1. Login
- Go to https://www.wordpress.com
- Click ‘login’ (probably top right of the page)
- Login with your username and password
2. Getting to your site
After logging in (above) you should see this page:
- Click “My Sites” in the top left
- If you are only able to access one WordPress site, you’ll then see the dashboard
- If you are using more than one site, you’ll see a list, click the one you want to edit
3. Editing the site
Assuming you’ve logged in, clicked My Site, and arrived at the site dashboard, you ought to see a page like this:
The two key options you might want are:
- Site Pages
- Blog posts
4. Add a Blog Post / News Item
- Click on the menu option “Blog Posts”
You should see a screen like this:
- On the left is the option to “Add” a blog post.
- Top right is the option to “Write” a blog post, it’s the same thing but gives you a choice of your websites first
- Across the top is a summary of blog posts, you can switch from “Me” to “Everyone”. Any draft posts will be found under the “Drafts” option in that row
5. Adding a Page
Is the same process as adding a blog post, click Add next to the menu option “Site Pages” (see screen shot above)
6. Writing a Post or page
Assuming you clicked “Add” above, you should see screen like this:
- Top left is the Close button, use this to save your draft and return to the dashboard
- Middle top, the grey text “Saved” indicates that your work is safe, or it may say “Saving…”
- Top right, there is the Preview button to see what your post will look like before you Publish it
- Top right is the Publish button, this is the one that makes your blog post in public
- Each post has a Title and a Body, edit these to suit your needs
- Don’t forget to click Publish if your news is ready for the public
7. Adding images and attachments
Once you are editing a blog post (or page) use the (+) Add button, then click Media, see below. Add your images into the media library by uploading them from your computer, then insert them into your blog post.
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