Common mistakes in WordPress and how to avoid them | WordPress for beginners training

This video about common mistakes is part of the free online WordPress for beginners training. Learn more about creating and maintaining a WordPress website in our free online course at https://academy.yoast.com/courses/wordpress-for-beginners/. This course includes reading materials and quizzes. ► About this video Do you know what the most common mistakes in WordPress are? In this video, we tell you all about them, and of course, we also explain how to avoid them! We discuss the following common mistakes: - Not changing your permalinks properly - Forgetting to update - Having too many plugins - Not creating a child theme - Deleting content the wrong way - Not deleting the default content 👍Did you enjoy this video? Don’t forget to click the like button! #CommonMistakes #WordPress #WordPressTutorial #Yoast #YoastSEOacademy #WordPressForBeginners ► Items discussed in this video 0:00:02 - Introduction 0:00:22 - Not changing your permalinks properly 0:00:58 - Forgetting to update 0:01:31 - Having too many plugins 0:02:10 - Not creating a child theme 0:02:56 - Deleting content the wrong way 0:03:22 - Not deleting the default content ► What should you watch next? Do you want to know more about updates and backups? Check out this video: https://youtu.be/jUNkIt33bjY Or watch one of our videos about: ‣ WordPress plugins: https://youtu.be/OqmNUV25Hao ‣ WordPress themes: https://youtu.be/0pC3p-EcMec ‣ WordPress security: https://youtu.be/KNNI96tBwEo ► About the WordPress for beginners training Whether you want to create your own personal blog, an online store, or a business website – with WordPress, creating your own website is easy as pie. If you know what you’re doing, of course. In this free online WordPress for beginners course, we’ll guide you through every step of setting up, creating, and maintaining your own WordPress website. All content for this course is created by the SEO and WordPress experts at Yoast. They’re the creators of the #1 SEO plugin for WordPre