Thread: Create a post

To start creating the post for your blog, you will have to log on to the 'Dashboard'. On the welcome post, click the log in link in the Meta category, or you can log in from the Word Press homepage and click the blog name. Alternatively, just add /wp-admin after your blog link in the browser and it will take you to the Dashboard. The Dashboard has a simple interface, with each activity categorized well from creating the post, selecting the theme, adding a poll and so on.

WordPress has a QuickPress tool that lets you write and post a blog very quickly. You just have to add the title, type the post in the relevant field and hit 'Publish'. You can also add pictures, music and videos to your post here. Alternatively, you can click 'Add New' in the post category and a word editor with more elaborate features opens up. It has options to edit the font type, size, color and the alignment of the text with options to add or remove links too. When you type a title in the title text box, Word Press automatically generates a Permalink for that particular post. You can also add videos, pictures and music to your blog from here.



In the 'Excerpts' text box type out a brief description about your post for a quick read, this however is optional. While you type your post it is also auto-saved in the drafts, so you don't have to worry about re-typing everything 'in case your computer restarts or if there is a power failure, you can retrieve whatever you typed from the Draft.

After your post is ready, you can also create tags and categories for the post.For example, if your post talks about your favorite album, create a music tag, the artist/album name and so on. For categories, you can create a category as music and the subcategories as the genre of the music. To add the tag or category, simply type in the text box and click 'Add'. When you add a tag to your blog, it is added to the global Word Press database. So every time some one types this tag in the search box, your blog will also be listed in the search results.

Note that, with Word Press you can create a number of categories and subcategories for your posts. In the Publish section, change the visibility settings to choose who can view your blog. Word Press gives you the option to let everybody view your blog, or only a select few to view it with the password setting. After you have finished typing and added all the necessary tags and privacy settings, click 'Preview' to see a sample of how the post will look after publishing. If you are happy with what you see, click 'Publish' and your blog is ready for the world!