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Welcome to the ultimate beginner's guide to WordPress in 2025! Whether you're starting your first website, need a refresher on the latest WordPress updates, or want to understand the dashboard inside out—this tutorial is for you.
👉 In this easy-to-follow video, you'll learn:
✅ How to choose hosting & install WordPress
✅ Navigating the WordPress dashboard like a pro
✅ Creating posts & pages (and deleting demo content)
✅ Managing plugins, themes & updates safely
✅ Setting SEO-friendly permalinks & site structure
✅ How to block spam & keep your site secure
✅ Using the WordPress Customizer & editing with Elementor
✅ Creating blog posts with ChatGPT (and SEO best practices!)
✅ And so much more!
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⏰ TIME CODES ⏰
00:00 Intro
01:36 What is hosting?
03:04 How to install WordPress
04:41 Logging into WordPress for the first time
05:01 The WordPress Dashboard
05:35 WordPress admin sidebar menu
06:01 Cleaning up the demo data
08:32 WordPress general settings
11:10 WordPress Writing Settings
12:37 WordPress reading settings
13:29 WordPress permalink settings
13:51 How to do plugin updates
18:40 How to install a theme on WordPress
19:19 How to install a plugin on WordPress
20:55 How to install an Astra starter template
22:41 How to edit pages with Block and Elementor
24:15 How to assess a plugin's quality
25:15 How to use WordPress Customize
28:04 How to create a blog post
31:39 How to schedule a post for future publish
32:24 How to edit the link for a blog post
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