How To’s

Getting Started

Four Quick Steps to Getting Started - Directions for getting started with WordPress from setting up your domain and hosting to installing a theme.
How to FTP - A simple and straightforward explanation of how to upload files to your server using an FTP program.

Basic Use

What are Tags and Why Use Them - An explanation of WordPress tags and why it’s helpful to use them.
How to Install, Configure and Use Plugins - That pretty much says it all! A good, basic overview of plugins for the beginning user.

Specific Uses

How to Use WordPress to Run a Magazine - An overview of how to set up WordPress to run a magazine website.
How to Use WordPress to Run your Church Website - A tutorial for using WordPress to power a church website.
How to Use WordPress as a Portfolio Site - A tutorial for using WordPress as a portfolio site (primarily for graphic designers)
How to Use WordPress as a Static Site - Stripping WordPress of all the blogging components and making it a CMS for a static site (perhaps a little overkill).

Advanced Tweaks

How to Back Up Your WordPress Site - Why it’s important to back up your WordPress site and how to do it.
How to Optimize WordPress in 7 Steps - A series of video tutorials to help you optimize your WordPress site.
How to Make Pretty Permalinks - How to change your site’s permalink structure to boost your rank in search engines.
How to Make Your WordPress Site iPhone-Friendly - A how-to complete with video for making your site viewable on an iPhone.
How to Use Custom Fields in WordPress - How to take advantage of the custom fields in WordPress.

How to Use WordPress as a CMS
(See, we’re not the only ones who think WP makes a good CMS)

Showcasing WordPress as a Content Management System