Learn how to use WordPress with these free, in-depth video tutorials. Whether you are setting up your very first website or just need a refresher on a specific feature, these short videos walk you through the WordPress dashboard step by step. No coding experience needed. Pick a topic below and get started.
Why the videos are in this order
These tutorials are arranged in the order a brand new website owner actually needs them, not in the order WordPress lists them in the admin menu. Start with Users, Tools, and Settings to configure your site and install what you need. Move to The Dashboard to get oriented, then Appearance to choose your look before you add any content. From there, learn the Media Library and Working with Images so your files are ready to use, then the Block Editor since that is how you will build everything. Build your core Pages first, then start publishing Posts. The Classic Editor section is there as a reference if your site still uses it. Finally, Organizing Content and Managing Comments come last because they matter most once you already have content and visitors. Follow the topics in order for a complete walkthrough, or jump straight to whatever you need using the links below.
Users, Tools, and Settings
This section covers the administrative side of running a WordPress site: creating and editing user accounts, installing plugins and themes safely, running updates, using the built-in import and export tools, checking your Site Health status, and configuring core settings. It also covers exporting or erasing personal data, which matters for privacy compliance.
Users, Tools, and Settings
The Dashboard
The WordPress dashboard is the control panel for your entire website, and it can feel overwhelming the first time you log in. This section covers how to navigate the main menu, use Quick Draft to jot down post ideas, change your account password, and understand what the admin bar at the top of every screen does. Start here if you are brand new to WordPress.
The Dashboard
Appearance
This section covers how to control the look and feel of your website. Learn how to use the WordPress Customizer to make live changes, switch between themes, build navigation menus so visitors can find their way around your site, and manage widgets in your sidebar or footer.
Appearance
Media Library
The Media Library is where every image, video, and file you upload to WordPress is stored and organized. This section covers how to browse and search the library, use the built-in image editor to crop or rotate photos, and add new media files to your site.
Media Library
Working with Images
Good images make a website feel professional, and this section shows you exactly how to handle them. Learn how to upload images from your computer or from a URL, add them from the media library, set a featured image for a post, build an image gallery, and edit, replace, or delete images once they are on your site.
Working With Images
The Block Editor
The Block Editor, also known as Gutenberg, is the modern way to build pages and posts in WordPress using individual content blocks. This section covers the editor overview, working with paragraph blocks, creating reusable blocks you can use across multiple pages, and embedding tools like Google Calendar directly into your content.
The Gutenberg Editor
Pages
Pages hold your website’s permanent content, like your Home, About, and Contact pages. This section explains the difference between pages and posts, how to add a new page, and how to restore a page from the trash if it was removed by mistake. Understanding this distinction early will save you a lot of confusion later.
Pages
Posts
Posts are the blog entries and time-stamped updates on your website, typically shown newest first. This section covers adding a new post using the block editor, restoring a post you accidentally deleted, using the trash safely, and understanding post revisions so you can roll back changes if something goes wrong. Essential viewing if you plan to publish blog content regularly.
Posts
The Classic Editor
Some websites and older plugins still rely on the Classic Editor instead of the Block Editor. This section is the most detailed on the page, covering the toolbar, formatting text, adding headings and lists, inserting hyperlinks, writing post excerpts, embedding videos, and creating playlists. If your site uses the Classic Editor, this is your complete reference.
The Classic Editor
Organizing Content
As your website grows, categories and tags help visitors and search engines make sense of your content. This section covers the difference between the two and how to use each one to keep your posts organized and easy to browse.
Organizing Content
Managing Comments
If your website allows visitor comments, this section shows you how to approve, reply to, and moderate them so your site stays professional and spam-free.
Managing Comments
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