Finally, we get to the last menu area – Settings.


This menu area includes a variety of important settings for your WordPress site. The settings are divided into 6 different tabs. 



  • General – basic settings like site address, time zones, language, date format
  • Writing – a fairly unimportant tab that lets you set default post categories and other small settings
  • Reading – helps you set a static front page and configure other options about how to display your posts and content
  • Discussion – lets you configure options about commenting like whether a comment requires approval
  • Media – lets you set the default image sizes used on your site
  • Permalinks – VERY IMPORTANT – lets you set the URL structure for your site. We recommend Post name for the structure.

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