WordPress: How to Write/Post an Article

Introduction

What are posts? Posts are the entries that display in reverse chronological order on your home page. In contrast to pages, posts usually have comments fields beneath them and are included in your site’s RSS feed.

Basic Steps to Write a Post:

1. Log in to your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
2. Click the Posts tab.
3. Click the Add New Sub Tab
4. Start filling in the blanks.
5. As needed, select a category, add tags, and make other selections from the sections below the post. Each of these sections is explained below.
6. When you are ready, click Publish.

Details to Write a Post:

How to Publish your First Post:

1

Click the New Post button on the right side of the toolbar (it appears on the top of your screen while you’re logged in to WordPress.com) and the post editor will slide open:

Click to expand

2

Write a title for the post in the space at the top.

Click to expand

3

Click the icon next to the Red arrow if you’d like to enable additional text formatting options:

Click to expand

4

When you’re done, hit Publish to add the post to the internet for readers to view. Even when you press Publish, you can still go back and edit/update your posts.

Click to expand

Going Back to Edit Posts:

1

If you want to edit or delete a post, go to Posts > All Posts in your dashboard.

Click to expand

2

Click Edit under the post title to make changes to the article. To delete a post, click Trash.

Click to expand