After Installing WordPress Guide
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WordPress is an open source PHP content management system for creating, modifying and publishing website content.
WordPress can be configured to your needs after it has been installed.
Configure WordPress
Settings
The site title, tagline, administrator email address, timezone and more are available under the Settings menu. The media, permalinks and privacy settings are also found in a submenu under Settings.
Tools
WordPress tools can be used to migrate an from an old blog to a new WordPress installation. Site health can be viewed under the Tools menu to check for issues, concerns and recommended fixes.
Plugins
WordPress can be extended using plugins. Free open source plugins uploaded to the WordPress repository can be searched from the Plugins menu. Plugins can also be manually uploaded, activated and removed from the Plugins menu.
Themes
WordPress comes with built-in themes, but more are available from the WordPress repository or from third-party sources similar to plugins. Themes are normally manually uploaded but activated and removed from the Themes menu.
Pages
Pages can be added, trashed or removed from the Pages menu.
Posts
Posts can be added, trashed or removed from the Posts menu.
Appearance
Depending on the theme or plugin, it is possible to edit the look and feel of the front-end such as the header, favicon and more under the Appearance menu.
Menus
Depending on the theme or plugin, menus can be added from the Appearance menu based on posts or pages.
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Conclusion:
WordPress requires simple setup to configure to your specific needs. Whether it is a blog, ecommerce site or literal a single page. Help for all parts of WordPress is available from OjamboServices.com.
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