12. UNDERSTAND ELEMENTS
Block Level Elements
▸ Paragraph
▸ Heading 1
▸ Headings 2 - 6
▸ Ordered List
▸ Unordered List
▸ Blockquote
▸ Preformatted Text
Inline Elements
▸ Bold
▸ Italic
▸ Links
▸ Images
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13. KNOW HOW TO MAKE LINE BREAKS
Visual Editor
Press ENTER for new
paragraph
Press SHIFT-ENTER for
single line break
Text Editor
Press ENTER twice for new
paragraph
Press ENTER once for
single line break
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14. ADDING YOUTUBE VIDEOS
1. Copy Video URL
2. Paste into Editor
(on its own line)
3. DONE!
This also works for
Vimeo, Vine, Twitter,
SlideShare and more.
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19. DON’T PASTE CONTENT DIRECTLY INTO
THE EDITOR (UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO)
Toggle the Paste as text
button or CMD-SHIFT-V
(CTRL-SHIFT-V on PC)
BE AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS
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20. Sample Layout
▸ Heading 1 (Usually post title)
▹ Headings 2
▹ Heading 3
▹ Heading 3
▹ Heading 2
▹ Heading 2
PROPER FORMATTING CAN GREATLY
IMPROVE READABILITY
BE AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS
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21. If you need to add code, make sure
you are under the Text tab.
Know allowed html tags:
wp-includes/kses.php
USING YOUR OWN CODE
BE AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS
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22. AVOID ALL PLUGINS
that allow inserting
of PHP code.
No exceptions.
NEVER, NEVER INSERT PHP CODE
BE AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS
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23. Things to watch for:
1. Not current (especially if no updates in 2 years)
2. Bad reviews
3. Few active installs
CAREFUL USE OF PLUGINS
BE AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS
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24. GET RID OF DISTRACTIONS
BE AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS
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25. [SHORTCODE] CLUTTER
BE AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS
Can be fixed. Add to theme’s functions.php
add_shortcode( 'shortcodetag', '__return_false' );
(Even better to create a custom plugin! Talk to me after if you need help.)
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40. RESOURCES
▸ 14 Tips for Mastering the WordPress Visual Editor
▸ 10 More Tips for Using the WordPress WYSIWYG Editor
▸ Getting The Most Out Of The WordPress Post Editor
▸ 5 Key Steps to Mastering the WordPress Visual Editor
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