, use the 'select' button to choose a file from your computer to add.
After the image has been uploaded, you may add a caption that will appear below the photo.
Choose the alignment you prefer and the image size, and then click on 'Insert into Post'.
Don't forget to click 'Update Post' when you have finished adding your images.
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How do I approve or delete comments?
The other thing that you will want to do on the blog is approve comments or delete spam from the comments.
So click on the 'Comments' link in the left side menu, and then on the 'Pending' link. These comments have not yet been
published on the blog. Mouseover the comment to see the options appear. You can either use the edit or delete links
for each comment, or you can check the box next to the ones you want to moderate, and then choose 'Approve,' 'Mark as
Spam,' or 'Delete' from the drop down list marked 'Bulk Actions' at the bottom of the page. If a comment is spam,
it's best to mark it as spam rather than simply deleting it. This 'teaches' the program to better recognize spam the
next time.
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