In this episode Ben walks your through how to use WordPress, from logging in to posting your first blog article.
Notes
Why WordPress?
Can get started for free on WordPress.com
Completely flexible when self managed
Lots of plugins such as woocommerce.com for commerce stores
Best control over SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)
Powers over 30% of the worlds websites
Used by the biggest companies in the world: TechCrunch, Bloomberg, BBC America, Sony, Disney, Playstation, Facebook
Has active community and developers
Screen-share and demo of self hosted WordPress
Log in
1. Go to /wp-admin
2. Use forgotten password
Dashboard
1. Quick tour of key features
2. Check time location
Add pages
1. Create Home page
2. Add dummy content
3. Make sub title H2
4. Add an image. Name image ‘John Doe accountant profile’
5. Link up CTA (Call To Action)
6. Publish
3. Add other pages About, Blog and Contact
4. Show page permalink
Customise
1. Change Title ‘Yellow Jumper Accountants’ and Strapline ‘Xero and Quickbooks specialists’
2. Select logo
3. Add Main menu and add Home, About, Blog and Contact
4. Remove widgets Comments, Archives, Meta, Categories
Add video
1. Add some media to the About page
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of9809TALDE
Add blog
1. Add a new blog post with image
2. Rename uncategorised as ‘News’
3. Create new category ‘Tax’
Other stuff
Media library
Adding a new user
Changing your password
Adding a contact form contact page
Search optimisation of a page with Yoast SEO
