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WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

You're reading from   WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition) Create a variety of exciting sites for e-commerce, networking, video streaming, and more, using WordPress

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784397968
Length 324 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Migrating a Static Site to WordPress 2. Creating a Social Media Site FREE CHAPTER 3. Creating a Network of Sites 4. Creating an E-commerce Site 5. Creating a Video Streaming Site 6. Creating a Review Site 7. Creating a Jobs Board 8. Creating a Team Communications Site 9. Creating a Gallery Site 10. Creating a Membership Site Index

Adding posts and comments to the site


Now that your site is set up and you've added users, all they need to do to add a new post is log in and start typing:

  • To add a new post (or update), type in the box at the top of the screen. Type or select tags below the textbox and click on the Post it button.

  • You can add different styles of post (or post formats) by clicking one of the buttons above the textbox before typing in your text:

    • Selecting Blog Post means you can add a title to your post

    • Selecting Quote means you can add a quote and citation

    • Selecting Link means you can add a link without any other text

  • To reply to a post, simply click on the Reply link next to the post and type your response.

Whenever someone replies to a post, the post author will receive an e-mail notifying them, meaning they can reply back if they want.

The P2 theme formats the different types of post differently. The following screenshot shows how my site looks with a quote, a blog post, a link, and some updates with replies...

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