vtc.com training for WordPress Blogging
IntroductionCourse Overview
Understanding WordPress
What is a Blog? (04:39)
What is WordPress? (05:44)
How a Blog Functions (04:22)
Setting Up a Free Blog on WordPress.com (04:30)
Activating Your Wordpress.com Blog (02:16)
Setting Up a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog (06:27)
Touring the WordPress Interface
Viewing the Dashboard pt. 1 (03:17)
Viewing the Dashboard pt. 2 (04:27)
Customizing the Dashboard (04:12)
Viewing the Posts Category (04:43)
Opening the Media Library (02:03)
Exploring the Links Category (03:47)
Viewing Pages (03:55)
A Look at Comments (01:44)
Displaying the Appearance pt. 1 (03:23)
Displaying the Appearance pt. 2 (03:12)
Viewing the WordPress Editor (03:56)
Viewing Installed Plugins (04:29)
Exploring Users and Tools (04:31)
Settings (01:45)
Creating Posts
Writing a Post in the Visual Editor (05:22)
Saving Drafts and Previewing Posts (03:46)
Formatting a Post pt. 1 (06:23)
Formatting a Post pt. 2 (02:46)
Inserting Hyperlinks (05:01)
Editing Hyperlinks (03:37)
Using the Kitchen Sink Toolbar (06:23)
Setting Publishing Options (05:30)
Publishing Your Post (01:38)
Understanding Excerpts (03:28)
Understanding Trackbacks and Pingbacks (03:56)
Additional Posting Techniques
Editing Published Posts (06:20)
Adding a More Link to a Post (05:52)
Touring the HTML Editor (06:01)
Using the HTML Editor for Posts (05:29)
Editing HTML Posts (05:59)
Adjusting Writing Settings (05:40)
Password Protecting a Post (03:58)
Removing a Password (01:31)
Adding Media to Posts
Setting Media Options (05:28)
Inserting Images into Posts (06:20)
Setting Image Options (02:57)
Editing Inserted Images (05:03)
Image Editing Options pt. 1 (05:28)
Image Editing Options pt. 2 (02:33)
Image Editor (04:16)
Including an Image from a URL (05:45)
Adding Images to the Media Library (03:52)
Inserting Images from the Library (03:06)
Adding Video pt. 1 (04:32)
Adding Video pt. 2 (03:38)
Auto-Embedding Video (03:41)
Adding Audio Files (03:50)
Inserting Other Types of Media (03:29)
Managing Your Media (05:13)
Working with Categories and Tags
Getting Started with Categories (04:37)
Creating a New Category (04:24)
Applying a Category to a Post (04:48)
Another Way to Create New Categories (03:18)
Determining a Category RSS URL (04:05)
Creating Parent Categories (02:35)
Setting the Default Category (03:16)
Applying Tags to Posts (06:21)
Working with Pages
Understanding Pages Versus Posts (04:24)
Editing the About Page (05:24)
Creating New Pages (05:34)
Controlling Page Order (05:37)
Using Page Templates (03:47)
Creating and Managing a Blogroll
Getting Started with the Blogroll (04:16)
Adding Links to the Blogroll (04:24)
Editing Links (01:43)
Creating Link Categories (03:11)
Adding Additional Links (02:53)
Viewing Comments and Adding Users
Viewing Comments (04:45)
Admin Comment Display (03:43)
Moderating Comments (06:12)
Setting Discussion Options (06:42)
Adding Additional Users (06:27)
Getting Started with Blog Customization
Editing Your Profile (05:18)
General Options and Privacy Settings (05:17)
Changing Reading Settings (03:53)
Setting Permalinks (02:43)
Customizing Permalinks (04:59)
Changing Your Theme (06:02)
Exploring More Themes (04:57)
WordPress Theme Directory (06:06)
Working with Widgets
Understanding Widgets (04:51)
Adding Widgets (05:22)
Going Further with Widgets pt. 1 (05:00)
Going Further with Widgets pt. 2 (02:37)
Creating a Custom Widget (06:48)
Working with Plugins
Understanding Plugins pt. 1 (05:29)
Understanding Plugins pt. 2 (02:00)
Exploring New Plugins (05:51)
Installing Plugins (06:30)
Conclusion
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