{"id":7250,"date":"2017-03-28T13:58:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T13:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/?page_id=7250"},"modified":"2024-02-27T09:59:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:59:42","slug":"how-to-post-on-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/how-to-post-on-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Post on WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that we&#8217;ve\u00a0<a href=\"\/wordpress-tutorials\/wordpress-dashboard-customization\/\">customized the WordPress Dashboard<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/wordpress-tutorials\/install-wordpress-theme\/\">Installed the desired theme<\/a>, we are ready to start creating content. \u00a0Let&#8217;s learn how to post on WordPress!<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of building a WordPress-based site,<strong>\u00a0Posts<\/strong>\u00a0probably are the most fundamental part.<br \/>\nAfter you&#8217;ve logged in to the backend of your new website. 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