Getting Started with WordPress:
Below is a step-by-step tutorial to guide you through creating a WordPress site. If you haven’t used WordPress before, this tutorial will walk you through the basics first and slowly progress to more advanced topics. Of course, if you prefer to learn in-person/hands-on, we have numerous WordPress workshops you can attend throughout the year.
- Getting Started and Logging In
- Dashboard Navigation
- Setting Themes
- Adding/Editing Content Pages
- Adding Images and Video
- Menus and Widgets
- Private Pages
If you followed the tutorial all the way through, you have just learned the basics of setting up a WordPress site! If you would like to view the site created in the tutorial, go to
https://wp.bridgewater.edu/mywordpresssite/ for a nice example!
BC Plugin/Themes Reference Guide:
Bridgewater College provides many plugins and themes for use in your own WordPress site! Below are tutorials and how-to guides for using these tools on your own site. However, if you have any more specific questions, or need more one-on-one help, please don’t hesitate to contact us or join one of our WordPress workshops!
- Embed Any Document Plugin
- Table of Contents Plugin (Tutorial to Come)
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