{"id":276,"date":"2014-01-01T22:29:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T13:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.finchproservices.com\/?p=276"},"modified":"2014-01-01T22:29:16","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T13:29:16","slug":"day-1-general-settings-and-permalinks-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/n8finch2024.local\/day-1-general-settings-and-permalinks-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1: The Basics: General Settings and Permalinks in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\n  \u201cThe beginning is always today.\u201d<br \/>\n  \u2015 Mary Shelley\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Getting Started Off Right<\/h2>\n<p>This assumes that you have installed your WordPress software on your self-hosted website. You can also use these tutorials on your WordPress.com account, though some of the functions will be a little different.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help installing the WP software on your site, <em>let me know<\/em>. However, I&#8217;ve made some tutorials on how to use a typical &#8220;one-click&#8221; WordPress install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PgB36KjYXsQ\">here<\/a> Check those out first.<\/p>\n<h2>Reason<\/h2>\n<p>BEFORE we start posting or creating any content, it&#8217;s important to go in and get some basic settings arranged so that your website can get started on the good foot!<\/p>\n<h2>Recipe<\/h2>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YxbPJyYwye8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you only change one thing in your settings, change the Permalink structure. This will make your urls prettier, and helps with SEO in various ways.<\/p>\n<h2>Resource<\/h2>\n<p>Check out the latest updates on WordPress software straight from the source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\">the WordPress.org Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Questions<\/h2>\n<p>What questions do you have about settings?<br \/>\nIs there anything you would change that I didn&#8217;t cover? Let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe beginning is always today.\u201d \u2015 Mary Shelley Getting Started Off Right This assumes that you have installed your WordPress software on your self-hosted website. You can also use these tutorials on your WordPress.com account, though some of the functions will be a little different. 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