The Editor Tab: The Single Post

The next sheet we will look into is the “single post” sheet. The name can vary based on the theme, but the actual name will be “single.php”. In this sheet you will see the layout for every post (not page) on your site. Depending on your theme there will probably be code in here already,…

It’s Time to Publish your Post

Before you publish your post let’s set what else can be set up from this page. On the right side you will see several boxes. The top box is the Publishing options. If you have not yet published then you can save the draft, if you don’t want the page to go live on the web yet.…

How to Create a Post on WordPress

(Our friends at First Site Guide actually made this video to help you see a walk-through of how to set up a post for yourself. Hope you enjoy!) It’s time to write your first post! Hover over “Posts” on the sidebar and select “Add New.” The first box you are presented with is the title of the post,…

Pages and Posts: Categories and Tags

Now that we are done talking about plugins it is time to start learning about how to use WordPress on a day to day basis. Before we delve into Posts let’s first consider what the difference between Posts and Pages. Pages are the landing pages that are evergreen for your website. Examples of this are the…