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How to change a WordPress theme?

Changing themes in WordPress is really easy.

Once you have installed a new WordPress theme, you can preview and activate it from your blog’s admin area > Appearance > Themes.

If you want to see a video tutorial on how to change a WordPress theme, click Play Video on the screen below.

How to add/remove/manage users in WordPress?

You can manage your blog’s users from the WordPress admin area, the Users section.

To add a new user, click the Add New button and fill in the username, first and last name, email and password. Choose a role from the Role drop-down menu and click Add User to complete the user registration.

You can manage existing users from the Authors & Users option in the Users section. From here you can change the role of a user or remove it from your blog.

How to change the author of a post in WordPress?

In order to change the author of an existing post in your blog, go to your WordPress admin area > Posts > Edit.

Click the post whose author you would like to change and find the Post Author section. From the drop-down menu choose the new author and then click the Update Post button to save the change.

How to schedule the publishing of a post in WordPress?

WordPress gives you the option to schedule the time and date when a new post should be published to your blog.

To schedule the publishing of a post, go to your WordPress admin area > Posts > Add New. Write your post’s title and text and when you are ready, click the Edit button located in the Publish section next to “Publish immediately”.

Choose the time and date when you wish your post to be published and click OK. To complete the process, click Schedule.

How to add and publish a post in WordPress?

All you have to do is go to your WordPress admin area > Posts > Add New. Write your post’s title and text and when you are ready, click the Publish button.

Next time you visit your blog you will see your new post there :)

How to display links in the WordPress sidebar?

Displaying various links in the WordPress sidebar is quite simple.

Most links displayed in the WordPress sidebar are actually widgets. They can be added to the sidebar from the WordPress admin area > Appearance > Widgets.

Click the Add button next to each widget you wish to be displayed in your blog’s sidebar. When you are ready, click Save Changes and your widgets/links will be added to your WordPress sidebar.

How to add and delete categories in WordPress?

In order to add/delete a category in your blog, log in to the admin area and go to Posts > Categories.

To add a category, simply type its name in the Category Name field. If you wish, you can also type a category slug, description and choose a parent item. Then click Add Category and your new category will be created.

To delete an existing category, hover over it and then click the Delete button.

How to use the WordPress dashboard?

The Dashboard panel available in your WordPress admin area provides you with quick information about your blog.

It includes information about the number of pages and posts on your blog, the most recent comments, the latest news at WordPress.org, etc.

You can arrange the information boxes to your preference. This way you will be able to keep up with all recent activities in your blog.

If you want to see a video tutorial on how to use the WordPress dashboard, click Play Video on the screen below.

How to add a PayPal button in WordPress?

Adding a PayPal button in WordPress is quite simple.

First you need to obtain the HTML code for your button. This can be done from the official PayPal website.
Once you have the code for your button, log in to your WordPress admin area and go to Posts > Add New. Switch from Visual to HTML and paste the code for your PayPal button there. Publish your post and you will see your PayPal button in it.

If you want to see a video tutorial on how to add a PayPal button in WordPress, click Play Video on the screen below.

How to set your WordPress blog to private?

In WordPress you can easily set private status to different posts or to the whole blog.

To set private status for a new post, go to the WordPress admin area > Posts > Add New. When you write your new post, click the Edit button next to Visibility: Public and choose the visibility level for your post.

To set the private status for your whole blog, log in to your WordPress admin area, go to Settings > Privacyand set the privacy level for your blog.

If you want to see a video tutorial on how to set your WordPress blog to private, click Play Video on the screen below.