Chapter 2
Exploring Tools and Settings
IN THIS CHAPTER
Configuring your WordPress general settings
Putting together your personal profile
Formatting your website
As exciting as it is to dig in and start publishing right away, you should attend to a few housekeeping items first, including adjusting the settings that allow you to personalize your website. I cover these settings first in this chapter because they create your readers’ experience with your website.
The navigation menu is located on the left side of every screen of the WordPress Dashboard. You find it there everywhere you go; like a loyal friend, it’s always there for you when you need it!
The navigation menu is divided into nine menus (not counting the Dashboard menu, which I discuss in Book 3, Chapter 1). Hover your mouse pointer over a menu, and another menu flies out to the right to reveal a submenu of items. The submenu items take you to areas on your Dashboard that allow you to perform such tasks as publishing a new post, configuring your site settings, and managing your comments.
The settings that allow you to personalize your site are the first ones that I cover in the next part of this chapter. Sections with ...
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