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Can I see what my website will look like with different themes?

October 21, 2022 by Carla

When you are browsing themes on wordpress.org, you can often see an example of what a theme will look like finished. Preview You can get a preview of a theme before you use it. Just go to wordpress.org/themes/. This page shows home pages you can get using various free themes. To get a preview, click … Read more

I changed my mind on my Categories and Tags. Is there an easy way to change them?

February 18, 2022 by Carla

Yes, you can make a lot of changes to Posts or Pages without opening every single one. From your Dashboard, click on Posts or Pages. It will open a list with columns. Pages only shows Title, Author, whether it is Published or still a Draft and the date it was published. Posts gives you Title, … Read more

How do I make a Home page instead of having the most recent Post be my Home page?

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 by Carla

It is really simple to have a static home page that doesn’t just show your most recent posts. There are two ways. Both work. Both are really easy. Jump right in or read both sets of directions and decide which way you want to do it. I think it is a good idea to take … Read more

You set up my blog site for me. How do I add Posts and Pages?

June 2, 2022February 16, 2022 by Carla

It is going to be really simple. Just copy from Microsoft Word, paste into WordPress and click Publish. Select Categories and Tags to organize and add pictures to make your site more appealing. Scan these easy steps, and return to them if you run into trouble.

How To Get Started

May 30, 2022November 17, 2021 by Carla

The first step is not buying a WordPress site and playing around with it. Unless your only goal is to play around with WordPress, do a little preparation so you can have a site up and working for you quickly. Words Start by writing words. You have to have words for each page. Whether you … Read more

WordPress Layouts

June 4, 2021June 2, 2021 by Carla

This post is to help you tell us what you want your new website to look like. There are a lot of different layouts available. Most sites use a mixture of these ideas. Single Column This is a single column layout from Storefront by WooCommerce. It looks like what you see on your phone, but … Read more

What are the parts of a website called?

September 3, 2022May 31, 2021 by Carla

Whether you are designing your own website or someone is doing it for you, it is really helpful to know the words for the different parts of a webpage. If you are running into difficulties, you can Google for help if you know the word for what you are talking about. It is a lot … Read more

Is it a Post or a Page?

March 18, 2021August 18, 2020 by Carla

This is your blog. You can make your own rules. Is a Post or a Page Better? They are different, but one is not better than the other. You can link to posts and pages in your menus and links. Both posts and pages show up in search results on your Blog. Google doesn’t seem … Read more