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FYSE // Wordpress Instructions 1 Creating a Blog with Wordpress The box above shows one common definition of the word “blog.” Additionally, some professors ask students to use blogs to write about topics and texts from class. You will use a blog in FYSE in fall semester. You will create that blog now using a popular blogging website called Wordpress. If you already have a Wordpress account, skip the first section below, and simply sign into your Wordpress account and add a new blog. Registering for Wordpress and Creating a New Blog 1. Go to http://wordpress.com and decide what you want to name your blog. This must be a unique name no one else using Wordpress has chosen. Also, what you name your blog will become the URL for your blog. In the picture below, you can see I entered “WritingAtTransy” as my new site name, which means people who want to visit my blog would type “www.writingattransy.wordpress.com” into their web browser. Later, you can choose to give your blog a different title. So, the name I’ve typed in now for the URL is “WritingAtTransy,” but later, I could choose to title my blog “Kerri’s FYSE Blog.” 2. Type the name of your blog into the box and click “Create Website.” This will take you to a page where you will create your Wordpress account. 3. Create your Wordpress account by entering your Transylvania University email address, a Wordpress username (choose a username that will be easy for you to remember—in the picture below you can see I used the beginning of my email address, “khauman”), and a password (which does not have to be the same as your Transylvania email password).
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Creating a Blog with Wordpress
The box above shows one common definition of the word “blog.” Additionally, some professors ask students to use blogs to write about topics and texts from class. You will use a blog in FYSE in fall semester. You will create that blog now using a popular blogging website called Wordpress. If you already have a Wordpress account, skip the first section below, and simply sign into your Wordpress account and add a new blog. Registering for Wordpress and Creating a New Blog 1. Go to http://wordpress.com and decide what you want to name your blog. This must be a
unique name no one else using Wordpress has chosen. Also, what you name your blog will become the URL for your blog. In the picture below, you can see I entered “WritingAtTransy” as my new site name, which means people who want to visit my blog would type “www.writingattransy.wordpress.com” into their web browser. Later, you can choose to give your blog a different title. So, the name I’ve typed in now for the URL is “WritingAtTransy,” but later, I could choose to title my blog “Kerri’s FYSE Blog.”
2. Type the name of your blog into the box and click “Create Website.” This will take you to a page where you will create your Wordpress account.
3. Create your Wordpress account by entering your Transylvania University email address, a
Wordpress username (choose a username that will be easy for you to remember—in the picture below you can see I used the beginning of my email address, “khauman”), and a password (which does not have to be the same as your Transylvania email password).
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4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on the button that says “Create Blog.”
Congratulations—you’ve created a blog! Next, you will learn to write and publish a blog post.
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Writing and Publishing a Blog Post 1. Go to the Dashboard, and hover over “Posts” so a pop-up menu appears. 2. Click on “Add New.”
3. Type a title for your post in the box below “Add New Post,” and type the text of your post into
the large white box in the middle of the page. When you are done typing your post, you can “preview” it, which will allow you to see what the post will look like, but it will not publish the post to your blog. Or, you can “publish” your post so it appears on your blog.
Well done—you published a blog post! Now you’ll learn how to change your blog’s appearance.
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Changing Your Blog’s Appearance 1. Click the “Dashboard” link, which appears in the drop-down menu once you hover over the
title of your blog, located next to the image of the globe in the top left corner of your screen.
2. Find the “Appearance” tab in the menu on the left side of your dashboard screen, and hover over “Appearance” so a pop-up menu will appear.
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3. Click on “Themes,” which will take you to a page where you can select one of hundreds of themes for your blog. Notice: some themes cost money. You can view only the free themes by clicking the “free” link on the top right (see picture on the next page). When you hover over a theme, 3 buttons appear: “theme details,” “activate,” and “preview.” If you click on “Theme Details,” you can read more about the features of that theme. If you click on “Preview,” a new screen will pop up to show you what your blog will look like if you choose that theme. You can preview as many themes as you want. Once you find a theme you like, click “Activate.”
4. Return to the “Dashboard,” and explore the other tabs in the “Appearance” and “Settings” menus to see other changes you can make to the appearance of your blog.
Other Wordpress Resources Registering and basic settings: http://learn.wordpress.com/get-started/ Learning more about the Dashboard: http://learn.wordpress.com/get-comfy/#dash More about choosing themes: http://learn.wordpress.com/get-personality/ Customizing your site: http://learn.wordpress.com/get-configured/ Creating posts, pages, and menus: http://learn.wordpress.com/get-published/
