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    Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners
    Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners
    Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners
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    Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners

    By Tim Trott

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    Web designer and host Tim Trott brings his three decades of experience to provide an indispensable guide for novices delving into the world of WordPress. Unveiling the power of this ubiquitous content management system, Trott takes readers on a journey through the key functions of the WordPress dashboard. From crafting blog posts to constructing web pages, from managing media files to choosing themes that fit your vision, this comprehensive manual helps the reader through the fundamentals of the WordPress toolbox.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTimTrott
    Release dateJun 16, 2023
    ISBN9798223754558
    Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners
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      Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners - Tim Trott

      Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners

      TIM TROTT

      TIM TROTT

      Copyright ©2023-24 by TIM TROTT

      All rights reserved.

      Revision 20, September 26 2024

      No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

      Contents

      Preface

      1.Introduction to WordPress 6.x

      2.Getting started with WordPress 6.x

      3.The WordPress 6.x Dashboard

      4.Creating and Managing Posts

      5.Adding Media

      6.Creating and Managing Pages

      7.Comments

      8.Appearance

      9.WordPress Themes

      10.WordPress Plugins

      11.Managing WordPress Users

      12.Settings

      13.Optimization for Search Engines

      14.WordPress Security

      15.What Could Go Wrong?

      16. Conclusion

      About the Author

      Preface

      In Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners, web designer and Tim Trott brings his three decades of experience, providing an indispensable guide for novices delving into the world of WordPress.

      Unveiling the power of this ubiquitous content management system, Trott takes readers on a journey through the key functions of the WordPress dashboard. From crafting blog posts to constructing web pages, from managing media files to choosing themes that fit your vision, this comprehensive manual helps the reader through the fundamentals of the WordPress toolbox.

      The author unravels the complexities of managing users and guides the user through the selection of plugin functions. Whether you need to enhance your website’s functionality, improve user experience, or optimize your online presence, the guidance of this book will help you leverage the potential of WordPress.

      Through practical step-by-step instructions and insights gained from teaching WordPress hands-on to customer, Tim Trott provides beginners with the knowledge and confidence needed to navigate the WordPress landscape. As you venture into this resource, you’ll unlock the tools you need to create an online presence tailored to your own vision.

      Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners is a useful companion for anyone embarking on their first WordPress journey, overcoming fear, and achieving success by mastering this powerful platform and realizing their creative potential.

      Chapter 1

      Introduction to WordPress 6.x

      WordPress is an open-source content management system (CMS) that enables users to create and manage websites with no knowledge of coding or programming. It is an excellent platform for bloggers, small businesses, and entrepreneurs to publish content online and manage website data. WordPress 6.x, which includes several updates and new features. In this ebook, we will guide you through the WordPress 6.x features and how to use them to create your successful website.

      WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS). It is an open-source software designed to create, manage, and publish content on websites with ease. Since its inception in 2003, WordPress has evolved into a full-blown CMS that powers over 40% of the internet. Major websites using WordPress include The Walt-Disney Company, Sony Music, Time Inc., The Rolling Stones, Mercedes-Benz, The New Yorker, BBC America, Microsoft News Center and last, but not least, The White House.

      Other popular CMS platforms include Drupal and Joomla. Many common Sitebuilders are proprietary, which means they are locked to a particular provider, like WIX or GoDaddy.

      WordPress, on the other hand, is easily transferred from one WordPress host to another.

      For a beginner or an experienced website developer, WordPress provides a user-friendly platform to create websites and web applications. It is often referred to as a versatile platform because it can support a variety of websites, including blogs, e-commerce sites, and enterprise-level websites.

      We will provide you with a comprehensive guide for WordPress 6.x and its features. We will cover everything from installation to advanced features that will help you take your website to the next level.

      The number of functions and options may seem intimidating at first, but once you get inside, you will find many features you are familiar with already. By now, everybody has used a word processor like Microsoft Word or Apple’s Pages. You’ll be greeted by the familiar function ribbon with options for Bold, Italics, paragraph alignment, attachments and so on. We will delve into that in more detail later on.

      You might wonder what, if any websites still run on the old HTML. There are a few holdouts, notably including GRC.com. HTML is not dead, however, because HTML code is what is generated by most of the Content Management System software.

      The History of WordPress

      WordPress was created in 2003 by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little. It began as a fork of a blogging platform and offered users a way to create and manage their blogs.

      The first public release of WordPress (version 0.7) was made available in May 2003. The platform was received positively by the online community, prompting the release of version 1.0 in January 2004.

      Over the years, WordPress has undergone significant changes, both in terms of the platform’s functionality and scope of its user base. In 2005, the platform introduced templates and themes, enabling users to customize their sites more easily.

      In 2007, WordPress.com was launched, allowing users to create and manage their websites without having to host them independently. This brought the platform to a much broader audience, making it accessible to individual bloggers and small businesses.

      In 2008, WordPress added the ability to manage multiple sites from a single installation. This was a game-changer,

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