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* '''[http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/images/7/71/MITyr1-wordpress.pdf What you will be documenting for Fall quarter]''' | * '''[http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/images/7/71/MITyr1-wordpress.pdf What you will be documenting for Fall quarter]''' | ||
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===Driving in WordPress=== | ===Driving in WordPress=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Accessing your site at http://blogs.evergreen.edu |
====Settings==== | ====Settings==== | ||
* '''General''' - change your tagline; change your time zone to Los Angeles | * '''General''' - change your tagline; change your time zone to Los Angeles | ||
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*[[Images in Wordpress|Insert an image]] | *[[Images in Wordpress|Insert an image]] | ||
*[[Image Galleries - WordPress|Image Galleries]] | *[[Image Galleries - WordPress|Image Galleries]] | ||
| − | *Embed video from Vimeo or YouTube by pasting the | + | *Embed video from Vimeo or YouTube by pasting the URL link into the content area of your page/post |
*[[Attach a file to a WordPress post or page|Link to a file]] | *[[Attach a file to a WordPress post or page|Link to a file]] | ||
*[[Embed Audio - WordPress|Audio]] | *[[Embed Audio - WordPress|Audio]] | ||
===Designing Your Site=== | ===Designing Your Site=== | ||
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| + | *'''[[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 | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
| + | ** not all themes support custom menus | ||
====Working with themes==== | ====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. | Themes allow you to change the design of your blog at anytime. Changing your theme will not affect the primary content of your site. | ||
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* 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) | * 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) | *'''[[Custom CSS|Make additional changes to your theme]]''' (advanced) | ||
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===Adding functionality to your site=== | ===Adding functionality to your site=== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:36, 9 October 2015
What is an online professional portfolio?
- How are you going to use this site for your academic work?
- What you will be documenting for Fall quarter
Driving in WordPress
- Accessing your site at http://blogs.evergreen.edu
Settings
- General - change your tagline; change your time zone to Los Angeles
- Reading - change your site's privacy settings (defaults to Evergreen users only)
- Permalinks - set this to Post Name
Writing and Managing your content
Images, video and linked files
- Insert an image
- Image Galleries
- Embed video from Vimeo or YouTube by pasting the URL link into the content area of your page/post
- Link to a file
- Audio
Designing Your 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
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
- Add external links to your sidebar
- not all themes support custom menus
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.
- 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)
- Make additional changes to your theme (advanced)
Adding functionality to your site
- 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.
Need More Help?
- WordPress Tutorial - for a step-by-step tutorial to get you started
- FAQs - common questions about using WordPress at Evergreen
- All WordPress articles
Still have questions or problems with WordPress, send Academic Computing a message or call the Computer Center at 360-867-6227.
