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title: "WordPress Tutorials and How To Learn WordPress"
description: "WordPress is a free, beginner-friendly content management system (CMS) used to create over 37% of all websites on the web today. Originally meant for blogs, WordPress has expanded its capabilities to..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/
date: 2019-04-30
modified: 2023-09-25
author: "Carrie Smaha"
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# WordPress Tutorials and How To Learn WordPress

![WordPress logo](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/WordPress-logotype-alternative-300x162.png)

WordPress is a free, beginner-friendly content management system (CMS) used to create over 37% of all websites on the web today. Originally meant for blogs, WordPress has expanded its capabilities to support [eCommerce](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/woocommerce/), [forums](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/buddypress-guide/), [donations](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/best-wordpress-donation-plugins/), and more —  allowing it to continuously gain popularity for its expandability and ease-of-use.

With the power of WordPress [themes](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/themes/), [plugins](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/what-are-plugins-and-widgets/), and [widgets](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/what-are-plugins-and-widgets/), no matter your experience level, you can quickly build a WordPress website that engages your audience and grows your business.

Our education channel has over 800 WordPress tutorials and guides sharing tips and tricks to help you bring your website vision to life. You’ll also find WordPress news articles and thought pieces from experienced WordPress users and contributors.

If you have recently purchased one of our [WordPress Hosting](/wordpress-hosting) plans, then welcome! These WordPress tutorials will help get you started, guiding you through this powerful, robust platform. Basically, you’ll learn how WordPress works! Moving to us? Check out our ultimate [WordPress Migration](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/migrate-wordpress-site/) Guide.

If you don’t have much experience and you want to learn WordPress but you need to have a full site running fast, we recommend a more “WordPress Website Builder experience” with [BoldGrid](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/boldgrid/).

## Learn WordPress – Basics

Our basic WordPress Tutorials will take you through the basics of learning WordPress.

If you are more experienced with WordPress you may prefer our 200 level. The tutorials at right are really for those who are just starting on how to use WordPress.

- [What is WordPress?](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/what-is-wordpress/)
- [How to login to WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/)
- [An Introduction to WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/introduction-to-wordpress/)
- [Installing a Theme](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/themes/how-to-install-a-wordpress-theme/)
- [Finding and Installing Widgets](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/finding-and-installing-widgets-in-wordpress/)
- [Changing the WordPress Appearance](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/themes/how-to-customize-the-wordpress-theme-appearance/)
- [Managing WordPress Updates](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/enable-disable-wp-updates/)

## Learn WordPress – Advanced

Our advanced WordPress Tutorials go to the next level with things like migrating sites, troubleshooting plugins, and backing up.

If you are more experienced with WordPress you may prefer our 200 level. The tutorials at right are really for those who are just starting on how to use WordPress.

- [Recommended WordPress Plugins](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/helpful-wordpress-plugins/)
- [Migrating your Existing WordPress site to InMotion Hosting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/migrating-wordpress-files/)
- [WordPress Backup Plugins](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/recommended-wordpress-backup-plugins/)
- [Troubleshooting WordPress Plugins](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/troubleshooting-wordpress-plugins/)
- [How to Manually Install WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/manual-wp-install/)

## Learning WordPress’s Default Editor – [Gutenberg](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/gutenberg/)

WordPress has created a new editor that has been integrated into all WordPress installations. Here are a few basic articles on using and [getting to know Gutenberg](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/gutenberg/).

- [What is Gutenberg?](/support/edu/wordpress/gutenberg/what-is-gutenberg/)
- [How to Install Gutenberg](/support/edu/wordpress/gutenberg/install-gutenberg-plugin/)
- [How to Use the content Structure Option in Gutenberg](/support/edu/wordpress/gutenberg/content-structure-gutenberg/)

## WordPress Plugins

WordPress Plugins are installable software that adds specific functionality to your website. There are thousands of plugins, both paid and free, that will add everything from a basic contact form to a complex eCommerce store. Use the articles below to explore popular and essential WordPress plugins.

- [What are Plugins and Widgets](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/what-are-plugins-and-widgets/)
- [Updating WordPress Plugins](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/update-wordpress-plugin/)
- [Social Media Plugins for WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/wordpress-guide-to-social-media/)
- [Top Free Form Plugins](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/top-free-wordpress-form-plugins/)
- [Helpful WordPress Plugins for Security, Caching, and SEO](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/helpful-wordpress-plugins/)
- [Free Gallery and Slider WordPress Plugins](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/photo-gallery-and-slider-plugins-for-wordpress/)
- [Best Free Testimonial WordPress Plugins](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/best-free-testimonial-plugins-for-wordpress/)

### Recommended Plugins

- [Total Cache – top rated caching plugin for WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/w3-total-cache/)
- [BoldGrid Total Upkeep – Transfer sites, upgrade rollbacks, and easy backups](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/total-upkeep/)
- [weForms – Learn how to use the forms plugin within WordPress/BoldGrid](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/weforms/)
- [Jetpack – a multi-faceted plugin that provides many different functions](/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/installing-wordpress-jetpack-plugin/)
- [WooCommerce – a powerful eCommerce plugin for WordPress](/support/edu/wordpress/woocommerce/)
- [NGINX Helper – Support for using NGINX with WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nginx-helper/)
- [Loginizer – a WordPress security plugin which helps you fight against bruteforce attacks.](https://wordpress.org/plugins/loginizer/)
- [WP Super Cache – a caching plugin for WordPress](/support/edu/wordpress/recommended-wordpress-plugins/optimizing-wordpress-with-wp-super-cache/)

Here at InMotion we have been creating WordPress Tutorials, teaching and running WordPress, and have developed many ways to learn how to use WordPress. We have almost 1,300 tutorials covering numerous subjects.

## Why WordPress

Dive deeper into WordPress by learning more about the large community and why WordPress is trusted by millions of users worldwide. Under *Why WordPress*, you’ll be able to read WordPress advice, history, and trends from active WordPress contributors and experts. [Come join the conversation](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/why-wordpress/). 

- [WordPress Scope of Service](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-service-catalog/)
- [WordPress Stack Troubleshooting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-stack-troubleshooting/)

## News Releases

Stay on top of WordPress releases and news. We have you covered from large version updates to security notifications. [Read recent WordPress releases and notices](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-releases/).

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## Latest WordPress Tutorials to Help You Learn

- [WordPress 7.0 Armstrong Released: What’s New](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-news/wordpress-7-0-armstrong-released/)
- [WordPress 7.0 Releases May 20, 2026: What’s New](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-news/wordpress-7-0-release-date/)
- [Complete Guide to WordPress Widgets: How to Add, Customize, and Manage](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/how-to-use-wordpress-widgets/)
- [Cleaning Up Old Post Metadata in WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/cleaning-up-old-post-meta-data-in-wordpress/)
- [How to Optimize your WordPress Database with WP-Optimize Settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/optimizing-your-wordpress-database-with-the-wp-optimize-plugin/)
- [High-Performance Images in WordPress with AVIF](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/performance/wordpressavif-image-support/)
- [New Features, Twenty Twenty Five Theme Released with WordPress 6.7](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-releases/wordpress-6-7-release/)
- [Build Incredible Pages in the Block Editor With Spectra](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/spectra/)
- [Recover Lost Revenue With Woo Cart Abandonment Recovery](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/woo-cart-abandonment-recovery/)
- [An Introduction to Kadence – A Lightweight but Powerful WordPress Theme](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/themes/kadence/)
- [Quickly Create a Website with the OceanWP WordPress Theme](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/themes/oceanwp/)
- [Customize Your Website With the Elementor Header and Footer Builder](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/elementor-header-footer/)
- [Astra: The Lightweight and Customizable WordPress Theme](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/themes/astra/)
- [Exciting New Features in WordPress 6.5 – Now Releasing April 2nd](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-releases/wordpress-6-5-release/)
- [The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing WordPress Performance](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/optimize-wordpress-performance/)
- [Purchase Jetpack in AMP](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/purchase-jetpack-in-amp/)
- [Attach Jetpack License in WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/attach-jetpack-license-in-wordpress/)
- [Beginner’s Guide to BoldGrid](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/boldgrid/beginner-guide-boldgrid/)
- [How to Use the BoldGrid Website Builder](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/boldgrid/boldgrid-website-builder/)
- [High-Performance Order Storage on WooCommerce](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/woocommerce/high-performance-order-storage-on-woocommerce/)

Due to the large scale of our WordPress tutorials, you probably want to either search or look at topics like:

- [Backups](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-backups/)
- [WooCommerce](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/woocommerce/)
- [Themes](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/themes/)

- [Search Engine Optimization (SEO)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/seo/)
- [WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/)
- [Creating Custom Post Types](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/custom-post-types-wordpress-no-plugin/)

Please note we are adding new categories now, because we recognize that our current 1,300+ WordPress Tutorials and our 4,000+ forum posts have become one of the largest repositories of WordPress information out there – and they are a bit hard to not get overwhelmed. With that being said, you can visit our whole repository of articles here, but we warned, they are big. We even have over [400 How To Articles](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-how-to-articles/)!

[A through G](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress-articles-a-through-g/) – [Just H](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-how-to-articles/) – [I through Q](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress-articles-i-through-q/) – [R through V](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress-articles-r-through-v/) – [W through Z ](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress-articles-w-through-z/)– [0 through 9](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress-articles-0-through-9/)