Saturday May 19th 2012

Video #6: New Users

In this video I explain:

- the different kinds of user roles and their capabilities
- adding new users manually
- setting up links so users can handle registering themselves

Video #5: Themes, Widgets & Plugins

In this video I explain:

- Using themes to quickly & easily change your blog’s appearance
- Finding and installing new themes using the search and upload tools
- Adding the Search widget to your sidebar
- Installing and activating a Twitter plugin

Video #4: Our First Post

In this video I explain:

- The content portion of the Wordpress dashboard in detail
- Basics of managing a Wordpress blog
- Editing the links and adding the links widget to our blog
- Adding our first post

Video #3: Background on Blogging

In this video I will discuss:

- Some important dates in the history of blogging
- Reasons for blogging
- Twitter & Facebook and how they interact with blogs

Video #2: Setting Up Wordpress

In this video I explain:

- Getting your own domain name and web host
- Downloading Wordpress.org’s Wordpress package
- Uploading the package to the web
- Installing the package
- Setting up your new Wordpress account

Video #1: Introducing Wordpress

In this video, I explain:

  • The purpose of my video series
  • Wordpress.com vs Wordpress.org
  • Features of Wordpress
  • Examples of Wordpress usage, from blogs to robust websites

It does not cover:

  • Technical details
  • Starting your own Wordpress blog
  • Customization or feature design

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Video #6: New Users

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Video #5: Themes, Widgets & Plugins

In this video I explain how to install and use themes to dramatically change your blog's appearance, add a search [Read More]

Video #4: Our First Post

In this video I explain the content-management portion of the dashboard, basics of managing your wordpress blog, [Read More]

Video #3: Background on Blogging

In this video I discuss important historical landmarks of blogging, the reasons people blog and what blogging can do [Read More]

Video #2: Setting Up Wordpress

In this video I explain the process of getting your own domain name and web host, downloading the Wordpress package and [Read More]

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Let's Learn Wordpress is a series of webisode tutorials explaining different aspects of Wordpress. It is designed for people of all skill-levels with the intent to explain anything to anyone in a manner they can understand! If you have any questions, email me at ChrisRArendt@GMail.com. You can easily stay updated by subscribing to the RSS feed. Also, be sure to share videos with your friends so we can all learn a little more about everything Wordpress!

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