{"id":6120,"date":"2021-02-17T14:54:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/?p=6120"},"modified":"2025-04-07T10:49:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:49:36","slug":"wordpress-tutorial-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wordpress-tutorial-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress tutorial for beginners: How to Make a WordPress Website in 2021?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress websites are now the most popular and functional ones in the world. It is not surprising that the first option of any website designer is making websites by this free and open source software as the most secure and effective web designer with powerful \u201c<\/span><b>Content Management Systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CMS-logos.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CMS-logos.jpg\" alt=\"Content management system logos\" class=\"wp-image-6153\" style=\"width:800px;height:485px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CMS-logos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CMS-logos-500x303.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CMS-logos-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 30% of websites including eCommerce, blogs or business websites published on the internet are based on WordPress and they are using various kinds of plugins and extensions which make application of WordPress features easier and faster.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cms-users-in-world.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cms-users-in-world.png\" alt=\"usage of CMS since 2018-2019\" class=\"wp-image-6154\" style=\"width:2000px;height:422px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cms-users-in-world.png 2000w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cms-users-in-world-500x106.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cms-users-in-world-1536x324.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cms-users-in-world-150x32.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-wordpress-and-how-does-it-work\"><strong>What is WordPress and how does it work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress is a platform containing the most useful tools and content management system (CMS) for designing a website. \u201c<\/span><b>PHP Scripting Language\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u201c<\/span><b>MYSQL databases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d are used to build the content management system (CMS) of WordPress which makes this platform absolutely flexible and manageable for making websites in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress websites can be designed based on the below contents:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-basic-contents\"><strong>Basic contents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wordpress-core-content\"><strong>WordPress Core Content:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All files that you need to install before using WordPress platform are the \u201c<\/span><b>WordPress Core Content<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d. These files will automatically be installed on your host after downloading and installing this software. So, there is no need to have detailed information about it. They are just some useful codes for WordPress websites to get started.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-database-of-wordpress-website\"><strong>Database of WordPress<\/strong> Website:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><b>Database of WordPress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d is the contents you may add to the basic content of your website. In fact, all information about themes, plugins, settings and etc. will be saved automatically in 12 different tables on the database and each time you run your website, WordPress will load all of that information to let your website work well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is obvious that WordPress can not work without having a <\/span><b>Database<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. So, if you are installing WordPress manually, creating a database is one of the mandatory tasks, you need to perform. However, after creating a database, WordPress will do its job automatically for saving all of your website information. So, there is no need to worry about editing or saving databases anymore.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-extra-contents\"><strong>Extra contents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Extra contents are some extensions that you can install on your WordPress to enhance the appearance or performance of your website.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These extra contents include:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Themes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plugins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are some special differences between themes and plugins in the WordPress websites, so before installing any of them on your WordPress website, consider the below points:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Themes can change the appearance of your website pages and make it more attractive and easy-to-use for your visitors&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plugins can enhance the performance of your websites and make it useful for different and special usage. For example, you need to install some plugins such as &#8220;<\/span><b>Woocommerce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d to your WordPress website to design it as an online store.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although there are thousands of themes designed for WordPress websites, you can not run more than one theme at the same time on your WordPress website. So, you have to choose your website theme very precisely.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are numerous and versatile plugins for WordPress as an open source platform and you can install as many plugins as you need on your WordPress website. However, installation of unusual plugins can have a destructive effect on the speed of your website. So, you have to choose the most useful plugins which are suitable for improving the effectiveness of your websites.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-wordpress-website-so-popular\"><strong>Why is WordPress Website so popular?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress has a lot of advantages which makes it so popular among other web design platforms. We can mention the below facts as the most important reasons of WordPress popularity:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An easy-to-use backend that is known as the WordPress Dashboard for all administrators.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A user friendly front-end that is enjoyable for every visitor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To go further, we can count numerous advantages of WordPress platform for making a website including:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-versatility-of-wordpress-websites\"><strong>Versatility of WordPress websites<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Creating website based on WordPress has no limitation; you can create any kind of website on the WordPress basis such as:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blogs or news websites such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MTV news<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">eCommerce websites or online stores like <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ecokitty.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ecokitty<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Business or corporations websites as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewaltdisneycompany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Walt Disney Company<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Educational or E-learning websites such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harvard University<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Portfolio or advertisement Websites like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">eBay<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is also no limitation for growing your website during the time. You can add thousands of posts or pages as your business grows.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fast-installation-easy-workspace\"><strong>Fast installation, Easy workspace<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Making a website with WordPress is not a complicated task even for beginners. To create your own website you just need to&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fast-speed-website.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fast-speed-website.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress is fast installation with easy workspace\" class=\"wp-image-6156\" style=\"width:1200px;height:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fast-speed-website.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fast-speed-website-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fast-speed-website-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buy a domain and a host.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download and install WordPress&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start creating your web pages&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s it. You don\u2019t need to have any knowledge about writing codes or use any special program.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After installation, you have access to all the information you need to make a website directly from the WordPress Dashboard.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-control-and-manage-media\"><strong>Control and manage Media<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Control and managing all Media such as images, videos or music is simply possible in the WordPress website. A specific library has been designed in WordPress dashboard for adding or uploading all kinds of Media to your website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flexible-appearance\"><strong>Flexible appearance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With thousands of themes available for WordPress websites, changing the appearance of your website is not a big problem. A lot of themes designed in different categories to help you make your website exactly according to your requirements.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-easy-customizations\"><strong>Easy customizations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most important advantages of WordPress is providing an open source CMS which can be customized by a lot of plugins and extensions. There are numerous useful WordPress plugins designed for enhancement and optimization of WordPress websites performance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-customizable.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-customizable.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress is easy customization\" class=\"wp-image-6164\" style=\"width:1200px;height:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-customizable.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-customizable-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-customizable-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To customize your WordPress website, search and installation of suitable plugins are available directly in the \u201c<\/span><b>WordPress Dashboard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d.&nbsp; You can easily install the essential plugins such as \u201c<\/span><b>Woocommerce\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">plugins for eCommerce websites in less than a few minutes to build your shopping online store quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-free-cms-platform\"><strong>Free CMS platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress is a free CMS platform for making a website. There is no need to pay for downloading and installation of WordPress on your host. You can start creating your new website by WordPress totally free.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-high-security\"><strong>High security&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Various kinds of tools and plugins are designed for improving the security of WordPress websites. If your website is based on WordPress there\u2019s no need to worry about its security or being hacked by using the proper plugins for enhancement of your firewall and security system.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-secure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-secure.jpg\" alt=\"WorPress is secure\" class=\"wp-image-6143\" style=\"width:1200px;height:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-secure.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-secure-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-is-secure-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-supporting-seo-tools\"><strong>Supporting SEO tools&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using SEO tools in the website is necessary to make it easy for search engines like google to read and index the content of your website. Using SEO friendly plugins on WordPress website is another advantage of this platform which can help your website to reach high search rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-full-support\"><strong>Full support<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress has the largest developer and community support in the world. If you encounter with any problem during installation or making your website by WordPress, the below Support Forums can help you to overcome it:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Online&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpexplorer.com\/online-courses-wordpress-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress tutorials and courses<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The official WordPress&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">information database<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The official WordPress&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">support forums<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each plugin or theme designed for WordPress websites have their own Support Forums separately. For example, \u201c<\/span><b>Woocommerce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d plugin or \u201c<\/span><b>Yoast SEO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has their own forum<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s for solving your potential problems.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-link-to-other-social-media\"><strong>Link to other social media&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linking WordPress websites to other social media especially Instagram, Twitter or Facebook is so convenient.&nbsp; So, you can take the most advantages of the direct integration of WordPress to other social media platforms to get traffic from them.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-smooth-functions\"><strong>Smooth functions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smooth function is another important advantage of WordPress which is due to W3C compliance offered by this platform. \u201c<\/span><b>W3C standards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d ensure you that browsing WordPress websites on all browsers are smooth and compatible.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another positive point about websites designed by WordPress is their smooth function on mobile devices. Actually, WordPress is a responsive and adaptive platform which can adjust the content to be displayed perfectly on different screen sizes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-make-wordpress-website-step-by-step\"><b>How to Make WordPress website step by step<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To make a WordPress website, you need to buy a domain and a host at the first step. As we completely discussed \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/step-1-download-and-install-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">how to pick a proper domain name and buy a professional host to install WordPress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d before, in this tutorial we are going to show you how to work with different functions of WordPress provided in the Dashboard to build and customize your website.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-installing-wordpress\"><b>Installing WordPress<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we fully described in the above mentioned tutorial, Bluehost is one of the best options you have for buying a domain and a host to install WordPress on them. Installing WordPress on bluehost could be done by following below steps:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Log into Bluehost account.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open \u201c<b>My site<\/b>\u201d page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2-bluehost-accounts-dashboard-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2-bluehost-accounts-dashboard-1.jpg\" alt=\"Create new site in bluehost\" class=\"wp-image-36557\" style=\"width:999px;height:596px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2-bluehost-accounts-dashboard-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2-bluehost-accounts-dashboard-1-500x298.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on \u201c<b>Create Site<\/b>\u201d button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type a name for your WordPress website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a Username and an strong Password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on login to WordPress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-navigating-in-wordpress-dashboard\"><b>Navigating in WordPress Dashboard<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By using the Username and password chosen in the <\/span><b>Bluehost<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you will be logged in to the WordPress as an administrator. So, you can see all options on the \u201c<\/span><b>WordPress Dashboard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d to build and customize your website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-areas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-areas.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-6163\" style=\"width:1200px;height:554px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-areas.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-areas-500x231.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-areas-150x69.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As shown in the below picture, as soon as log in to your WordPress account, the main page or dashboard will be displayed to you containing three parts:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Navigation Menu<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toolbar<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work Area<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Follow us to show you the main options in each part of WordPress Dashboard:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-work-area\"><b>Work Area<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you see the \u201c<\/span><b>work Area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d for the first time, a Welcome message containing the most useful guides for building and customizing a website will be displayed at the top of the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under this box, some other information about your published posts, received comments, recent activities or the latest news about WordPress are designed by default to help you get informed about what&#8217;s needed for managing your website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, you can add or remove any boxes you need to \/ from this page anytime you want.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-toolbar\"><b>Toolbar<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the \u201c<\/span><b>WordPress Toolbar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d, you can see the most important notifications related to your website for example about the number of available updates or comments.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By clicking on \u201c<\/span><b>+ New<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d, a lot of options are shown and you can add them to the \u201c<\/span><b>WordPress Toolbar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d to have access to them easily.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><b>Main Navigation Menu<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the WordPress Dashboard menu, you have access to the below items:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Home<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: This button helps you to go back to the main page from anywhere else.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Updates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: in this part you can see the status of your site and the necessary updates which are available for your website core, plugins or the installed theme.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Posts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 by clicking on posts item you can create new posts or edit old ones to be published on your blog.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Media<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 in the Media library you are able to add, remove or edit images, videos and other media files.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Pages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 You need this part to create your website pages such as homepage, contact page, About page or any other subpage.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Comments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 in the Comments part, you can review and manage all received comments.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Appearance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Appearance is the designer of your website which includes a lot of options such as themes, colors, fonts, etc, for customizing the appearance of your website.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Plugins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 finding and installing new plugins or uninstalling the old ones can be performed here.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Users<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 in the Users page the administrator can create new user accounts with limited permissions to have access to some special part of the website.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 this part is designed to let you change the main settings of your website.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-installing-wordpress-themes\"><b>Installing WordPress Themes<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choosing a proper theme is the first task you have to do before going further and navigating other options of \u201c<\/span><b>WordPress Dashboard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A WordPress theme is an interface template that can change the appearance of your website. Although WordPress will automatically assign a theme to your website, this may not be your preferred one.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You need to choose a theme that suits your requirement and display what you are going to show to your visitors in an attractive and easy to understand way.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To find your preferred theme, you need to go to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>WordPress Dashboard &gt; Appearance &gt; Themes<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-theme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-theme.jpg\" alt=\"Add new theme in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6151\" style=\"width:938px;height:592px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-theme.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-theme-500x316.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-theme-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then click on \u201c<\/span><b>Add new<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d at the top of the page:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By clicking on \u201c<\/span><b>Add New<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d, you will be led to the theme directory of WordPress and you can search among featured, popular, latest or free options.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you find your favorite theme, just click on the \u201c<\/span><b>Install<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; button and let WordPress change the appearance of your website for you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-theme-from-wordpress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-theme-from-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"install new theme in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6157\" style=\"width:1201px;height:591px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-theme-from-wordpress.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-theme-from-wordpress-500x246.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-theme-from-wordpress-150x74.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;&nbsp;This is not the end of story; you can customize the installed theme according to your requirements by going to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>WordPress Dashboard &gt; Appearance &gt; Customize<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/theme-customizer-in-wordpress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/theme-customizer-in-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"customize a theme in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6161\" style=\"width:1600px;height:900px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/theme-customizer-in-wordpress.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/theme-customizer-in-wordpress-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/theme-customizer-in-wordpress-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/theme-customizer-in-wordpress-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As shown below, you can change the following options to customize your theme:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note: These options depend on your selected theme.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Site identity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: In this part you can add some important things such as your logo to the website.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Color:<\/b> This is a good way to manage the website colors as you wish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Background image<\/b>: in this section, you can add an image to the background of your website pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Menus<\/b>: Creating menus is essential for helping your visitors navigate to your website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Widgets<\/b>: Widgets are some special boxes with different kinds of contents that you can add to the footer, header, left side or right side of your pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Homepage settings<\/b>: There are some settings you can change to modify your home page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Additional CSS<\/b>: If you have knowledge about CSS, this is where you can add additional CSS for improving the appearance of your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Publishing Content<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To publish a new content, you need to use the options provided for you in the posts menu of WordPress Dashboard.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By publishing posts with blogging tools of WordPress you can build a professional and up-to-date blog to impress your visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-post-menu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1349\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-post-menu.jpg\" alt=\"publishing post in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6150\" style=\"width:1349px;height:627px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-post-menu.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-post-menu-500x232.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-post-menu-150x70.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To publish a new post in WordPress, you need to follow below actions:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open \u201c<\/span><b>Posts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d menu from \u201c<\/span><b>WordPress Dashboard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201c<b>Add New<\/b>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type a \u201c<b>Title<\/b>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type a \u201c<b>description<\/b>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add \u201c<b>Media<\/b>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customize your text by text tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add \u201c<b>Categories<\/b>\u201d and assign your post to one or more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add some \u201c<b>Tags<\/b>\u201d to your post<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201c<b>Publish<\/b>\u201d or \u201c<b>Save as a draft<\/b>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-taxonomies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-taxonomies.jpg\" alt=\"Set category and tag in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6160\" style=\"width:1199px;height:529px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-taxonomies.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-taxonomies-500x221.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-taxonomies-150x66.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After publishing one or more posts, your visitors can see the latest post published on your website on the main page of your website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, you can create a \u201c<\/span><b>blog page<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d for your website to make it possible for your visitors to see a list of your published posts at the main page.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is what we are going to show you in the next step.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-create-the-essential-pages-in-wordpress-websites\"><b>Create the essential pages in WordPress<\/b> websites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To create your WordPress website pages, you need to click on \u201c<\/span><b>Pages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d from \u201c<\/span><b>Dashboard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/all-pages-menu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/all-pages-menu.jpg\" alt=\"Page list in WordPress Dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-6152\" style=\"width:1365px;height:581px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/all-pages-menu.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/all-pages-menu-500x213.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/all-pages-menu-150x64.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then by clicking on \u201c<\/span><b>Add New<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d, you can use a lot of customization tools to add new elements to your webpage.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;By adding a new page, you will see a blank page with some different fields that can be edited. There are some major changes in the new page appearance and functions available for editing the fields between the old and new versions of WordPress.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The new page in the old version of WordPress looks like below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/page-sections-in-wordpress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1203\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/page-sections-in-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"Page sections in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6159\" style=\"width:1203px;height:553px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/page-sections-in-wordpress.jpg 1203w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/page-sections-in-wordpress-500x230.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/page-sections-in-wordpress-150x69.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1203px) 100vw, 1203px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Title of your page<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The page content contained media, description, effects, blocks, elements, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A button for adding image, Audio or video to the page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adding or editing the page content using \u201c<b>Visual elements<\/b>\u201d or \u201c<b>Codes<\/b>\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage how to publish a page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional settings about receiving comments or backlinks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adding or editing the main image of the page<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The new page on New version of WordPress is like below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-page-gutenburg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1205\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-page-gutenburg.jpg\" alt=\"Add new page gutenburg version\" class=\"wp-image-6165\" style=\"width:1205px;height:513px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-page-gutenburg.jpg 1205w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-page-gutenburg-500x213.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-page-gutenburg-150x64.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1205px) 100vw, 1205px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you can see, the icons related to those fields that you can edit have been upgraded. in this new appearance you have easily access to edit tools and you are able to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add a title for your page<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose blocks by pressing + in the middle of page to start writing<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Press + at the top of the page to add media<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use \u201cEdit icon\u201d to edit your text&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assign categories, tages or permalinks to your page<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schedule a date for publishing the page<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Save the page as a draft<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set the visibility for example to be displayed in public<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and many other amazing features that you can discover when you are creating your web pages on WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pages you need to create depend on the purpose of your website which are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-reading-setting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-reading-setting.jpg\" alt=\"Set posts page in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6144\" style=\"width:753px;height:249px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-reading-setting.jpg 753w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-reading-setting-500x165.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-reading-setting-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Blog page<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to create a blog page, there is no need to add anything to your webpage. You just need to<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a blank page by clicking on \u201c<\/span><b>add new<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Change the page name to \u201c<\/span><b>blog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to <\/span><b>dashboard &gt; settings &gt; reading,<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">elect the blog page as the \u201c<\/span><b>posts page<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-home-pages\"><b>Home pages<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home page has the most impressive effect on your visitors because this is the first page that they see when navigating to your website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is so important to create an attractive home page which shows the most important information that your visitors are looking for by visiting your website.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After building a homepage, you need to set the Home Page in the WordPress by following below actions:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-set-home-page.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-set-home-page.jpg\" alt=\"Set homepage in WordPress reading Setting\" class=\"wp-image-6145\" style=\"width:750px;height:245px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-set-home-page.jpg 750w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-set-home-page-500x163.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wordpress-set-home-page-150x49.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to <\/span><b>WordPress Dashboard &gt; Settings &gt; Reading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mark&nbsp; \u201c<\/span><b>A static page<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose the name of your home page from the dropdown list In front of \u201c<\/span><b>Homepage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-installing-wordpress-plugins\"><b>Installing WordPress Plugins<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Installing WordPress plugins play a crucial role in optimizing the performance of your website, improving the appearance and improving the quality, efficiency and security of your website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-plugin-in-wordpress-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-plugin-in-wordpress-1.jpg\" alt=\"Add new plugin in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-36659\" style=\"width:1142px;height:576px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-plugin-in-wordpress-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-plugin-in-wordpress-1-500x252.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To install a plugin, you need to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to <\/span><b>WordPress Dashboard &gt; plugins &gt; Add New<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the plugin that suits your requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201c<b>install plugin<\/b>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are thousands of plugins available to install on your website in different categories for:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-customizing-your-wordpress-website\"><b>Customizing your WordPress website<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These plugins include numerous extensions designed to help you resize or compress images and videos, translate your website, improve your SEO, making contact forms, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improving-security\"><b>Improving security<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress plugins for improving security are able to add an extra step for log in to WordPress administrator panel, block spammers, defense against hackers, tracking visitor activities, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creating-an-ecommerce-website\"><b>Creating an Ecommerce website<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most important plugin for creating an Ecommerce website is \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/woocommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>Woocommerc<\/b><\/a><b>\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This plugin helps you to add a payment gateway for selling your products and services.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are also a lot more plugins such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/woocommerce-product-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Woocommerce product table plugin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for enhancing the performance of your online store.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-customizing-and-tweaking-your-website\"><b>Customizing and Tweaking Your Website<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we mentioned before, the main reason that makes WordPress such a popular platform is the easy and fast customization tools provided for website designers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You have access to any details of your website including colors, fonts, menus, widgets, medias etc. Just by a few clicks even if you don\u2019t know anything about how to change or edit the basic codes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By using WordPress tools in the &#8220;<\/span><b>Appearance\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tab, customizing and tweaking of your website is not complicated as you have access to the below items directly:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-widgets\"><b>Widgets<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this part, you can choose the contents that must be displayed at the footer or sidebar of your websites. There are a lot of items available here such as a list of the most important pages or recent posts, gallery, Calendar, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/widget-sections-in-wordpress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/widget-sections-in-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"Widget areas in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6162\" style=\"width:1199px;height:592px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/widget-sections-in-wordpress.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/widget-sections-in-wordpress-500x247.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/widget-sections-in-wordpress-150x74.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To add a widget to the sidebar or footer of your WordPress website, you need to drag the items listed in the left section called &#8220;<\/span><b>Available Widgets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; and drop them to one of the fields at the right section to be activated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After adding a widget, you can edit some parts by clicking on the down arrow at the right of the Widget box.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, if you drag and drop a &#8220;<\/span><b>Search box<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; to the side bar, you can edit the &#8220;<\/span><b>Title<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; by clicking on the down arrow as illustrated below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/drag-search-widget.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/drag-search-widget.jpg\" alt=\"Add search widget to widget area\" class=\"wp-image-6155\" style=\"width:848px;height:445px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/drag-search-widget.jpg 848w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/drag-search-widget-500x262.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/drag-search-widget-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a default you have some location in the footer and in the sidebar of your webpage to display the available widgets. However, some themes give you some extra options to customize the location of the widgets in your webpages.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-menus\"><b>Menus<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Creating Menus are another way for customizing your website. You can build different menus to be displayed in a mobile format or on bigger screens by adding pages and sub pages to make navigating through your website more easier for your visitors.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To add pages to your website navigation menu, you need to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/menu-page-in-wordpress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/menu-page-in-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"Menu section in wordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" style=\"width:1140px;height:569px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/menu-page-in-wordpress.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/menu-page-in-wordpress-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/menu-page-in-wordpress-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Type a menu name in the related textbox<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click on &#8220;<\/span><b>Create Menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click on down arrow in front of one of the fields under &#8220;<\/span><b>Add menu items<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add as many items as you need to the menu by marking an item and clicking on &#8220;<\/span><b>Add to Menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose a &#8220;<\/span><b>Display location<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; from &#8220;<\/span><b>Menu Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, as illustrated below, we opened the page item:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">then we clicked on &#8220;<\/span><b>View All<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; to find the pages we need to add to our navigation menu.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To add pages, we marked some of them then clicked on &#8220;<\/span><b>Add to Menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-item-to-wordpress-menu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1141\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-item-to-wordpress-menu.jpg\" alt=\"Add item to menu area\" class=\"wp-image-6147\" style=\"width:1141px;height:575px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-item-to-wordpress-menu.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-item-to-wordpress-menu-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-new-item-to-wordpress-menu-150x76.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you can see, all marked pages were added to our menu and we are now able to change their orders:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/drag-menu-in-wordpress-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1143\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/drag-menu-in-wordpress-1.jpg\" alt=\"Drag menu items in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-36658\" style=\"width:1143px;height:553px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/drag-menu-in-wordpress-1.jpg 1143w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/drag-menu-in-wordpress-1-500x242.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1143px) 100vw, 1143px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress websites are now the most popular and functional ones in the world. 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