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THE WORDPRESS DASHBOARD DEMYSTIFIED

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The document is a presentation about demystifying the WordPress dashboard. It discusses the difference between WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress sites. It also provides an overview of the different dashboard menus including Media, Posts, Appearance, Plugins, and Customizer. The presentation notes that some features of the dashboard can be hidden by plugins and themes and encourages users to explore the dashboard further.

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@bobwp @wcsea The WordPress Dashboard DEMYSTIFIED WordCamp Seattle Beginner Edition October 24, 2015
Bob Dunn WordPress Trainer & Coach bobwp.com @bobwp
@bobwp @wcsea
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@bobwp @wcsea The WordPress dashboard aka WP admin also called other things that aren’t fit to say here
@bobwp @wcsea Oh, I can’t wait to start my brand new, shiny WordPress blog.
@bobwp @wcsea
@bobwp @wcsea Help!!!
@bobwp @wcsea WordPress.com WordPress.org or more specifically, a self-hosted WordPress site
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@bobwp @wcsea WordPress.com
@bobwp @wcsea Self-Hosted WordPress
@bobwp @wcsea Dashboard Menus
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@bobwp @wcsea Cleaning up the dashboard
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@bobwp @wcsea A Quick Peek….
@bobwp @wcsea Media > Library
@bobwp @wcsea Posts > Add New
@bobwp @wcsea Posts Pages
@bobwp @wcsea Appearance > Themes
@bobwp @wcsea Appearance > Widgets
@bobwp @wcsea Plugins
@bobwp @wcsea Your Navigation
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@bobwp @wcsea Customizer
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@bobwp @wcsea@bobwp @wcsea some stuff is just not obvious
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@bobwp @wcsea ahhhhhhh…. those crazy widgets & plugins (and themes)
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@bobwp @wcsea I’m feeling better. But I’m still looking…
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@bobwp @wcsea They are not being sneaky, but… People and plugins might hide stuff from you.
@bobwp @wcsea So there you have it
@bobwp @wcsea Go forth, and conquer the day!

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