How to configure the WordPress settings: General settings | WordPress for beginners

This video about the General settings in WordPress 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 With the settings in WordPress, you can control many aspects of your website. For example, the General settings allow you to edit your site title, tagline, the URL, the site language and time. In this video, we explore each of the options under the General Settings. 👍Did you enjoy this video? Don’t forget to click the like button! #WordPress #settings #WordPressTutorial #Yoast #YoastSEOacademy #WordPressForBeginners ► Items discussed in this video 0:00:02 - What can you do with the General settings 0:00:30 - Finding the General settings 0:00:40 - Editing the site title 0:01:15 - Editing the site tagline 0:02:18 - WordPress address 0:02:49 - Email Adress 0:02:58 - Membership registrations 0:03:11 - New user default role 0:03:58 - Site language 0:04:38 - Timezone 0:05:07 - Date and time format 0:05:22 - Week starts on ► What should you watch next? Do you want a tour of all the available settings in WordPress? Check out this video: https://youtu.be/v_CsntSNIqs Or watch one of our videos about: ‣ Writing & Reading settings: https://youtu.be/zxb31y_BdWk ‣ Discussion settings: https://youtu.be/gudqoHsEQW8 ‣ Media, Permalinks & Privacy settings: https://youtu.be/ybaSl97OcL4 ► 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