Learn the Basics of WordPress

A theme is the overall style of your website. It's the aesthetics of how the contents on your website are arranged.

There are lots of themes to choose from according to the style you want. There are themes available for an e-commerce store, for a personal blog, a magazine-style website, and much more.

You can find lots of free WordPress themes on the internet. But, Premium themes have more features that you will enjoy more than the free ones.

Changing a Theme

If you have an existing WordPress website, but you are not happy with how it looks, here are the simple steps on how to change your theme from the existing installed themes.

1. On the Main Navigation Menu, select Appearance, then click Themes.

2. Select a theme from the screen. Activate button will appear when you hover the mouse on a theme. Click the Activate button below the selected theme.

Installing a New Theme

Now, if the theme you want is not pre-installed on your WordPress dashboard, here are the steps to follow.

1. You should have downloaded the .zip file of the theme you want to use on your computer.

2. On the Main Navigation Menu, select Appearance, then click Themes.

3. Click the Add New button.

4. Click the Upload Theme button.

5. Click Choose File then choose the .zip file of your WordPress theme you saved earlier on your computer.

6. Click Install Now and wait for the theme to be completely installed.

So, that is how to change the appearance of your website through Themes.

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1. Search and download a free WordPress theme of your choice.

2. Upload and Install your free WordPress theme on your website.

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I created a second page. When I went to the different pages, and used the parent button - the pages are switched around. Is it supposed to be like that?

No, I have not created a sub-page yet as I do not have enough details to do that. I need specifics and if it's too simple - it doesn't have enough information. I've read the directions a bunch of times and I still don't get it.

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Hi, Sylvia! I'm sorry for being out for quite some time. Just got back here and will be updating some parts of this training. Hope you found answers about the troubles you've been stuck about. If you still need my help, just let me know.

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I follow everything you did but what happens the second file when your importing your backup. U said to select the "Media" file but said nothing about the "All Content" file. I am so I am learning, please bare with me. thanks. otherwise a great tutorial,very easy to follow. :)

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Thanks Carl for letting me know this, I stand corrected.

When importing the back-up files (.xml) start importing the "All Content" file. Tutorial updated now.

The "Media" file back-up is for emergency purposes only if in case the "All Media" file didn't show the media / pictures on your posts or pages. So, to make sure of that, you can import the "Media" file after importing the "All Content" file.

Thanks for having this tutorial, I'm glad it's becoming useful to my fellow members here.

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Thanks so much for responding and clearing that up for me. I really appreciate it. I have backed up my website to my computer. Thanks again for the tutorial :)

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You're very much welcome! It's my pleasure. Nice meeting you Carl and have a great day!

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Thank you so much for this tutorial. It answered my burning question about how to get tags to show up on my side bar!

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You're welcome Annie. I'm happy this tutorial helped you!
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Great Training, Ces. Definitely helpful for the starters and those who want to revise the training.

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Thank you Sadie for checking it out! Hope it could really help especially the beginners.
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Requirements for Building a WordPress website.

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Think of a Domain Name for the website that you want to build.

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Logging into your WordPress Dashboard.

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(This task is not available for websites on siterubix subdomain name) Type your WordPress URL Login page on the address bar of your browser. It should be your Domain Name with /wp-login.php or /wp-admin at the end.

(This task is not available for websites on siterubix subdomain name) Check your Admin Details (username and password) at SiteManager and login manually to your WordPress URL Login Page.

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Familiarizing Yourself with WordPress Dashboard

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Click each item on main navigation menu and get familiar with its content.

Edit your Profile by clicking the Edit My Profile on your name at the Admin bar.

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How to Install a Different WordPress Theme?

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Search and download a free WordPress theme of your choice.

Upload and Install your free WordPress theme on your website.

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How to Create a Page in WordPress?

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Create 2 different Pages.

Create a sub-page on your second Page.

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How to Create a Post in WordPress?

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Create a Post on your website using the +New option on the Admin bar.

Create another Post using the main navigation menu

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What are Categories and Tags?

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Create a new post and label it with a new category.

Create another new post and label it with 2 tags.

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How to Insert Images in a Post or Page?

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Edit your a Post and put an image on top of your content.

Write the attachment details and display settings of your image as desired.

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How to Add Links in WordPress?

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On the same post with image, link the image to another external website.

On the same post, choose a word that will link to another Page within your website.

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Creating Custom Menu in WordPress

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Make Pages named "About Me", "Contact", "Privacy Policy" for Menu items

Create your main menu and name it "My Menu", insert "About Me" & "Contact"

Create new menu and name it "Widget Menu", then menu items are your Categories

Show "Widget Menu" on the sidebar through Appearance ->Widgets

Create a footer menu with "Privacy Policy" page on it.

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How to Manage Comments in WordPress?

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Delete the default comment created during WordPress installation.

Check the "Comment must be Manually Approved" on Discussion Settings.

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What are WordPress Plugins?

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Search for Plugins that you want to use on your website.

Install and activate chosen Plugins.

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Adding Widgets to Your WordPress Website

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Add widgets on your Sidebar.

Arrange your widgets in the order that you want.

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How to Back-up your WordPress Website?

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Back-up your wordpress website and download the .xml file.

Create an .xml file for your Media and download it.

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Conclusions

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Answer the questionnaire above and compose your answers into a paragraph form.

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