Chapter 1

Writing Your First Post

IN THIS CHAPTER

Check Navigating the Edit Post screen

Check Discovering the block editor

Check Inserting new and editing existing blocks

Check Publishing your post

Check Creating a unique work space for writing

It’s time to write your first post on your new WordPress site! I leave it to you to decide on the topic you write about and the writing techniques you use to get your message across; I have my hands full writing this book! I can tell you, however, all about the techniques you’ll use to write the wonderful passages that can bring you fame. Ready?

This chapter covers everything you need to know about the basics of publishing a post on your site, from writing a post to formatting, categorizing, tagging, and publishing it to your site.

Composing Your Post

Composing a post is a lot like typing an email: You give it a title, you write the message, and you click a button to send your words into the world. By using the different options that WordPress provides — content blocks, ...

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