Adding Links and Managing pages

This is part 3 of a WordPress How-to video series.

Topics covered in Screen Cast:

• How to add links to your text.
• Password-protecting your pages or keeping them private for registered users only.
• Controlling the menu order of pages and page hierarchy.

I look forward to hearing any comments or suggestions to improve it further.

N.B.:

Viewing the screen cast in full screen mode will give you a better experience, and I apologize for the noise that appears near the end.

Add the read more link :: WP Quick tip 1

A lot of times you want to have your main blog page display only a part of your post and have a link that takes the reader to the post itself if they like it and want to learn more about the topic.

Some themes are setup to do so by default using what is known as the excerpt , however, most of the others will need a small step on your part.

To do so:

While in the Edit Post panel, just place your cursor where you want the text to get cut off, and click on the “Insert More Tag” button above.( see screen shot for to find out how the button looks), save your changes and you’re good to go.

Red arrow showing the Insert More Tag button

Very simple, right!

Try it and let me know if you face any problems with it.

Add audio or pdf to Posts

This is part 2 of a WordPress How-to video series.

Topics covered in Screen Cast:

• How to play audio files ( mp3 or similar) on your blog using the Podcasting plugin
• Uploading and adding pdf files to be available for download.
• Obtaining the URL for a media library file.

I look forward to hearing any comments or suggestions to improve it further.

N.B.:

Viewing the screen cast in full screen mode will give you a better experience.

WordPress Intro:: Posts and Pages

This is part 1 of a WordPress How-to video series.

Topics covered in Screen Cast:

• Posts vs. Pages
• Adding Images to Posts
• Categories for Posts

Hope you find this first part of a series useful and I look forward to hearing any comments or suggestion to improve it further.

N.B.:

This screen cast was originally shot for a client named David, that’s why you will find my referring to him by name into the narration.

Why WordPress?

My first encounter with WordPress dates back to September 2007, when I published my first blog, El Malak Pharmacy Blog. since then I never stopped using WordPress and learning new things about it every day.

El Malak Pharmacy Blog

I have to say that I was very attracted to it, and every time I learn something new or make a new web site using it, I find a lot more to learn. It really is a deep sea to explore!

So, what are the reasons for my love of WordPress?

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