Source: Make WordPress: Support

  • Archives Widget

    The Archives WidgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the…

  • Calendar Widget

    The Calendar Widget is a simply, easy-to-use widget that displays links to your posts by date. It does not let you create a calendar of events or anything similar.

  • Pages Widget

    The Pages Widget displays your blog’s published pages in your sidebar. This can make it easier for your readers to navigate around your blog.

  • Post Visibility

    The Visibility area of the Publish module is used to set who can read the post. You can also stick a post to the front page, password protect a post, or set a post to private so it’s only visible to Editors and Administrators of the blog.

  • Posts Admin Screen

    To edit your blog’s posts, click the Posts menu in your dashboard. You’ll see something like this: Filtering Posts You can filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant…

  • Posts

    Posts, which are always associated with a date, are what make your blog a blog. They’re servings of content that are listed in reverse chronological order (newest to oldest) on your blog’s front page. Covers the ways to publish a post, where to edit a post, and how to delete a post.

  • Pages

    Pages are static. They are a good way to publish information that doesn’t change much, like an About page. Pages appear in the Pages widget and in tabs/links across the top of some themes. Pages are not associated with a date/time like posts, nor can you tag or categorize a page.

  • WordPress.com and WordPress.org

    WordPress.com is a hosting platform that makes it easy for anyone to publish online and is different from WordPress.org. This support doc explains the diferences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org to help you decide which one is best for you.