Table of Contents

  • Requirements for Building a WordPress website.
  • Think of a Domain Name for the website that you want to build.
  • Build your website at Wealthy Affiliate.
  • Logging into your WordPress Dashboard.
  • (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.
  • Login to your WordPress Dashboard using the easy method at SiteManager.
  • Familiarizing Yourself with WordPress Dashboard
  • 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.
  • How to Install a Different WordPress Theme?
  • Search and download a free WordPress theme of your choice.
  • Upload and Install your free WordPress theme on your website.
  • How to Create a Page in WordPress?
  • Create 2 different Pages.
  • Create a sub-page on your second Page.
  • How to Create a Post in WordPress?
  • Create a Post on your website using the +New option on the Admin bar.
  • Create another Post using the main navigation menu
  • What are Categories and Tags?
  • Create a new post and label it with a new category.
  • Create another new post and label it with 2 tags.
  • How to Insert Images in a Post or Page?
  • 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.
  • How to Add Links in WordPress?
  • 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.
  • Creating Custom Menu in WordPress
  • 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.
  • How to Manage Comments in WordPress?
  • Delete the default comment created during WordPress installation.
  • Check the "Comment must be Manually Approved" on Discussion Settings.
  • What are WordPress Plugins?
  • Search for Plugins that you want to use on your website.
  • Install and activate chosen Plugins.
  • Adding Widgets to Your WordPress Website
  • Add widgets on your Sidebar.
  • Arrange your widgets in the order that you want.
  • How to Back-up your WordPress Website?
  • Back-up your wordpress website and download the .xml file.
  • Create an .xml file for your Media and download it.
  • Conclusions
  • Answer the questionnaire above and compose your answers into a paragraph form.
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