WORDPRESS BASICS

Learn WordPress Basics Before Building Your Website

Understand the Dashboard, Posts, Pages, Media, Themes, Plugins, Users, and Settings so you can use WordPress systematically before designing a real website.

Start Learning WordPress → Basic Practice
✓ Suitable for beginners. ✓ Learn the Dashboard ✓ No Coding Required
yourwebsite.com/wp-admin
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Dashboard
Posts
Media
Pages
Appearance
Plugins
Users
Settings
01 · Dashboard Explore the Dashboard 02 · Menus Key Menus 03 · Content Posts กับ Pages 04 · Practice Hands-on Practice
WORDPRESS 101

What Is WordPress?

Before learning the menus, understand what WordPress does on a website.

Website Management System

Extendable

Extendable

Install Themes and Plugins to add design options, SEO, forms, email, and other features as needed.

No Coding Needed

Beginners can build websites with Themes and Page Builders such as Astra and Elementor without programming first.

DASHBOARD EXPLORER

Get to Know the WordPress Dashboard

The Dashboard is the admin area for managing every part of your website.

DASHBOARD

Overview

After logging in to WordPress, you will enter the Dashboard, the central place for managing your website.

01
Admin Bar The top bar provides quick access to the website, content creation, and page editing.
02
Sidebar Menu The main menu for Posts, Pages, Plugins, Users, and Settings.
03
Screen Content The workspace changes based on the menu selected in the Sidebar.
CONTENT

Manage content

Menu group used to create and manage the information that website visitors see

P
Posts Articles, news, and content published over time
PG
Pages Home page about us services and contact page
M
Media Manage images and files uploaded to the website.
DESIGN

Website appearance

Manage Theme, Header, Footer, Menu and Widget Through Appearance and Theme

T
Themes Change the theme and set the main structure of the website.
M
Menus Arrange Navigation Give users access to different pages
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Widgets Arrange content in the Sidebar or Footer according to Theme
SYSTEM

website system

Use to manage plugins, User and WordPress core values

PL
Plugins Add new capabilities to WordPress
U
Users Add users and set permissions
S
Settings Set the website name, language, time Reading and Permalinks
CORE MENUS

8 Essential Menus to Know

Once you understand these menus, you can manage most of WordPress.

01
P

Posts

Create posts, news, and date-based content.

02
PG

Pages

Create permanent pages such as Home, Services, and Contact Us.

03
M

Media

Manage images and files uploaded to the website.

04
A

Appearance

Manage Themes, Menus, Headers, and Footers.

05
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Plugins

Add features such as forms, SEO, SMTP, and caching.

06
U

Users

Add members and assign access levels.

07
C

Comments

Review and approve comments on posts.

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Settings

Configure basic settings, language, time, reading, and URLs.

POSTS VS PAGES

Posts and Pages

This is one of the topics WordPress beginners find most confusing.

CONTENT

Posts

Used for content that grows over time and is usually sorted by publication date.

Blog Posts
News and Updates
Includes Categories and Tags
Can Be Sorted by Date
VS
WEBSITE PAGE

Pages

Used for core website pages that do not change over time.

Home
about us
Services
Contact Us
USER ROLES

WordPress User Roles

Not everyone should be an Administrator. Choose access levels based on responsibilities to reduce the risk of accidental website changes.

A
Administrator

Manage every part of the website, including Themes, Plugins, and Users.

Full Access
E
Editor

Manage other users’ Posts and Pages.

Content
AU
Author

Create, edit, and publish your own posts.

Own Posts
C
Contributor

Can write posts but cannot publish them.

Limited
S
Subscriber

Use a member account without permission to edit the website.

Member
BASIC SETTINGS

Essential Settings to Know

You do not need to configure every menu. Start with these essentials.

01

Site Title and Tagline

Configure the Site Title, Tagline, Email, and basic website information.

Settings → General
02

Language and Time Zone

Set the Site Language and Time Zone to match the country where the site is used.

Settings → General
03

Website Homepage

Choose a Static Page to use as the Homepage.

Settings → Reading
04

Permalink

Set a short, readable URL that is suitable for SEO.

Settings → Permalinks
05

Privacy

Review the Search Engine settings before launching the website.

Settings → Reading
PRACTICE CHECKLIST

Practice WordPress Yourself

Complete the basic tasks to become familiar with the Dashboard.

WORDPRESS BASIC PROGRESS
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Complete the exercises and you will be ready to build a real website.

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Access the WordPress Dashboard Log in successfully through /wp-admin
✓
Create a Page Create at least one test page
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Create a Post Add a post with a title and content
✓
Upload an image to Media Add an image to the Media Library
✓
Explore Appearance Review Themes, Menus, and Widgets
✓
Explore the Plugins page Understand how to Activate and Deactivate Plugins
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Review Settings Review General, Reading, and Permalinks
FAQ

WordPress Questions for Beginners

No. WordPress is the core system for managing a website, while Elementor is a plugin for designing pages within WordPress.
Use a Page for the homepage, About Us, Services, or Contact Us. Use a Post for articles, news, or regularly added content.
You can install multiple plugins, but avoid unnecessary ones because they add maintenance complexity and may duplicate or conflict with each other.
Next, learn the Astra Theme to understand the Header, Footer, and Layout, then learn Elementor to design page content.
NEXT STEP

Next, learn website structure, configure Astra, and start designing pages with Elementor.

Next, learn website structure, configure Astra, and start designing pages with Elementor.

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