The most basic website design..

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  shailaghhealy · Member · Sep 7, 2014 at 10:34 pm

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  Hello,
  Most of the things listed are well above my head.. I just want to find the most basic and simplified version of a website I can create? will you please help?
  Thank you*

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Sep 7, 2014 at 10:37 pm

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  See here http://learn.wordpress.com for the step by step tutorial provided by Staff.

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  patarchibald · Member · Sep 7, 2014 at 10:39 pm

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  My blog is patarchibald.wordpress.com
  When on dashboard it displays the way I want it but when opening it up after it is not the same display. I want it to appear as it is shown on dashboard

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  timethief · Member · Sep 7, 2014 at 10:40 pm

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  A blog is a website. This is all semantics and blog structure. First, you register a blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/ Then change the structure.

  A blog is a post based website designed for interactive communication. As the posts are frequently updated and appear on the front page of the site and in RSS Feeds it’s very attractive to search engines.

  What most people call a website is merely a page based site that functions as a one way noticeboard. As the structure is page based and as pages are for static content that rarely changes, and as pages do not have RSS feeds it is not as attractive to search engines as a post based blog structured site is.

  Any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based – no upgrade required. For greater clarity read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/ and http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2013/07/25/create-a-wordpress-website-step-by-step/

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  timethief · Member · Sep 7, 2014 at 10:42 pm

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  patarchibald
  Please undeertsand that when you post off-topic into any existing thread you are displaying disrespect for the person who created the thread. Use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/?new=1 to create your own thread, rather than doing what is referred to as attempting to hijack threads.

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  patarchibald · Member · Sep 7, 2014 at 10:44 pm

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  Oh…that was not my intention at all.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 7, 2014 at 10:47 pm

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  Not to worry as we will help you in your new thread. I figured that was the case and wanted to warn you so you would start your own thread and not do this again. :)

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  shailaghhealy · Member · Sep 7, 2014 at 11:16 pm

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  ..still unaware to whats going on..but many thanks for your help and sorry to step on any one else’s “thread”..*

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  shailaghhealy · Member · Sep 7, 2014 at 11:19 pm

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  Also..When your designing your web site /blog where do you put your contacts? as my design i choose doesn’t let me fill any other info out in it..? Sorry to be so ignorant.*

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  timethief · Member · Sep 8, 2014 at 10:55 pm

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  @shailaghhealy
  You can create a Page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ and place a contact form on it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/

  By default the front page of the blog is the only page that will display all published posts on it. As soon as you publish a post not a page the error message will be gone. http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

  For creating a post see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/#publish-a-new-post
  For creating a page see here
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/#create-a-new-page

  For editing see:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/edit-posts-screen/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/edit-pages-screen/

  On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the step by step Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/

  The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also on the bottom of your Admin page.