Training Blogs @ WilsonKarate.com

For those of you who may not have used a WordPress blog before, here are a few things to do to get yourself started:

1. Choose a theme. We have a few activated for your use.
   a. To pick one, click the Design tab (under your blog title on the administration page).
   b. Click on the themes to see how they’ll look, and then click Activate in the top right hand corner of the preview to use the theme in your blog.
2. Create some topic categories.
   a. Click on the Manage tab, and then click Categories.
   b. Fill out the Add Category form. This will help filter entries in the future.
3. Create your first first post.
   a. Click on the Write tab. This will open the post editor. The Visual editor is a “What You See Is What You Get” editor, but if you have experience with HTML you can use that view. (Some HTML tags may not function well. For example, tables can sometimes be problematic.) The post will appear as you type it in the WSYWIG editor, though the font and font sizes will be determined by the theme you selected.
   b. You can Save your work as you go. The entry will not be visible to anyone else until you select Publish.

Links, Link Categories, Pages, and other items can be added in much the same way. Explore the options under the Write and Manage tabs to see what’s available.

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This entry was posted by BD Wilson on Monday, January 12th, 2009 at 8:42 pm and is filed under Tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.