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The Super Beginners for Dummies Tutorial on RSS Feeds

WP Blog Host — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:27:48 +0000

If you want to be a blogger, one of the things you need to learn and know how to use are RSS feeds. In this video, I’ll show you how to use RSS feeds to keep up-to-date with your favorite blogs.

We’ll discuss how to sign up for a feed and be notified of a blog’s updates using 3 methods:

Email Subscriptions
Firefox’s Live Bookmarks
Google FeedReader (here’s the Firefox Add-on mentioned in the video)

If you need to set up your very own feed using FeedBurner, be sure to see my other video: A Complete Guide to Setting Up FeedBurner on WordPress.

You can read more about what RSS is by reading this tutorial here by Molly Piper.

Questions? Ask away.

A Complete Guide To Setting Up FeedBurner On WordPress

How To Create A Category In WordPress

WP Blog Host — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:45:14 +0000

When you write a blog post, it’s good to tuck those posts in under a specific category.

In this video, I’ll show you how to log into WordPress and create a category.

How to Change Your Display Name on Your WordPress Blog

WP Blog Host — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:14:00 +0000

By default, WordPress displays your username publicly as the author of your posts. This can, however, pose a security issue because you’re giving everyone your blog’s username login info. Also, it’s best to use a username that is not easily guessed which typically means you won’t be using your name.

So let’s change how WordPress displays your name to the world but at the same time not give out what your blog’s username is.

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When you install WordPress for the first time, you must either provide a Username in order to log into your WordPress account or one will be assigned to you automatically (i.e. the admin Username). If you host with WpBlogHost and install WordPress on your web hosting account, you can specify your own unique Username.

When you author a post or comment in your blog’s comment section, by default WordPress displays your Username as the author’s name (see the image above, left side).

This tutorial will show you how to change that so the name you want to display will be shown.

Step 1 – Find Users

Log into WordPress and in the left sidebar menu click on Users.

Step 2 – Edit User

On the right you should see a list of the Users for your blog. Move your mouse to the one you want to edit and when the menu shows, click Edit.

Step 3 – Choose Your Display Name

Scroll down until you see Display name publicly as and choose how you want your name to be shown in posts and comments.

Step 4 – Click Update User

Congratulations, you’ve changed your User display name.

How to Copy/Paste From MS Word to Your WordPress Blog

WP Blog Host — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:40:24 +0000

Some people like to create their posts in a Word Processor.

If you use MS Word to write your posts, you need to be careful how you copy and paste your content into your WordPress editor – a simple copy and paste doesn’t work so well. Here’s the proper way to do it:

How to Install a Plugin on Your WordPress Blog

WP Blog Host — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:34:54 +0000

How to log in and out of WordPress

WP Blog Host — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:32:46 +0000

If you log in to your WordPress blog from a public computer, like a library’s computer, always be sure to log out when you’re done, otherwise the next person who comes to that computer might have access to your blog.

Step 1 – Visit The WordPress Login Page

In your web browser, type in your WordPress web address (url) in the address bar with /wp-admin at the end.

For example, if your WordPress web address is in your “root” directory (i.e. your domain name), your account login address will look something like this:

http://www.my-site.com/wp-admin

If, however, your WordPress installation is in a different directory, such as /blog, your login page will have a web address similar to this:

http://www.my-site.com/blog/wp-admin

Step 2 – Logging In

Once you arrive on your login page, you will see the login box similar to the image below. Type in your username and password and click Log In.

*Tip – Bookmark your login page. Also, instead of visiting wp-admin in your address bar, you could use wp-login.php – either way works.

How To Log Out Of WordPress

It is a good idea to log out of WordPress when you’re finished, especially if you’re on a public computer. Simply closing the browser window does not necessarily mean you are logging out.

To log out of WordPress, simply go to your WordPress interface (for example, go to your Dashboard) and click the Log Out link located in the top right corner.

How To Manually Install WordPress

WP Blog Host — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:21:52 +0000

Video 1

Video 2

Note for Video 2: For WP Blog Host customers, instead of logging into the database to get your Database Host, you could just click the pencil icon as shown below.

Video 3

Video 4

Links shown in the videos:

Download WordPress: http://wordpress.org/download/
WordPress 5-Minute Install: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask in the comment section below.

How to Upload/Align an Image to Your WordPress Blog

WP Blog Host — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:03:17 +0000

At times you will want to insert images into your blog post. Here’s the easy way to do that.

Watch It Bigger

How To Write A Post In WordPress

WP Blog Host — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:49:42 +0000

How to Create a Post and Page on Your WordPress Blog — Part 1 of 2

How to Create a Post and Page on Your WordPress Blog — Part 2 of 2

Step 1 – Log Into Your WordPress Blog Account

If you’re not sure how to log in, see our Logging Into WordPress tutorial.

Step 2 – Create A New Post

Step 3 – The Different Parts To Adding A New Post

Adding A Title and Content

Copyblogger has some fantastic articles on learning how to create magnetic headlines.

The Media Toolbar

Main Content Toolbar

Tell WordPress when and How Your Post Will Be Published

Tags and Categories

Publish Your Post

Using The Media Tab Library (what it is and what you can do with it)

WP Blog Host — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:22:33 +0000

Watch It Bigger

How to Upload/Align an Image to Your WordPress Blog