A Brief Guide to WordPress

Introduction
WordPress offers two ways of creating content and it’s important to understand the difference between them:

• Posts – these are the day to day (or at least fairly frequent) additions to the website. They are displayed on the website with the most recent at the top, and the rest in reverse chronological order. Posts are the things that most people go to the site for as they are constantly being added to. Posts are probably what you’ll create mostly.
• Pages – these are separate from the main page and contain the more static type of information, such as reference pages, general information, etc. They are accessible through links in the header and/or sidebar.

Creating a Post or Page

1. Log into your WordPress website so that you’re displaying the Dashboard
2. Click on the Write button
3. To create a Post, click on the Write Post button. To create a Page, click on the Write Page button
4. Enter the title for the new Post/Page in the Title box
5. Enter the text of the Post/Page in the Content box. The text can be as short or as long as you like. Remember to press Enter (or Return) when you want a new paragraph.
6. Format the text, insert links, check spelling, etc. using the editor’s Toolbar (hover the cursor over the icons to get a description of what they do)
7. Insert any images if you want them (see below)
8. Click on Publish when you’re done, or Save (as draft) if not quite ready to publish.

Editing a Post or Page

1. From the Dashboard, click on Manage
2. To edit a Post, click on the Posts button. To edit a Page, click on the Page button
3. Click on the Edit link for the Post or Page you wish to edit
4. Edit the Post or Page and then click on Save

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