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WordPress ‘How To’ for Nonprofits – Log In & Dashboard [Video]

Welcome to the first in a series of video blogs about working inside of WordPress! In this short, helpful video, you will learn the basics of how to log in and navigate your dashboard:

  • How to log in to your WordPress site
  • How to create users, manage your users, and add new users
    • What each user role can do – and how to set permissions
  • What information you can find in the At a Glance section
    • Alerts and snapshots – updates, announcements, and other news you need
    • The structure and composition of your site
    • Recent updates to your site (like Plugins)
    • The list of forms you’ve created – and the submissions in them
  • How to use the Quick Draft section to start and work on blog posts
  • Where to find any upcoming WordPress events, updates, and other information that could be helpful to you

We hope this is a useful video. Keep checking back for more guidance over the coming weeks. Before you know it, you’ll be a WordPress pro!