The WordPress Dashboard – Screencast Tutorial

Posted by: on Aug 27, 2008 in Wordpress Tutorials | No Comments

Here we give you a tour of the central control center of WordPress 2.6 . The Dashboard. dashboard-dials

New and revamped in version 2.6 the Dashboard gives you quick access to all your main links and resources.

NOTE : If you are running WP 2.7 this will be outdated.

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Media and Formatting Demo for WordPress 2.6

Posted by: on Aug 26, 2008 in Wordpress Tutorials | No Comments

This is a demonstration of some of the formatting and media posting options you have in WordPress.

Here’s an MP3 player to get you started. 01-preparing-the-way

Then an example of normal text.©

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How To Manage Widgets – WordPress Sidebar Layout

Posted by: on Aug 26, 2008 in Wordpress Tutorials | No Comments

This Screencast will give you an introduction to the Widgets page in the Design tab

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Widgets are blocks of content that make up your sidebar or sidebars depending on the Theme you are using. To re-arrange the order of sidebar Widgets click and drag them then press Save.

Adding plugins will add more widgets. Explore more widgets on the WordPress website right here.

Preparing for WordPress – Essential Downloads and Setup

Posted by: on Aug 21, 2008 in Web Tutorials, Wordpress Tutorials | No Comments

This article outlines some essential downloads and setup you will need to make sure that your experience with WordPress is a smooth and happy one. Screencast coming soon!

NOTE: All the links in this article open a new browser window.

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Adding a web address to your links page in WordPress 2.6 – Screencast Tutorial

Posted by: on Aug 20, 2008 in Wordpress Tutorials | No Comments

world-linkAdding a link to another website or URL is easy in WordPress 2.6.

The steps are as follows:

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How To Embed Video into Articles in WordPress 2.6 – Screencast Tutorial

Posted by: on Aug 20, 2008 in Wordpress Tutorials | No Comments

youtube-movie-iconThis tutorial will show you how to embed videos from YouTube and other sharing sites into your WordPress blog posts and pages.

For information on how to maximize your video sharing efforts click here.

Here is the process summarized:

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Writing Posts and Pages in WordPress 2.6 – Screencast Tutorial

Posted by: on Aug 17, 2008 in Wordpress Tutorials | No Comments

This 27 minute Screencast Training goes into depth, and will show you how to post articles and pages in WordPress 2.6.

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Uploading and Previewing Themes in WordPress 2.6 – Screencast Tutorial

Posted by: on Aug 13, 2008 in WP Themes | No Comments

This short guide will show you how to easily upload and preview themes in your self-hosted WordPress site. Want to explore more Themes? Go to our links page.

To be able to upload new themes from your WP Admin as shown in this movie you will need the plugin – WP-Easy Uploader. If you have a website made by us and this is not already installed you can request it here.

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Managing Comments in WordPress 2.6 – Screencast Tutorial

Posted by: on Jul 24, 2008 in Wordpress Tutorials | No Comments

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Comments are a fun way to start a dialogue with your readers.

Create something of value and ask for peoples involvement to refine your ideas. or you can use various plugins to add features to the comments process.

This video training will show you how to setup ,edit and delete comments on your WordPress website.

This video requires Quicktime for Mac and PC. Download it here.

NOTE: The Author of a particular page or post determines who is sent the Comments email notification. Make sure that the Authors are correct AND that you have a correct email address in Users > My Profile.

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Editing Pages in WordPress 2.6 Self-Hosted – Screencast Tutorial

Posted by: on Jul 24, 2008 in Wordpress Tutorials | One Comment

This Screencast will show you how to make simple changes to any current pages you already have on your WordPress website.

It assumes you have several plugins installed, all of which you will have if you either have a custom site made by us or, plan to purchase the DIY WordPress kit. Feel free to comment or critique…