Managing a WordPress Corporate Blog
1h 4mIntermediate2023-02-14
Authors

Machielle Thomas
Strategic and Creative Brand and Content Marketing Leader
Course details
If you’re a content manager, you probably have a lot of responsibilities that fall under the umbrella of “content.” This often includes a corporate blog, which comes with a number of challenges, especially if you’re not familiar with WordPress. In this course, Machielle Thomas covers the aspects of WordPress that are important from a content manager’s perspective, so you can get up to speed quickly and keep your corporate blog up to date and running smoothly. She starts with the basics of logging in, managing users, and the important security settings. She then shows you how to use plugins, and how you can manage and update them to increase your blog functionality. Machielle then covers the most important section for content managers: how to create and post pages, add media, and publish content in WordPress. Whether you’re a content manager who inherited a WordPress blog or a content creator that just wants to understand WordPress better, this is the course to help you get started.
Skills covered
WordPressContent Management Systems (CMS)Social Media MarketingMarketingWeb DevelopmentOpen SourceOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Getting started with WordPress as a content manager
Understanding the Nuts and Bolts of Your WordPress Blog
- What is WordPress WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
- How to sign into your WordPress blog
- How to navigate the WordPress admin dashboard
- How to manage user access for your WordPress blog
- Managing your WordPress blog security
Using WordPress Plugins to Manage Your Blog
- Introduction to WordPress plugins
- What are plugins and how do they help your WordPress blog
- How to add or delete a plugin to your WordPress blog
- Bonus - A few plugins to get you started
WordPress Pages and Posts for Content Managers
- Introduction to WordPress pages and posts
- How to manage your WordPress media library
- How to add images to your WordPress page or post
- How to add WordPress categories
- How to add WordPress tags
- How to create a WordPress post
- How to create a WordPress page
- How to publish and schedule a post in WordPress
- How to manage corporate blog comments
Conclusion
- Continuing your content manager journey in WordPress