How does publishing content in WordPress work?
Most people who create their first website choose WordPress as their content management system. WordPress has the biggest advantage that it is easy to use and can create content in a familiar way.
Many people who already have experience with a word processing program such as Microsoft Word or similar will get to grips with WordPress without much difficulty. In this blog post, we want to discuss a few things about publishing your first content and what you need to consider when doing so.
Customize permalinks
What is often overlooked by first-time users starting out with their WordPress website is that they forget to set up a clear permalink structure. This is important not only for technical reasons, but also for readability and the user experience of your visitors. It looks much better if your website looks like this:
Mijndemopartner.nl/about-us
Instead of, for example, the following structure:
Mijndemopartner.nl/?p=123
It is best to set up this structure right away, before you start the rest of the work on your website, as it makes a big difference. It is better to set it up right at the start. You can find the relevant setting under Settings in the left-hand menu of WordPress, then select Permalinks. With the next option: Message name, you can then set the permalinks to the best setting for you.
Define the structure of your website
The structure of your website is an important point that you should pay attention to. What exactly do you want to achieve with your website? And how do you envision the pages and menus of the website? Write this down on a notepad or use an online tool.
How you envision your website can of course change as you work, but it's still important to have a rough idea. Especially when defining categories, main pages and subpages, it can be impractical if you have to make a lot of changes later on.
Post or page?
Within WordPress, you will also immediately see two different types of content, a post and a page. These are considered separately by WordPress and apply especially if you are creating a blog. Or rather a website with a lot of fixed content. Like a company website, a portfolio as a freelancer, to name a few examples. So if your website is otherwise relatively static, you can simply create separate pages for it. However, if you plan to add new content regularly, it's better to opt for a post in this section.
First steps in writing content
Writing content is extremely easy with WordPress' new editor, you have instant access to many different fields and options. For example, you can add images in many different ways. Add a link, a table and so on. Take some time to go through each section and familiarize yourself with it.
When you are familiar with the different icons and buttons, you can work on your website content much faster. So take some time to familiarize yourself with WordPress. There are also thousands of free videos for WordPress in the WordPress Academy and on YouTube. So you're not on your own.
Designing and breaking up the content
To avoid patchwork text, it is important to break it up with various images and other interruptions such as quotes or other methods. This is more pleasant for your visitors to read and can help you send a positive signal to search engines such as Google. This gives you a better chance of appearing on the first page of relevant search results. Content on websites is also no longer limited to text. Enhance your content with videos to serve as many people as possible.
Final check and publication!
Before you hit publish, it's important to take a step back and read through the text again. Check the spelling and read the text yourself or have it read aloud by a program. This way you can easily test whether your text flows smoothly and is not jerky.
Check whether you have set all the links correctly and whether everything works on mobile devices. Because this is also extremely important on today's Internet.
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