Free WordPress Tutorials
elow are some video tutorials that cover general issues related to using WordPress and specific ones relating to how to tweak and use our individual theme series. If you have specific questions beyond what’s covered here, please visit our Support Forum.
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QUICK STEPS TO GETTING STARTED WITH A WP THEME
NEW! WORDPRESS 2.8 TUTORIALS
WORDPRESS 2.7 TUTORIALS
- WordPress 2.7 - Overview
- How to login to WP Dashboard
- How to Activate Your Theme
- How to write a Post
- How to write a Page
- How to Add New Users
- How to Moderate Comments
- How to use Widgets
- How to use the Links feature
- Using the Media Library
- Using the WP Gallery Feature
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iTHEMES THEME TUTORIALS
- First Steps - Installing WP and activating your theme
- How to change Featured Images (Rotating photos feature)
- How to adding/removing Page items to your menu navigation (Menu Builder)
- How to set Contact Form Page Template (if applicable)
- How/where to include your Google Analytics or statistics tracking code
- Basic Search Engine Optimization tips
- How to use Billboard ad plugin
NEW! 7 STEPS TO OPTIMIZING WORDPRESS
- Change your permalinks structure
- Install these plugins
- Include your main keywords in your title bar
- Put in your meta tags
- Paste your email newsletter form code here
- Write good headlines for search engines
- Study your traffic stats to refine your strategy
NEW! iCOMPANY THEME (Theme demo)
- Overview
- Setting the Tabs
- Using Page Templates
- Setting up the Home Page
- Changing the header image
- Setting up the blog
ECOMMERCE THEME (Theme demo)
- Overview of the theme
- How to change the logo
- How to add thumbnails
- How to change Featured Product section
- How to set number of images on home page
- How to take out the customer reviews or comments section
ESSENCE THEME (Theme demo)
- Essence Introduction
- NEW! How to use the new Theme Options page
- How to change from text header to graphical header
- How to change the default photos
- How to select different inside Page Templates
- How to edit the sidebars using Widgets and the Theme Editor
- How to edit the default Home page
NEW! DEEP ORDER THEME (Theme demo)
- How to change header text box
- How to change header image
- How to change default home page
- How to change sidebars
NEW! BUSINESS CARD THEME (Theme demo)
NEW! PHOTO GALLERY THEME (Theme demo)
Older WordPress Tutorials
WORDPRESS 2.6 BASICS
- WordPress Overview
- How to login to WP Dashboard
- How to write a Post
- How to write a Page
- How to edit Posts/Pages
- How widgets work
- How to moderate comments
- WordPress Settings Overview
- How to Upgrade WordPress Using the Automatic Plugin
- How to Add new Users
- How to Change/Activate Themes
WORDPRESS 2.3 BASICS
- WordPress Overview - How it works
- How WordPress Themes work
- How to install WordPress via Godaddy
- How to install WordPress via cPanel using Fantastico
- How to login to WP Dashboard
- How to upload and activate Themes and Plugins
- How to customize a Theme (overview)
- How to select different inside Page Templates
- How widgets work
- How to change header images/text
- How to setup a blog feed via Feedburner
- The difference between a Page and Post
- How to create a new Page or Post
- How to edit Pages/Posts
- How to set up new Users
- How to install Google Analytics stats
- How to put photos in a Post or Page
- How to change the default Favicon
- NEW! How to do simple rotating images
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