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Managing WordPress Uploads
Update: With version 2.5, the Manage Uploads administrative feature has been replaced by the new Media Library.
Chances are you’ll be uploading photos, videos, and various binary files (like PDF documents) to your blog. Over time, active bloggers can accumulate a large number of file uploads. Managing uploads exclusively through the Post and Page interfaces can be challenging when your uploads span across many months (and years) and hundreds of posts.
Fortunately, WordPress allows you to manage your uploads directly. This video shows you how.
WordPress Categories Explained
WordPress categories can be a key element in providing your readers with a good experience when the come to your blog. A well designed category structure can also have a substantial impact on your blog’s search engine performance.
This video provides an introduction to WordPress categories and category management. We’ll also take a quick look at WordPress tags and how they can be used with Categories to improve the organization of content on your blog.
WordPress Blogging with Lynx
I’m always telling people that WordPress works with any web browser. And I mean ANY web browser. To prove it I put together this short video demonstrating how to post to WordPress with the Lynx text-based web browser.
I realize this isn’t for everyone, but if you ever find yourself in a position where you have to post to a blog and you’re stuck at a command line, just know that you can alway turn to Lynx in your time of need.
Managing WordPress Pages
Now that you know how to write a WordPress Page, you’ll definitely want to know how to manage the Pages you create. It’s very similar to managing Posts. As usual, the details are all in the video.
How to Write a WordPress Page
In an earlier video I taught you the difference between posts and pages. I also taught you how to write a WordPress Post. Today, I’ll teach you how to write a WordPress Page. It’s a lot like creating a Post, but there are some subtle differences. It’s all in the video.
Managing WordPress Posts
Now that you know how to write a post in WordPress, you need to know how to manage those posts. This video will teach you everything you need to know to manage WordPress posts.
Managing WordPress Users
Now that you know how to update your WordPress user profile, you may want to create additional users. You might need to do this because you’re running a group blog, or you wish to allow additional authors to contribute to your blog from time-to-time.
This video will show you everything you need to know about managing users in WordPress, and provides an introduction to WordPress user roles and permissions. For a more detailed analysis of user roles be sure to watch the special video explaining WordPress user roles.
Updating Your WordPress Profile
After logging in to WordPress for the first time, you’ll want to edit your user profile. There are several reasons for doing this. First of all, you’ll want to change your system assigned password. Second, you’ll want to enter your complete name and customize your display name, so that you’re readers know who you are. Finally, you may want to modify the WordPress editing options.
These videos shows you everything you need to know about editing your WordPress user profile.
WordPress User Roles Explained
User roles provide bloggers with an easy and flexible way to control access to various WordPress feature. Unfortunately the user role system can be confusing to new bloggers. Even experienced WordPress users are frequently baffled by the role system and the permissions that are associated with each role.
If you’re collaborating with multiple bloggers, working with an editorial staff, or requiring subscribers to create user accounts in order to comment, an understanding of the WordPress user role system is essential. This video will help you sort out your options by explaining the permissions associated with each role, and demonstrating how the WordPress administrative interface changes depending on a user’s role.
The video covers the current standard WordPress roles:
Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber
Configuring WordPress Settings: Permalinks
This video is a continuation in a series of videos detailing each of the WordPress Settings pages. This video will focus on Permalink Settings.
Permalink Settings allow you to define the link structure that WordPress generates for each of your post. Permalinks are one of the few areas where the WordPress default settings are highly undesirable. One of the firs things you’ll want to do after setting up your WordPress blog is to modify your permalinks.
This video will show you how to easily setup human-friendly permalinks that should also perform well with most search engines.