What is WordPress
WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that allows you to create and manage websites easily. It offers a user-friendly interface and a wide range of themes and plugins to customize your site.
What is Ecenica WordPress Hosting
Ecenica provides specialized WordPress hosting that ensures your website runs smoothly and securely. Their hosting is optimized for WordPress, offering features like automatic updates, enhanced security, and expert support.
How to login to WordPress Dashboard Admin
The WordPress Dashboard is where you control and manage your website:
- Open your web browser and go to ‘yourdomain.com/wp-admin’ (replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain).
- Enter your username and password provided by the Ecenica during setup.
- Click Login.
Using Site Editor
Site Editor in WordPress is where you can start setting your website’s overall design, setting the top header navigation, styles and colours all the way to the bottom footer and everything in between—using.
To access Site Editor:
From your WordPress Dashboard click Appearance > Site Editor
What can you do in Site Editor?
From Site Editor you can set the following:
- Navigation: Set your site menus and what appears in them
- Style: Choose and edit your site’s styles and colours
- Pages: Add, access and edit your website’s pages
- Templates: Access and add new templates for your website’s pages.
- Patterns: View your website’s ‘Patterns’ which are elements you use to build your pages.
Getting Started with WordPress Block Editor
The WordPress block editor also called the block editor, WordPress editor or Gutenberg editor is the new way of publishing content in WordPress.
Learn More about WordPress Block Editor.
How to post to your blog
Create a New Blog Post using the steps below:
- From the WordPress admin dashboard, click on Posts > Add New Post.
- Enter a title for your post and write your content in the editor.
- You can format text, add images, and embed media using the block options.
- Once ready, click Publish to make your post live.
How to add a new page
In WordPress, pages are for static content like ‘About Us’ while posts are for dynamic, chronological content like blog entries. Add a page to WordPress using the steps below:
- Go to Pages > Add New Page in your WordPress dashboard.
- Enter a title for your new page.
- Add content using the editor and customize the page settings as needed.
- Click Publish when ready to make the page live.
How to edit a page
- Click Pages > All Pages in your WordPress dashboard.
- Hover over the page you want to edit and click Edit.
- Make your changes in the editor and click Update to save them.
How to add a new menu item
- Go to Appearance > Menus in your WordPress dashboard.
- Select the menu to edit or create a new menu.
- Choose the pages or custom links you want to add as menu items from the left panel.
- Click Add to Menu, arrange the items as desired, and click Save Menu.
How to upload to Media Library
The Media library is where your photos, videos and and other downloadable content is stored.
- From the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Media > Add New Media File.
- Drag and drop files from your computer or click Select Files to upload images, videos, or documents.
- Once uploaded, you can add them directly to posts or pages.
Other useful guides
First steps with WordPress – WordPress.org
WordPress SEO
WordPress offers built-in SEO features, but you can enhance these with plugins like Yoast SEO or Rank Math. Focus on optimizing your content with relevant keywords, meta descriptions, and image alt texts to improve your site’s search engine visibility.
How to get help
For detailed guides and support, visit the official WordPress.org documentation for comprehensive resources and community forums.
Contacting Ecenica Support
If you need assistance with your Ecenica WordPress hosting, you can reach out to our support team.
How to request extra work
For additional development work beyond basic support, contact Ecenica’s support team directly to discuss your requirements and options.
