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This lesson will show you some different ways to change your Theme design to display these important pieces of information in the manner you desire.

As with many software packages, WordPress has its own lingo or jargon. This article will introduce you to some of the terminology used in WordPress.

Certain WordPress tag functions are used to display or return date and time information; the_date() and the_time() are examples of this.

Your posts are filed in different categories. Category information is freqently displayed in the post meta data section near your post or under the heading title. Different WordPress Themes highlight the post meta data section in different areas.

The Next and Previous post links guide your visitor through your WordPress site. When it comes to creating strong site-wide navigation, some of the most powerful tools for moving your visitor around are these link tags.

Dynamic menu highlighting is a way to give users a reference point with which to navigate. It is like the dot on the map that says "you are here". WordPress.org has utilized dynamic menu highlighting.

Although WordPress displays in U.S. English by default, the software has the built-in capability to be used in any language. The WordPress community has already translated WordPress into many languages, and there are Themes, translation files, and support available in many other languages.

Horizontal Menus are an excellent way to create a menu of categories or Pages, highlighting specific areas of interest within your website. Many web designers place a horizontal menu under the header, where they draw the eye.

It helps people move around your site when you have a clean navigation menu in the sidebar and/or the footer.

WordPress makes it easy to style your WordPress site with Themes, many of which are tested thoroughly on different computers and browsers before being released.