The previous tutorial on how to build a website introducedWordPress Beginner Tutorial 1: Admin Dashboard Settings. This article will explain how to publish a post.
Actually,WordPresshow to publish a post is quite obvious once you look in the admin dashboard. This article mainly focuses on points you need to pay attention to when publishing a post.
You can create a new post from either of the two locations shown in the image below.
By default, WordPress versions 5.0 and above use a new editor called the Gutenberg editor. If you are not comfortable with this editor, you can disable it and use the Classic Editor. Method:How to Disable the WordPress Gutenberg Editor
The main function used in the Gutenberg editor is „Add Block.“ Normal text input uses the „Paragraph“ block. For other needs, you can add them via the „Add Block“ function.
On the right side of the editing window, you can switch between „Post“ and „Block.“ The „Block“ settings apply to the currently selected content, and the settings differ for different block types.
The „Post“ interface is for setting the featured image, selecting post categories, etc. Just try publishing a test post yourself to understand the specific functions.
Old Editor Feature Introduction
After disabling the Gutenberg editor, you will see the old version editor as shown in the image below, which is quite similar to editors you may have used on other websites.
In the old editor interface, the title and content areas are self-explanatory. Beginners writing posts can directly use the visual panel. If you have some HTML knowledge, you can switch between the visual and text modes.
The "Add Media" button is for uploading images. You can upload locally or reference external images. In the visual interface, you can also directly copy and paste external images.
The permalink below the title, if you are using something like „post name“, you can edit it yourself to change it to English or pinyin. Otherwise, a Chinese name URL will be very long and not suitable for SEO optimization.
The functionality in the Publish section
The main features used here in Publish are visibility and publish time. Visibility can be set to private or password protected, and posts can also be sticky (most themes support the sticky post feature).
If you modify the time in the Publish Immediately section, it will be published at the specified time, also known as scheduled publishing.
Format and Category
There are many options for Format here. Depending on the theme you are using, the supported formats will differ. Usually, it is kept as Standard without selection.
The Status format is somewhat similar to a short status update; see how it looks on the frontend.
Tags and Featured Image
Tags can be understood as the central keywords of your article, serving as a supplement to categories. For example, this article by Naiba is published under the Website Building Knowledge category, but there are many articles in this category, so I usedWordPress和WordPress Tutorialssuch tags. You can click on a tag to view all articles containing that tag.
The Featured Image is a header image for each article. You can add one or not based on your preference. Some themes may have layout issues if no Featured Image is added. If you don't want to add a Featured Image to every article manually, you can consider installing a plugin to add them automatically:WordPress plugin for randomly displaying featured images: Random Post Thumbnails
Alright, that's all for the introduction on how to publish articles in WordPress.
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