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==Getting Started==
*'''[[Getting Started with WordPress]]''' - What is WordPress and how is it being used at Evergreen?
====Create a New WordPress Site====
[http://blogs.evergreen.edu blogs.evergreen.edu] is Evergreen's WordPress server. You can create your own site, all you need is an [[Getting Started with Email|Evergreen email address]] and [[Evergreen Login - Getting Started|login]].
*'''[[Create New Site - First Time in WordPress|Create your first site]]''' if you are new to blogs.evergreen.edu.
* Learn how to '''[[Create Additional Sites - WordPress | create additional sites]]''' if you already have a site at blogs.evergreen.edu.


====Driving in WordPress====
*[[Dashboard Overview]]

====Settings====
From your dashboard, update the following settings in your site:
* '''Settings > General''' - here you can change your Site Title and tagline, along with the appropriate time zone
* Set time zone to "Los Angeles" - you will need to update your time zone when abroad.
* '''Settings > Permalinks''' - set this to '''Post Name'''

====Change your site visibility====
In order for your posts to feed/syndicate to the main class site, [https://sites.evergreen.edu/ofbloodandbeauty/ Of Blood and Beauty], your own site needs to be publicly viewable.
* At the Dashboard, go to '''Settings > Reading''' to change your site's visibility settings 
* For this setting, choose either '''Allow search engines''' or '''Disallow search engines'''

====Change your display name====
You can control how your name appears next to your writings. Remember, these sites will be public so use a name you feel comfortable with being in the public sphere, such as first name and last initial.
* To change your display name, click on '''Howdy, [your display name]''' in the upper right corner.
* Click on '''Edit My Profile'''
* Enter desired display name in the '''Nickname (required)''' field.
* Select and set desired display name using the '''Display name publicly as''' drop-down box. Note: this will change all references in your site, even for posts that were already published.


==Writing and Managing your content==
*[[Get Published - Pages and Posts]]
*[[Categories and Tags]]


'''''Sections required for your site:'''''
====Pages====
*"Map": global map that uses the GeoMashup plugin to display your geo-located posts
* Additional pages, such as '''Welcome''' or '''About''', to be determined by faculty and students.

====Posts====
(To be determined by faculty and students - may include:)
* Journal entries that use the location as an organizing principle for each entry including:
** geo-mapping using the [[GeoMashup Google Maps plugin]]
** critical and casual reflections about your travels: surprises, museum visits, concerts, encounters, etc
** other information relevant to your spring work

====Images, video and linked files====
*[[Images in Wordpress|Insert an image]]
*[[Video Embed - Wordpress|Video]] - embed video from Vimeo or YouTube
*[[Attach a file to a WordPress post or page|Link to a file]]
*[[Image Galleries - WordPress|Image Galleries]]
*[[Embed Audio - WordPress|Audio]]

====Sidebars====
Many themes support sidebar content. Often times if you don't anything to your side bar a default set of "widgets" will appear. You can change this by adding your own widgets.
*'''[[Widgets]]''' - add additional features to your sidebar
*'''[[Links -WordPress |Add external links]]''' to your sidebar

====Front Page and Navigation====
*'''[[Front page of WordPress Site|Change what your front page displays]]''' if you'd prefer a static pages instead of your latest posts (optional). 
*'''[[Custom Menus]]''' - allow you to modify the navigation for your site
** not all themes support custom menus


==Designing Your Site==
====Working with themes====
Themes allow you to change the design of your blog at anytime. Changing your theme will not affect the primary content of your site.
* '''[[About Themes - WordPress|Choose a theme]]'''
* Customize your header image - some themes allow for you to add your own header image '''Appearance > Header Image''' (may only appear if your chosen theme supports custom header images)
*'''[[Custom CSS|Make additional changes to your theme]]''' (advanced)

====Adding functionality to your site with plugins====
*[[Plugin Overview]] - use plugins to connect your site with a variety of web content including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc. Want to connect to a popular service that you don't see listed in the available plugins? Let Academic Computing know and we can look into adding it.
**'''Tip:''' Plugins can make your site run slower. Only activate those plugins you are planning on using and deactivate any plugins you're not using.
* Useful plugins for travelers include:
** GeoMashup
** Simply Instagram


==Enable Maps to geolocate your posts==
* In '''Dashboard > plugins''', activate the [[GeoMashup Google Maps plugin]] - you will need this to geolocate your journal entries and also allows you to easily embed a map of each location on every post
* Create a new page that will display your Global Map
===GeoMashup Settings===
Once activated, go to '''Settings > Geomashup''' to configure the plugin
* In the '''GeoMashup Settings > Overall''' 
** select your newly created map page to be used for your Global Map
** In Collect Location for, Uncheck Pages - we will only be geolocating posts
* In GeoMashup '''Settings >  Global Maps''' tab:
** change Map Width to 100%
** Set your Default Zoom = 11

===Geolocate Posts===
Once the GeoMashup plugin is activated a Google Map will appear at the bottom of each post you are editing.
* You can drop a placemark to locate your post. Tip: single click the map to insert a placemark.
* For places you will be posting form frequently, consider Saving the Location.

===Embed a Map===
*Use the shortcode '''[geo_mashup_map]''' to embed the global map on the page you setup to be your global map
* Use the same shortcode '''[geo_mashup_map]''' to embed single maps on your geolocated posts
* Optional: On your Global maps page use the shortcode '''[geo_mashup_category_legend]''' to add a category legend to filter map placemarks by post category

==Wrap Up==
* [[What happens to my blog when I graduate?|What happens to my site when I graduate?]]


====Additional WordPress Resources====
* '''Built-in Help''' 
**when you're logged into the Dashboard look in the upper right under "Howdy"
** Help is context aware so will show you help based on where you are in the WordPress Dashboard
** Built-in help videos (part of built-in help)
* [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons WordPress Tutorials]
*[[Lynda.com Video Tutorials]]

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