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title: How to Write and Publish Your First Blog Post in WordPress
description: "Writing your first blog post is a fascinating thing. Follow the steps below to do so in WordPress. **1.** Log in to the WordPress dashboard. **2.** From the Dashboard menu, go to **Posts** and click on **Add New**. ![](/img/wp-ft-newpost.gif) **3.**Enter…"
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updated: "2025-01-05"
category: WordPress Tutorials
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# How to Write and Publish Your First Blog Post in WordPress

Writing your first blog post is a fascinating thing. Follow the steps below to do so in WordPress.

**1.** Log in to the WordPress dashboard.

**2.** From the Dashboard menu, go to **Posts** and click on **Add New**.
![](/img/wp-ft-newpost.gif)

**3.**Enter your post title and write your blog post.
![](/img/writing-first-blog-post.gif)

**4.** Under the Post tab, click on **Tags**, type post-related tags, and press Enter. You can enter multiple tags.
![](/img/wp-adding-post-tag.gif)

**5.** From the Categories, select the appropriate one or click on **Add New Category**.

**6.** Now, at the top side, find **Publish** and click on it twice.
![](/img/wp-publish-first-post.gif)

Congratulations on writing your first blog post.