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WordPress is a leading industry-standard website creation platform. We have two custom instances at Evergreen - [https://wordpress.evergreen.edu '''wordpress'''.evergreen.edu] and [https://sitesevergreen.edu '''sites'''.evergreen.edu] - for use by students, faculty, and staff for creating a site, blog, journal, research presentation, and more! Questions? Please contact Academic Technologies staff via [https://help.evergreen.edu help.evergreen.edu].
 
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====What is [http://wordpress.org/ WordPress]?====
 
  
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*14% of all websites are running WordPress, 22% of all new domains registered are running WordPress
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* WordPress is utilized by individuals, groups, colleges/universities, non-profits, businesses and companies of different scale, and more users.
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* As of 2024, over 810 million websites use WordPress, which is about 43.6% of all websites on the internet. (source: Google browser search, A.I.-generated result)
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* Easy to use
 
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* Easily integrates with rich media and many of the current web tools out there like YouTube, Flickr image galleries, RSS feeds, Google Maps, etc.
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* Quickly create presentable websites that adhere to web standards design- and Accessibility-wise
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====How are Evergreen community members using WordPress at blogs.evergreen.edu?====
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* Easily integrates with rich media and many 3rd-party web tools such as YouTube, Flickr image galleries, RSS feeds, Google Maps, etc.
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*Curricular web sites (publicly viewable vs. private Moodle sites)
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* Students - you can take your sites with you when graduating or taking a break - see guide, [[Exporting and importing your site]]
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* web-based academic journal/portfolio
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* WordPress is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source] and is actively contributed to by a large community of developers and designers
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* students can take it with them after they graduate
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==== How can I access WordPress at Evergreen? ====
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* [https://wordpress.evergreen.edu '''wordpress'''.evergreen.edu] - allows site creation by students and anyone with an active Evergreen account
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* [https://sites.evergreen.edu '''sites'''.evergreen.edu] - for use by faculty/program/course and institution - available by request submitted at [https://help.evergreen.edu help.evergreen.edu]
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# Go to [https://wordpress.evergreen.edu '''wordpress'''.evergreen.edu] or [https://sites.evergreen.edu '''sites'''.evergreen.edu]
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# Log in (using the same username and password you use to access My Evergreen and Canvas)
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# Once you are logged in, there should be a “My Sites” link at the upper left-corner of the WordPress page
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# Hover your cursor over or click directly on “My Sites” to access the list of sites associated with your account*
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* At [https://wordpress.evergreen.edu wordpress.evergreen.edu], the page which lists your sites will also have an "Add new" button to create a new or additional site.
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* You can create as many sites as you like, though please note - individual sites allow 250 MB storage space - instead of uploading video and audio content to your site, post the video/audio file to an online platform (e.g., YouTube, SoundCloud) and link that into your site.
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* Evergreen's instances are not connected with or available through WordPress.com or the WordPress app.
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* Evergreen WordPress can be accessed and managed via mobile web browsers.
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 13 February 2025

WordPress is a leading industry-standard website creation platform. We have two custom instances at Evergreen - wordpress.evergreen.edu and sites.evergreen.edu - for use by students, faculty, and staff for creating a site, blog, journal, research presentation, and more! Questions? Please contact Academic Technologies staff via help.evergreen.edu.

Who is using it?

  • WordPress is utilized by individuals, groups, colleges/universities, non-profits, businesses and companies of different scale, and more users.
  • As of 2024, over 810 million websites use WordPress, which is about 43.6% of all websites on the internet. (source: Google browser search, A.I.-generated result)


Why use WordPress?

  • Easy to use
  • Quickly create presentable websites that adhere to web standards design- and Accessibility-wise
  • Easily integrates with rich media and many 3rd-party web tools such as YouTube, Flickr image galleries, RSS feeds, Google Maps, etc.
  • Students - you can take your sites with you when graduating or taking a break - see guide, Exporting and importing your site
  • WordPress is open source and is actively contributed to by a large community of developers and designers


How can I access WordPress at Evergreen?

Evergreen offers community members two custom instances:

To access either instance:
  1. Go to wordpress.evergreen.edu or sites.evergreen.edu
  2. Log in (using the same username and password you use to access My Evergreen and Canvas)
  3. Once you are logged in, there should be a “My Sites” link at the upper left-corner of the WordPress page
  4. Hover your cursor over or click directly on “My Sites” to access the list of sites associated with your account*
  • At wordpress.evergreen.edu, the page which lists your sites will also have an "Add new" button to create a new or additional site.
  • You can create as many sites as you like, though please note - individual sites allow 250 MB storage space - instead of uploading video and audio content to your site, post the video/audio file to an online platform (e.g., YouTube, SoundCloud) and link that into your site.
Evergreen's WordPress vs WordPress.com
  • Evergreen's instances are not connected with or available through WordPress.com or the WordPress app.
  • Evergreen WordPress can be accessed and managed via mobile web browsers.


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