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- What is WordPress?
  
  This 5-minute video introduces you to WordPress and demonstrates why it is the most popular web publishing platform.
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- How to Install WordPress
  
  This guide will take you through basic setup and configuration of WordPress on your own web host (also called a "wordpress.org" install).
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- The WordPress Dashboard
  
  Get started with the WordPress Administration Panel, where you can control the content, functionality and features of WordPress posts, pages, widgets, plugins and your theme. Updated for WordPress 4.0
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- Categories vs. Tags
  
  This tutorial walks you through the basics of planning out your post structure.
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- Creating a New Post
  
  This tutorial walks you through the basics of creating standard posts in WordPress. Updated for WordPress 4.0
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- WordPress Post Editor
  
  The WordPress Post Editor is where all the magic happens! This video walks you through the standard buttons and advanced options available in the editor, formatting text and using the Text tab.
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- Creating and Editing Pages
  
  This tutorial walks you through the basics of creating standard pages in WordPress.
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- Editing Existing Posts
  
  See how to change post details, edit content, or add/remove categories and tags.
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- Understanding Post Formats
  
  Post Formats are different from Post Types in that they simply allow for different display of the standard Post type in WordPress. This video provides insight into understanding what post formats do and how to take advantage of them in your theme, where available.
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- Working With Images in Posts
  
  Learn how to add and edit images in posts, build them into your content's layout, set featured images or create WordPress galleries.
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- Embedding Videos in Posts
  
  You can embed video or any "iframe" share-able content such as Twitter posts into your post content using either a shortcode, oembed link or full embed code. Updated for WordPress 4.0
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- Managing the Media Library
  
  The Media Library sub-panel allows you edit, delete or view all kinds of media uploaded to your site, including images, graphics, documents and files. Multiple media objects can be bulk-edited or deleted, or you can attach files or images to posts to include them in a gallery.Updated for WordPress 4…
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