WordPress Tutorials

This page lists the articles and tutorials relevant to using the WordPress Blogging Software, such as starting or creating your blog, customizing and optimizing your blog, improving the search engine friendliness or readiness of your WordPress blog, and so on.

• How to Create a Blog
• Should I Use a Specialized Blog Host (like Wordpress.com or Blogger) or a General Web Host for My Blog?
• Do I Need a Web Editor if I Create a Blog?
• The Pros and Cons of Using an Online Blog Software or a Content Management System (CMS)
• Pros and Cons of Putting a Blog in a Subdirectory / Folder
• General Principles for Designing a New Theme or Template for Your Blog

• How to Set Up WordPress
• How to Secure Your WordPress Blog
• How to Change the Message Shown Before the Comments Field in WordPress
• How to Create a Password-Protected Area for Customers or Members in WordPress
• How to Block the Author ID and Author Archive URLs in WordPress Blogs Using .htaccess
• How to Make Your WordPress Blog Search-Engine-Friendly
• WordPress Vs Drupal Vs Expression Engine: Which Blog Software Should I Use?
• More Blogging Tutorials

Obsolete Articles

The following 2 WordPress articles are listed here for completeness, but are no longer relevant for the current versions of WordPress.

• How to Upgrade WordPress Painlessly and Quickly
• How to Upgrade to WordPress 2.5 from 2.3.3 or Earlier

Other Blogging Pages

• Drupal Tutorials
• Review of Thingamablog: Free Standalone Blogging Software
• Free Blogging Software (PHP Scripts)
• Free Content Management Systems (CMS) PHP Scripts
• Free Blog Hosts, Free Blogging
• The Fine Print in Web Hosting: Resource Usage Limits
• Budget Web Hosting

New Articles

• How to Set the Height of a DIV Relative to a Browser Window (CSS)
• How to Generate the Free Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate on Your Own (Windows) Computer
• How to Insert Meta Tags into a Web Page with BlueGriffon
• How to Play a Song (or Some Other Audio Clip) from a List on a Website
• How to Draw a Horizontal Line on a Web Page with Expression Web
• How to Create a Website Free of Charge
• Why Can't I Make Up Any Domain I Want? Is There a Way to Do Away with a Registrar Altogether?
• What's the Difference Between a Domain Name Registrar and a Web Host?
• How to Make a Mobile-Friendly Website: Responsive Design in CSS
• What's the Difference Between a Content Management System (CMS), a Blog, a Web Editor and an Online Site Builder?

Popular Articles

• How to Create a Blog
• How to Make / Create a Website: The Beginner's A-Z Guide
• Tips on Choosing a Good Domain Name
• Expression Web Tutorial: How to Design a Website with Microsoft Expression Web
• Dreamweaver Tutorial: How to Design a Website with Dreamweaver CS6
• BlueGriffon Tutorial: How to Design a Website with BlueGriffon 3
• How to Design and Publish Your Website with KompoZer (free WYSIWYG web editor)
• Free Feedback/Contact Form Wizard

Some General Articles on This Site

• How to Make Money From Your Website
• How to Accept Credit Cards on Your Website
• Tips on Choosing a Good Domain Name
• How to Register Your Own Domain Name
• Which Web Host Do You Recommend? (FAQ)
• How to Design and Publish Your Website with Nvu
• Comprehensive list of articles in all categories

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