Content on the Internet can be managed using various Content Management Systems. One such CMS is WordPress which helps to create the content, update, preview, and publish it on the internet. Various options are available on the WordPress dashboard that allows you to create quality content.
This article will cover the following aspects:
- What is WordPress?
- Blogs in WordPress
- How to Create Blogs in WordPress?
- How to Create a New Post?
- How to Add Content to the Post?
- How to Preview the Post?
- How to Publish the Post?
- Install WordPress Themes and Plugins
- Add Google Analytics
- Conclusion
What is WordPress?
WordPress is a Content Management System (CMS) and initially its basic purpose was to publish and manage blogs but gradually it started publishing other website content. Now, you can create and design your website on WordPress easily. The website can be customized on WordPress in a hassle-free way.
Blogs in WordPress
The WordPress blog is rich in various features and allows you to use it. You can easily select how your blog post will appear and all the settings that allow you to create, preview, and post your content in one click.
How to Create Blogs in WordPress?
To create blogs in WordPress, some main points are to add a new post, add content to the post, preview the post, and then publish the post. These points are individually discussed in this article.
How to Create a New Post?
The first and foremost step to creating a blog is to add a new post from the different options available on the WordPress dashboard. First, log in to your administrator with the username and password. In the next step, as the dashboard appears the Posts option is visible on the left side as depicted below.
Now, click on All Posts as soon as you move your cursor on the Posts option.
Click on Add New Post to start working.
How to Add Content to the Posts?
Before you add the content to your post, note down the following important points:
- Make a draft for your content.
- Write your content in any separate file like Google Docs and then copy the content to WordPress.
- Save your work because if the internet connection is lost your changes might be lost too.
It is to keep in mind that WordPress contains separate blocks for all your content. For instance, if you want to add an image you can easily add using the Image block. Let us show by an example depicted below:
As you click on the + symbol, the following options appear on the screen:
There are certain blocks from which you may choose your required block and start working on the content.
There are three ways to insert an image into your content that are depicted below:
You can select the best way to insert the image into your content from the above three ways. Apart from that you can insert the URL or attach a link to your content. Change the font size, style, and heading using the options available as depicted below:
How to Preview the Post?
As your content is almost complete with all the formatting, images, and links so now what to wait for, preview your content. Navigate to the symbol depicted below and click Preview.
You can preview in three different modes. Select the mode and click on Preview in new tab as shown below:
Your blog appears in a new tab as shown below:
You can check for any amendments to be made in the preview mode.
Publish the Post
After checking the content in the preview mode, it’s now the time to publish your blog online. At the top right corner, you can see the Publish button with various options.
1. Select Visibility
Select the visibility for your blog post from the options depicted below:
2. Publish Time
If you want to publish your blog immediately select the respective option. You can also select a specific time for your content to be published.
3. Add Tags
You can also add tags for the users to make the search results more prominent on the internet for your content.
From the above options, you can select the visibility of your content, if you want to publish it immediately or add tags to the post. As you select the options according to your preference you can now publish your post on the internet.
Install WordPress Themes and Plugins
To get a good picture of your blog post, you can install plugins on WordPress using the option in the left pane. Themes can also be installed using the Appearance option in the left pane. These plugins allow you to add more functionality to your free WordPress blog post and the themes modify the look of your blog post. When you have plugins activated you can add the following:
- Contact forms
- Back up
- Social Network sites button etc.
Add Google Analytics
You can monitor your growth using Google Analytics. When you publish a blog post on the internet you always want to see the growth of your work. In order to monitor the growth and the way a user is interacting with your blog post is done through Google Analytics.
This concludes the method to create a blog in WordPress.
Conclusion
To create a blog in WordPress, the main point is to add a new post from the WordPress dashboard and start editing and working with your blog. There are multiple options known on WordPress when you create your blog. In this article, we have gone through a series of steps to create a blog in WordPress
