The first thing you need to know about WordPress is that it is free software. WordPress has a large development community which is constantly looking for bugs and security vulnerabilities. For this reason constant updates and feature enhancements are released.
Once a blog is installed by our engineers, you will receive a link and log in information. Below is a picture of a typical log in screen.
Use the user name and password supplied by our engineers to log in. Make sure you pay special attention to capitalization and special characters used in both user name and password fields.
Once you log in, you will be presented with the “Dashboard”, which includes a lot of options. Rather than recreate the instructions for using each WordPress component, I am providing you with this link which will always stay current as new versions of this software become available.
When you have a file or a website that you visit extremely often, sometimes it is easier to create a shortcut on your desktop rather than always looking for it. To create a shortcut on your desktop for your new blog link, please use the following instructions:
Create Shortcut On Your Desktop with a PC
(MAC Users feel free to post a comment on how to add a shortcut using your machine)
Right Click On Desktop
- Place your cursor on an empty part of your desktop.
- Right click and select: New > Shortcut
- A shortcut wizard will open up.
Images shown may be different depending on your computer operating system.
Name your new shortcut icon:
Congratulations, now you know how to use your blog and how to create a desktop shortcut to the administration area. Happy blogging!
