WordPress.com 2.7 Essential Training

The blogging revolution has led to new levels of communication on the Web. WordPress.com 2.7 Essential Training is the on–ramp for anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly and easily. Maria Langer, author and veteran blogger, shows how to set up a free WordPress.com account, create posts, and maintain a blog. She goes on to explore the possibilities WordPress.com offers for creating blogs that are unique in style and voice. Exercise files accompany the course.

Table of contents

0. Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Mastering Blog Basics

• What is a blog?
• WordPress.com blog tour

2. Getting Started with WordPress.com

• Setting up an account
• Logging in to your WordPress.com account
• Viewing your blog
• Understanding the Administration panel interface

3. Customizing Basic Blog Settings

• Editing your profile
• Changing your Gravatar
• Changing General settings
• Customizing Privacy settings
• Changing the theme

4. Writing Posts

• The basics of posting
• Using the Write Post admin panel
• Customizing Writing settings
• Writing posts with the Visual Editor
• Working with the toolbar
• Adding links
• Setting categories and tags
• Previewing a post
• Publishing a post

5. Setting Advanced Post Options

• Using the More tag and excerpts
• Password protecting a post

6. Creating Pages

• Page basics
• Using the Add New Page admin panel
• Writing pages with the Visual editor
• Customizing Page settings
• Publishing a page
• Using page templates

7. Adding and Managing Multimedia

• Introduction to multimedia
• Customizing Media settings
• Adding an image
• Changing the settings for an image
• Inserting an image from a URL
• Adding video
• Including audio
• Inserting other media
• Managing media

8. Managing Posts and Pages

• Customizing Reading settings
• Working with the Edit Posts and Edit Pages lists

9. Working with Categories and Tags

• Introduction to categories and tags
• Managing categories
• Managing tags

10. Building Link Lists

• Introduction to links
• Adding links
• Managing links
• Link categories

11. Working with Comments

• Using comments and pingbacks
• Customizing Discussion settings
• Moderating comments
• Managing comments

12. Adding Users

• Understanding multi-user blogs
• Adding another WordPress.com user
• Inviting a friend to be a user
• Managing user accounts

13. Customizing Your Blog's Appearance

• Using themes
• Customization basics
• Enabling and disabling extras
• Setting Header options
• Widget basics
• Adding widgets
• Customizing widgets

14. Making the Most of the Dashboard

• A closer look at the Dashboard
• Using QuickPress
• Moderating comments from the Dashboard
• Customizing the admin panels
• Checking stats
• Using Other Dashboard tools

15. Using Advanced Techniques

• Using the Press This bookmarklet
• Using the HTML editor
• Importing posts from other blog platforms
• Converting categories to tags
• Posting from an offline editor
• Managing multiple blogs
• Participating in other blogs
• Upgrading

16. Maintaining Your Blog

• Handling basic maintenance
• Promoting your blog

17. Conclusion

• Goodbye

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