{"id":790,"date":"2012-11-06T12:15:40","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T12:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/?p=790"},"modified":"2013-01-14T13:59:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T13:59:16","slug":"how-to-login-to-wordpress-create-a-post-and-add-it-to-main-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/how-to-login-to-wordpress-create-a-post-and-add-it-to-main-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Login to WordPress, Create a Post, and Add it to Main Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. Login to WordPress. \u00a0Get to the login screen by going to http:\/\/yoursite.com\/wp-admin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/login.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-791\" title=\"login\" src=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/login.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/login.png 422w, http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/login-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. \u00a0Click Posts in the Left Sidebar Menu. \u00a0All of your Posts will be displayed on the following page. \u00a0You will be able to edit or delete any Posts you previously created from this page.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Posts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-792\" title=\"Posts\" src=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Posts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Posts.png 700w, http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Posts-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. To create a new Post click, you guessed it, Add New.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/AddNew.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-793\" title=\"AddNew\" src=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/AddNew.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/AddNew.png 655w, http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/AddNew-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. \u00a0This is the Post Edit window. \u00a0The Category is important, we will add that to the menu later. \u00a0See details below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PostEdit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-794\" title=\"PostEdit\" src=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PostEdit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PostEdit.png 1096w, http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PostEdit-300x177.png 300w, http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PostEdit-1024x607.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>5. The theme we are using allows SEO Titles, Keywords and Descriptions. \u00a0You may add each of those fields from the Custom Fields drop-down&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/seo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-795\" title=\"seo\" src=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/seo-e1352200976414.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"345\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Some good SEO rules of thumb&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Keywordsin the Title should take up no more than 70\u00a0characters.<\/li>\n<li>Format should be: keyword 1 &gt; keyword\u00a02 &gt; keyword 3 &gt; company name.<\/li>\n<li>If the company\u00a0name extends the TITLE beyond 70 it is not an issue.<\/li>\n<li>The Description should ideally be no more than 155 characters.<\/li>\n<li>The description should\u00a0include the keywords that are in the TITLE.<\/li>\n<li>A wellwritten\u00a0META description can make the difference\u00a0between whether a searcher decides to click your\u00a0result or not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Adding the Post Category You Created to the Main Menu<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Select Menus from the Appearance menu on the left sidebar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Menus.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-796\" title=\"Menus\" src=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Menus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. \u00a0Go to Categories, down the page on the left, select the Category you would like to add to the menu and click Add to Menu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/AddtoMenu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-797\" title=\"AddtoMenu\" src=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/AddtoMenu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/AddtoMenu.png 300w, http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/AddtoMenu-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. 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