WordPress 3.1 has added a new administration menu option called the Admin Bar. It remains in place at the top of the page as you scroll. Here’s an overview of how it works:
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You have WP 3-0 or 3-1
if your admin screen looks like this:
Admin bar overview
You have WP 2.6
if your admin screen looks like this:
Adding media – overview
Whether it’s an image, a video, a PDF document, here’s a quick look at how you upload them and get them into your WordPress content.
You have WP 2.6
if your admin screen looks like this:
Basic text editing functions
Here’s quick look at basics such as bolding text or changing its color.
You have WP 2.6
if your admin screen looks like this:
Navigating posts or pages
When you have a lot of posts or pages, here’s how to quickly navigate through them and find what you need.
You have WP 2.6
if your admin screen looks like this:
Writing a post – overview
Want to write a post in WordPress? This is the place to start.
You have WP 2.7, 2.8, or 2.9
if your admin screen looks like this:
Custom fields – overview
Custom fields are used by many plugins, but you can create your own as well. Here’s an overview of how to do that and a couple of examples of ways to use them. Creating your own generally requires modification of your theme files, so be warned, there’s some coding involved.
You have WP 2.6
if your admin screen looks like this:
Text editor – overview
Here’s a quick overview of the text editor in WordPress 2.6, with both Visual or WYSIWYG, and HTML functionality.
You have WP 2.7, 2.8, or 2.9
if your admin screen looks like this:
Admin section – overview
Getting around the administration screen of WordPress 2.7
You have WP 2.6
if your admin screen looks like this:
Writing a page – overview
The basics of creating a new static page in WordPress.
You have WP 2.6
if your admin screen looks like this:
Admin section – overview
A quick guide to getting around the basic tasks displayed in the WordPress admin area.
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