Over the last couple of months, we’ve taken a close look at WordPress here on ProBlogger.
The articles we’ve published have covered many of the essential aspects of blogging using WordPress, from choosing the service that’ll suit you and weighing up different themes, to securing, posting to, and making money from your WordPress blog.
In case you’ve missed any of these great posts, I thought I’d compile them all here for easy reference.
Getting started
- WordPress.com or WordPress.org? Which one’s right for you?
- What you need to know before you start a WordPress blog
Security - Set safe, secure user roles on your WordPress blog
- Secure your WordPress blog without touching any code
SEO - Essential SEO settings for every new WordPress blog
Themes - How to select your first WordPress theme
- Install your first WordPress theme
Plugins - Install your first WordPress plugin
- 19 Essential WordPress plugins for your blog
- 5 WordPress plugins to help you make money from your blog
Posting - Use email to post to your WordPress blog
Making money - 9 Ways to make money from WordPress … without having a blog
- Premise 2.0 released: complete digital sales and lead generation engine for WordPress
Thanks to all the contributors who put in the work to help us get our heads around these finer points of WordPress, including Matt Hooper, Karol K of ThemeFuse, Anurag Bansal of Techacker, Eric Siu of Evergreen Search, Louise of MoneySupermarket.com, and Sean Platt of outstandingSETUP.
Of course, while this CMS dominates the blogosphere, there are many solid alternatives to WordPress (and no, I’m not talking about Blogger!). If you’re looking for a change for some reason, give them your consideration.
Do you have a favourite WordPress tutorial or resource that you can add to this list? Share it with us in the comments.