How to use WordPress: 10 tips you need to know

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In this 'how to use WordPress' beginners guide, we'll cut to the heart of how you can best use the open source website builder, especially if you're new to the platform. WordPress is huge, and it helps you build websites and blogs at scale, so there is a lot to understand, which is why we’ve put together this beginner’s guide to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about the platform.

In this guide, we'll look at how much it costs and how to get started. If you’re here, you've probably already looking into some the best website builder for small businesses – and truth be told, many of them will offer a lot more features than WordPress, but at a cost. Long story short, WordPress is one of our favourite free website builders, but there are alternatives. For more on our thoughts about the platform, check out our WordPress review. For now, let's jump in to how to use WordPress.

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Beren Neale
Ecom Editor

Beren has worked on creative titles at Future Publishing for over 13 years. Cutting his teeth as Staff Writer on the digital art magazine ImagineFX, he moved on to edit several creative titles, and is currently the Ecommerce Editor on the most effective creative website in the world. When he's not testing and reviewing the best ergonomic office chairs, phones, laptops, TVs, monitors and various types of storage, he can be found finding and comparing the best deals on the tech that creatives value the most.