The purpose of this tutorial is to teach you how to write a new post in WordPress. You need to begin by logging in, and going to your WordPress Dashboard. In the left hand column, the first menu item is Posts. Click on it to expand the menu. You will see Posts, Add New, Categories, and Post Tags. Click on Add New.

This will open a Add New Post screen. In the first block, enter the title of your new post. In the large block below, enter the post content. After you have written your post, on the right hand side, you will find a section that will allow you to assign this post to one or more categories if you wish. When you are all finished, click on the Publish button.

This will open the Edit Post screen. At the top is a link to View Post. Click on this link to see your new post. You can now see how your post will look on your site. Return to the admin area. Now, in the left hand column select the posts from the menu items. Your new post will now show up in the list here. You can now edit or delete it if you wish using the links below the title of the post.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to write a new post in WordPress.

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