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In the third video in this series, we’ll talk about how to edit an existing Post in WordPress.
The Posts > Edit SubPanel enables you to select the Post or Posts you wish to edit, delete, or view. Multiple Posts can be selected for deletion and for editing. The all-new Bulk Edit feature allows you to change the details for a group of Posts at the same time. A handy in-line edit tool, called Quick Edit, allows you to update many fields for an individual Post.
Covered in this video:
- How to bulk edit or delete multiple Posts at the same time.
- Using the Quick Edit tool to quickly change Post details.
- How to make a Post “sticky” to keep it at the top of your page.
- Editing, previewing and updating a Post using the WYSIWYG editor.
Comments? Questions?
5 comments
December 15, 2009
Hello, I am trying to learn how to operate my own web site with wordpress. It seems like I’m having difficulty with trying to create posts under certain categories. The first category I posted is “Caregivers Support Group” (if you can please refer to my web site). Once I click on that category I would like its own write up on the page, rather than the page referring to ” Are you an overachieving caregiver…” I’ve been trying to learn how to this for a while now, but I can’t succeed. You have a great tutorial, but somehow I don’t get this part. My entire web is practically going to have categories of information and subcategories for forums or discussions. Can you sent me direction for my exact needs? Thank you. Sincerely, Eva
December 15, 2009
Hi Eva,
Looking at your site, it appears that you’ve got two things going on. First of all, it may be that you’re not completely clear on the difference between Posts and Pages (see Part 5 for a review of the difference). Categories only pertain to Posts. Your individual Posts may be assigned to a category, but Pages cannot. Pages stand alone. If you’re wanting to create static information, like you described above, then you’ll want to create a Page, not a Post.
Secondly, every WordPress theme handles Pages, Posts, and Categories in a slightly different way. You might look around to find a theme that gives you more flexibility over the display of your pages, so that you can more clearly distinguish between your basic Pages and this speciality page. WooThemes is a great source of themes.
Lastly, if you’d like to schedule a personalized tutorial session via phone, I’d be happy to answer this and any other questions you might have. I charge $90/hr. for personalized WordPress training, with a minimum of one hour. Feel free to contact me via my main page here. Hope this helps.
To your success!
Shawn
December 15, 2009
Thank you Shawn. This helps. Thanks for a link to your personalized tutorial session too. I might use it.
Best Regards,
Eva
July 12, 2010
how do i increase fonts size when i edit text on wordpress
July 12, 2010
Hi Michelle,
Font sizes are determined by your theme’s stylesheet (style.css). As such, it’s not really easy to change the size of your fonts when creating a Post or Page, aside from assigning a header style (H1, H2, H3, etc.).
But if you’re comfortable editing code, then switch to the HTML view and then add a custom style instruction (CSS) to the words or phrases you wish to modify. For example…
Of course, the ideal method is still to apply the correct font size to the stylesheet (style.css) within your theme’s files.
Hope this helps point you in the right direction!
To your success,
Shawn