Blogging with WordPress
Managing Tags
Tags are a key tool for organizing content on your blog. While categories are general, tags are specific. The WordPress tagging system allows you the flexibility of tagging your posts with very specific terms.
This video will show you how to manage tags in WordPress.
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Manage the WordPress Media Library
One of the nicest enhancements in the latest version of WordPress is the new Media Library. This new feature is a significant improvement over the previous method for managing uploads.
This is the tool you’ll use to managing your images, videos, and audio files.
The Blogroll: Managing Links in WordPress
It’s been said time and time again: links are the currency of the blogosphere. Once you start blogging you’ll probably want to setup a blogroll of links to blogs you read and recommend. Blogrolls help build community among bloggers, and they can also help new bloggers get noticed by peers (a good blogger will almost always follow a new incoming link and check out the site doing the linking).
This video provides an overview of the WordPress blogroll functionality.
With version 2.5, the blogroll functionality has been renamed “links”. Links have been promoted to a content type along with Pages and Posts, and are created and managed from the Write and Manage menus. These changes are demonstrated in the updated video below.
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.
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