Setting WordPress Preferences
Configuring Preferences in WordPress
With the admin control panel, setting your WordPress preferences is a simple
matter. We are going to cover just a few of the basic settings that I find most
important.
STEP 1 - Select General Options Preferences
Go to the admin control panel.
Click on: Options > General
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Select membership preferences. I highly recommend placing a check mark in
front of "Users must be registered and logged in to comment".
You may also set the date and time preferences on this same page.
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When finished, click on: Update Options
STEP 2 - Select Writing Options Preferences
Select: Options > Writing
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I highly recommend setting the preference that new members "cannot write
articles".
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Make sure that "Update Services" shows the following in the text field:
http://rpc.pingomatic.com/
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When finished, click on: Update Options
STEP 3 - Select Options Discussion Preferences
Select: Options > Discussion
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I place a check in the following settings:
User Setting for an Article:
- Allow link notifications from other Weblogs
- Allow people to post comments on the article
E-mail me whenever:
- Anyone posts a comment
- comment is held for moderation
Before a comment appears:
- An administrator must approve the comment
- Comment author must fill out name and e-mail
- Comment author must have a previously approved comment
If
you selected the same options as I have, there will be no need to fill in additional
items at the bottom of this page.
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When finished, click on: Update Options
That's the main preference settings you need to be concerned about! Work through any
additional preferences and move on to
Installing WordPress
Themes.
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