Congratulations! Your new Wordpress website is live. But now you might be wondering, how in the world do you use your new website's backend, otherwise known as the WordPress admin dashboard, to manage your brand new site? The WordPress admin can be a little overwhelming if you are seeing it for the first time, there are lots of menu items, links, icons and settings which control all the aspects of your website. Despite that, it’s actually pretty easy to learn how to manage your site using the dashboard – you just need to take a little time to find out what each area does and see the settings you can change and what effect they have on your site.
In this series, we’ll walk you through a detailed guide to the WordPress admin dashboard, covering every single menu option that’s available to you. By the end, you should know everything there is to know about the WordPress admin dashboard.
- How to access your Wordpress Dashboard
- A look at your Dashboard summary screen
- Creating and Managing Posts and Pages
- Managing “Media” Aka Images, Videos, and More
- Managing Comments From Your Visitors
- Changing How Your Theme Looks And Functions
- Adding and Managing WordPress Plugins
- Adding and Managing Users
- Using WordPress Tools
- Accessing General WordPress Settings
Please note, all Wordpress sites are different. Your website will most likely have more or different options than you see in this guide. If you can't find what you are looking for, or for specific instructions, don't hesitate to submit a support ticket.