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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
WordPress offers amazing functionality and social media connectivity.
It’s as easy to learn as sending an email, so let’s get started.

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
This is the original theme that comes with WordPress. The outside of
your program will look like this to the user, but when you log in to the
the Dashboard to work, where you can customize as well as add content.

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
Go to your login url: http://yoururl.com/wp-admin and you will arrive
at a login screen. Fill in your username and password. Click remember
me if you are on your own computer.

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
This the dashboard where you control the site. Notice that there are
posts and pages. Posts are for blogging and have categories to organize
them in your navigation.

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How toWork withWordPress
Pages
Pages act like a static website. You can have a static page for your
homepage or use your homepage like a blog. WordPress lets you chose.
You can create pages for all the content in your site.

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How toWork withWordPress
Pages
Click on All Pages. Mouse over existing pages to see “edit” button. Just
click to edit an existing page, or click Add New, next to the Pages
heading

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
Next, add your page content. Formatting is similar to Microsoft Word.
You may add images and format your text.

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
To add an image, click the Add Media icon. It will open a box where
you can import from your computer.

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How toWork withWordPress
Images
Once imported, select the size you want and how you want it
positioned. If you want to change the title of the image and the link,
do it here. Then click the “insert into page” button and save.

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How toWork withWordPress
Adding text and publishing
The image now in the page and you can preview and publish it. To see
the page, click the name of the site on the top left. To edit once
published, go to View All Pages, find your page and click edit.

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
Posts are the same to format, but will be viewed sequentially.
Most recent post goes
on top.
Depending on the
theme you use,
you may be able to
have blog posts on
the sidebar or
footer which will
be on every page.

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
To Create a new post, mouse over the Post link and select “Add New”
from the dropdown menu.

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
Posts have one extra step: You must select the category where it will
appear. You may add new categories and create dropdowns as well.
Be sure
to add a
title.
Click the
appropriate
category for
your post here

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
These are the basics of creating WordPress content. Of course there is
much more to tell you, but this will get you started.
You can easily embed YouTube movies, make photo galleries, and
create menus. Your template may include a slider with rotating
images.
There are many free templates that you can research in Themes, which
may suit your needs, or you can purchase a premium template which
makes formatting your site easy. Merrimack Media offers its clients a
free premium template with any web design package.

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How toWork withWordPress
Basic Program Functions
If you would like any design or formatting help on web or publishing
services, please contact us at:
www.merrimackmedia.com
info@merrimackmedia.com
978.710.8075