When you first create a blog, one of your first steps to complete before beginning any posting is to configure the various subtabs found under the Options tab in the Dashboard. This post focus’ on the “General tab” which shows up first in the list from left to right.
The general tab is where you configure your blog title, tagline, add the www to the domain name and set the blog timzone offset.
Note: throughout this article and this website, the term “Wordpress Tab” or “Tab” refers to the tabs within the wordpress architecture and not to be confused with the tabs within your Firefox browser.
- Login to your Wordpress Dashboard, and click on the Options tab found in the light blue Wordpress navigation bar
- If this is a brand new install of Wordpress with no Plugins installed, there should be 7 subtabs as options
- Click on the “General” tab as shown in the image below
The first two fields, Weblog title and Tagline are just that, the title and tagline. Both are great places to get your keywords into your website and be descriptive at the same time. Depending on your theme, these two fields are used in different ways. The Weblog Title though is always used in the title field of your blog. It shows up in the top part of your browser window, in links shown in search engines and when people bookmark your site (more often than not). Keep them professional using your keywords and being as descriptive as possible.
Add The WWW To Your Wordpress Blog Address
I want to draw your attention to the next two fields, Wordpress Address (URL) and Blog Address (URL) (you’ll see them circled in red)
By default, your blog is installed without the www. In my case, the default was http://blogbuildingbasics.com. You can leave this if you like, however, when you link to your website, be aware that http://domainname.com and http://www.domainname.com are two different domains in the eyes of the search engines.
It is my opinion that you should always add the www in front of your domain name in these two fields before you do any posting or marketing of your blog.
To update them, simply put your curser in that field and add the www. in front of your domain name.
Enter Your Timezone Offset
The last thing of note here is the “Times In The Weblog Should Differ By” field. This is so that when you’re looking at anything that is time stamped in your blog (ie: future posting), you will know when the post is really coming out. You may find that you use this more often than you think in your upcoming blogging experience, so best to just enter your GMT offset here. I’m in mountain time which is GMT -7, so that’s what I put in the box.
Press the update button to complete this portion of the General Tab configuration.
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