Video Tutorials

Basics

• WordPress Overview (4:32) - An overview of what WordPress is and how it works (based on the old 2.4 version of WordPress.
• WordPress 2.5 Overview (7:02) - A look at what’s new in the revamped 2.5 version of WordPress.

Installation

• How to Install WordPress via Go Daddy (4:49) - How to set up WordPress if your hosting is through Go Daddy.
• How to Install WordPress via cPanel Using Fantastico (2:55) - How to set up WordPress if your hosting uses cPanel and Fantastico, which make installing applications easier.

Getting Started

• How to Login to the WordPress Dashboard (2:15) - Logging in to WordPress and an overview of the menu.
• How Themes Work (1:26) - A quick video showing how WordPress themes make it easy to change the look and feel of your site.
• How Widgets Work (1:23) - A quick look at how widgets make it easy to add content to your site’s sidebar.
• The Difference Between a Page and Post (2:04) - Explaining the difference between a page and a post in WordPress and where each one shows up on the site.
• How to Create a New Post (4:08) - An overview of how to create a new post, style the text, add it to a category and publish the post when you’re finished.
• How to Edit Pages/Posts (2:01) - An overview to finding and editing previously published pages and posts.
• How to Set Up New Users (1:10) - How to add new users and give them appropriate access privileges.
• How to Upload and Activate Themes and Plugins (4:19) - How to upload themes and plugins using an FTP program and then activate them in WordPress.
• How to Customize a Theme (5:28) - How to customize your site by editing the theme files.
• How to Select Different Inside Page Templates (1:41) - How to assign different templates to specific pages.
• How to Put Photos in a Post or Page (3:00) - Adding photos to individual pages or posts in WordPress.

Optimizing WordPress

• Change Your Permalinks Structure (4:07) - How to change the default permalink structure to one that’s more search engine friendly.
• Two Plugins You Need (6:07) - How to install and use two of the best plugins, Google Sitemap Generator and Akismet Spam Filter, which will help your rank in search engines and block spam comments.
• Include Your Main Keywords in Your Title Bar (4:37) - How to easily add your website’s keywords to your title bar to boost your rank in search engines.
• Put in Your Meta Tags (4:07) - How to customize your meta tags to help people find your site in search engines.
• Paste Your E-mail Newsletter Form Code Here (4:14) - How to add e-mail newsletter sign up code to your single post pages.

Extras

• How to Install Google Analytics Stats (2:57) - Adding site stats to your WordPress website using Google Analytics.
• Study Your Traffic Stats to Refine Your Strategy (5:24) - What specific traffic statistics from Google Analytics you should analyze in order to refine your strategy.
• Write Good Headlines for Search Engines (5:42) - Using Google AdWords’ Keywords Tool to discover keywords for your niche and using those keywords to help write headlines for your site.

Developers

• Designing for WordPress - A multi-part tutorial series for designers or coders interested in creating their own WordPress theme.