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Do you wish to become more knowledgeable about WordPress? Millions are using it to create blogs. It is not too difficult to learn. Both professionals and complete novices use it. Here are some suggestions to help you navigate WordPress.

Choose a unique design to make your site stand out from the competition. This may be tempting since it’s a time saver, but users will not be too impressed with your effort. You need to spend the time to create a design that evidences your own creativity.

If your blog post includes a long title, adjust your permalink. Use only the most important keywords so that your URL isn’t too cumbersome. Rather than writing that, have your permalink be “discipline-tips-children” or something similar that captures your keywords.

You will see your posts in chronological order unless you choose differently. To change the list, you must change the dates. In order to do that, open one of your posts and you will be able to see the date at the top right hand corner. Select the date and make your changes; then, save the post to make the position change permanent.

Search engine rank is something that you can bolster with WordPress. Use a title and also text tags. If your image goes on Pinterest, you will get more exposure.

Security is something a WordPress site needs, and that’s why you need to keep passwords secret. Additionally, don’t download plugins from unknown sites and read reviews prior to installing anything. If you have a site that has malware or one that gets hacked, you may lose all of your data.

Make sure your media library isn’t too confusing. Otherwise, the images can get jumbled together rapidly. Create folders designated for images at each step of the way. You will be glad you did this when you are searching for a particular image at a later date, as it will be far easier to find it.

Always make a backup of your blog. It’s important to back your blog up regularly. One good WordPress plugin for this is Xcloner. The actual plugin doesn’t really matter, as long as it is something that you can use relatively easily. It would be very unfortunate to lose your entire blog.

Use the scheduler tool to schedule the publishing of your blog posts. Have the articles posted at times when you are unable to post them. You can do this by tapping into the Publish box on your edit screen. Directly beneath this is the notation: PUBLISH IMMEDIATELY. Use military time to input the times, days, months and years you want your content published. When the correct time and date are on your screen, select ‘ok’. When the screen that says ‘schedule for’ pops up, choose it and click on ‘schedule’ if everything is right.

You can make professional, polished sites once you’re more familiar with WordPress. It is really quite easy to start using this program. There are many online and print resources to help you make professional websites and blogs. Take advantage of everything that’s out there.