User manual - Wordpress

User manual - Wordpress

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  Vikrant 2016 UserGuide–WordPress This is manualfor getting started with WordPress. It guides one on how to use WordPress and make the best out of it. iThinkDesign Madhapur +91-8142539842 040-22xx123x
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  Table of Contents CopyrightNotice.................................................................................................................................4 Warning.............................................................................................................................................5 Disclaimer..........................................................................................................................................5 Revision History..................................................................................................................................6 About................................................................................................................................................7 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................8 Getting Started...................................................................................................................................8 Sign Up...........................................................................................................................................8 Login............................................................................................................................................15 Index ...............................................................................................................................................15 Glossary...........................................................................................................................................16
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  Figure 1: WordPressHome Page..........................................................................................................8 Figure 2: Header bar...........................................................................................................................9 Figure 3: Blog category........................................................................................................................9 Figure 4: Blog sub-category.................................................................................................................9 Figure 5: Blog layout selection...........................................................................................................10 Figure 6: Blog theme selection...........................................................................................................11 Figure 7: Choosing a domain .............................................................................................................11 Figure 8: Login screen.......................................................................................................................15
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  Copyright Notice Copyright ©2016 by Vikrant Singh All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Printed in Hyderabad First Printing, 2016 ISBN 0-900xyz00-0-0 ABC Publishing 123 Mesa Street Madhapur, Hyderabad www.vickywizwrites.wordpress.com
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  Warning Unauthorized reproduction inwhole or in part is an infringement of copyright. Vikrant will actively pursue any breach of its copyright. Disclaimer Information contained in this training manual has been obtained from AS/NZS Standards, International Standards, data provided by or published by international fastener suppliers, manufacturers and institutions, and by direct calculation and measurement by James Glen Pty Ltd. Every care has been taken by the staff of James Glen Pty Ltd in compilation of the data contained herein and in verification of its accuracy when published, however the content of this training manual is subject to change without notice due to factors outside the control of James Glen Pty Ltd and this manual should, therefore, be used a s a guide only. For example, the products referred to in this publication are continually improved through further research and development and this may lead to information contained in this manual being altered without notice. This training manual is published and distributed on the basis that the publisher is not responsible for the results of any actions taken by users of information contained in this training manual on the basis of information contained neither in this manual nor for any error in or omission from this manual. James Glen Pty Ltd does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for misrepresentation by any person whatsoever of the information contained in this training manual and expressly disclaims all and any liability and responsibility to any person, whether a reader of this training manual or not, in respect of claims, losses or damage or any other matter, either direct or consequential arising out of or in relation to the use and reliance, whether wholly or partially, upon any information contained or products referred to in this manual.
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  Revision History Date VersionAuthor Comment July 2016 1.0 Vikrant Initial draft August 2016 2.0 Vikrant Draft 2.0
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  About My aimisto createa simple WordPress manual thatwillhelptogetanoverall understandingof howto use variousfeatureswithin WordPress dashboardtokeepyoursite orblogupdated. If you are lookingformore in-depthknowledge,thereare heapsof articlesinthe WordPress codex that go more in the detail.Thisisgreatif youwant to getreallyinvolvedindevelopingyourown WordPress theme ormodifyingyoursite plug-ins,butitcanbe little dauntingforthose userswhojustwanta simple guide tousingContentManagementside of WordPress orjustneedtoupdate theirsite pagesso often.
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  Introduction WordPress isan OpenSourcesoftware systemusedbymillionsof peoplearoundthe worldtocreate beautiful websitesandblogs.Itis completelycustomizable bythe use of themes andplug-ins. Themescan be easilydownloadedfromthe official WordPress siteorfromhundredsof otherplaces aroundthe web.The same goeswithplug-ins,whichare usedtoextendthe functionalityof your WordPress site. A fantasticbloggingsite,WordPresshasbigcommunityof designers,developersandbloggerswhoshare theirknowledgeandexpertisethroughvideos, articles,tutorialsandblogposts.Theyalsoare reason behindthousandsof themesandplug-ins. Getting Started Before we starton howto use and make most of WordPress,firstwe needtoSignUp and create an account. Sign Up 1. Go to WordPress home page.Openbrowserandtype https://wordpress.com/ andpress Enter.You will getWordPresshome page asbelow. Figure 1: WordPress Home Page
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  2. Clickon “SignUp”as markedin image below.Itispresentontopof home page. Figure 2: Header bar 3. Selectacategory whichbestdescribesyourblog.Forexample,Iselected“Writing &Books”as markedinimage below. Figure 3: Blog category 4. List of subcategoriescome uponce “Writing& Books”isselected,asshowninimage below.Select one that will closelydescribeyourblog.Forexample,Iselected“General Writing&Books”. Figure 4: Blog sub-category
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  5. Selectone designpatternfromoptionsgiven.ThishelpsWordPressfigureoutwhatdesignstoshow infuture.I selectedmiddleone.Alsothereis“Back”optionavailable incase some changesneedto be done. Figure 5: Blog layout selection 6. Choose a theme foryourblog from optionsgiven.Themescanbe changedlaterbasedonone’s preferencesandneeds.Ichose “Goran” forthisexample,one onrightof firstrow.
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  Figure 6: Blogtheme selection 7. Choose a domainforyourblog.Enter insearch box given. Figure 7: Choosing a domain
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  8. Enter blogaddressandselectoneof optionsgiven.If whatistypeddoesnotshow,itindicates unavailabilityof particularaddress.Click“Select”tochoose blogaddress. 9. Picka plan that suitsyourneedsandbudget. Here “Free”planisselected. Benefitsof differentplansare listedbelow eachcolumn.Below imageshowsthe advantagesof different membershipplans:
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  10. Provide youremailaddressandchoose apasswordinthe formprovided.Clickon“Create My Account”
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  11. A confirmationmessagecomesonwebsitelikebelowimage. 12. Log intoyour email addressandclickon“ConfirmNow”andactivate your account. Account will be available foruse onlyafteractivation.
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  Login Before youcan makeany changesto yoursite,youwill needtologin.The loginforyoursite is typically foundat the followingURL –http://your-wordpress-site.com/wp-admin.Obviously,replace your- wordpress-site.comwithyouractual domainname. Figure 8: Login screen Index A account · 8 B blog · 10 C category· 9 H Hyderabad · 4
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  I Information · 5 K knowledge· 7 M manual · 5 P products · 5 S site · 7 W WordPress · 7 Glossary Blog:A blog is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries. Site: Refers to website