Shortlinks

WordPress now has its own URL shortener. If you need a short link to paste in Twitter or somewhere where the amount of characters is limited click the “Get Shortlink” button next to the permalink for the post. Copy and paste this link in your post. This is also easier to tell someone this URL.

Not A Blog

WordPress was originally created as a blogging platform but even though the default is a blog you can make a regular website easily.

Basics and Beyond

WordPress though simple to use it is a very big product with many features. This can make it a daunting task to learn WordPress. Thank goodness and the WordPress community for many fine resources like the WordPress.com support pages. WordPress Basics and Beyond Tutorials.

Using Tags

Tags are just words that can help a reader find post are specific topics. On the right of the “Add New Post” page you’ll see “Post Tags”. Enter relevent keywords here. To use tags effectively you should use  a tag cloud on your pages. To add a tag cloud go to “Appearance” and “Wdigets”. Drag…

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Arranging your Work-space

The WordPress Dashbord can be customized to sue your particular work-flow. you can and remove panels by clicking the “Screen Options” tab on the upper right corner of the page. You then check and uncheck the panel names. You can click on the “title bars” of the panels to drag and drop them where you…

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Purchase Custom Domains

When you first get a WordPress.com account and you create a blog the blog will have a URL that looks something like this, blog.wordpress.com. You do not have to keep this URL or domain name. You can always buy a custom domain and from the WordPress Store. You will want to purchase the domain name…

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WordPress Store

The WordPress Store is simply where you go to buy upgrades for your WordPress.com account. One may purchase storage upgrades. You may purchase the ability to use your own custom CSS in your website design. You may purchase a custom domain name and much more.

SEO

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. Of course there’s only one search engine that we’d be worried about and that’s Google. If your site does not show up in Google it is like that site does not exist so there’s certain things we must do to make sure that Google sees what we want it…

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