Installing plug-ins, which give WordPress added features, was always fairly straightforward, but with WordPress 2.7, it’s very easy. Everything is done for you automatically through the admin panel.
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Currently we’re only covering installed versions of WordPress, but in future we’ll be adding tutorials on the hosted version at WordPress.com.
Videos are classified by WordPress 2.7 or 2.6 mostly because the admin screens look different, so if you don’t see a video on your topic, try looking in the other section or try the alphabetical listing.
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You have WP 2.7 if your admin screen looks like this:
WordPress 2.7 
You have WP 2.6 if your admin screen looks like this:
WordPress 2.6 
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You have WP 2.7 if your admin screen looks like this:
Changing page order in the menu using My Page Order
The default method for changing the order of pages in Wordpress is not very user-friendly, but there’s a great plug-in called My Page Order which works very well. Here’s how to use it (assuming you’ve got it installed – check out our videos on installing plug-ins – click here for automatic installation in WP 2.7 [...]
You have WP 2.7 if your admin screen looks like this:
Backing up your database using the WP-DBManager plug-in
WordPress is run through a database and that’s also where all your posts, pages, categories etc. are stored. Backing up that database is made easier with a plugin, and WP-DBManager is a good one for that purpose (it also performs many other functions involving your database). You can download the plug-in here.
