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Creating a personal or group blog at [http://blogs.evergreen.edu blogs.evergreen.edu] is easy and something you can do completely on your own. All you need to get started is an [[Evergreen Login Overview|Evergreen login]] and an [[Student Email Overview|evergreen email address]]. If you have your Evergreen email forwarded to another account you will need to have access to that email.
 
  
==I've never created a blog at blogs.evergreen.edu before==
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===Create a blogs.evergreen.edu account and then create a blog===
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#Navigate a web browser to [http://blogs.evergreen.edu blogs.evergreen.edu] and click the [http://blogs.evergreen.edu/wp-signup.php Create a new blog] link.
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Creating a site at [http://blogs.evergreen.edu blogs.evergreen.edu] is easy and something you can do completely on your own.
#In the '''Username''' field, enter your Evergreen username. This '''must''' be your Evergreen username (i.e. greima01). See [[:File:Wordpress-acct1.png | Figure 1]]
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#*Need help?  See: [[Evergreen Login Overview]]
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#Enter your Evergreen email address (even if you have forwarding setup)
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All you need to get started is an [[Evergreen Login Overview|Evergreen login]] and an [[Student Email Overview|evergreen email address]].
#Select '''Gimme a blog!''' and click '''Next'''
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#Enter the '''Blog Name''' - this will become part of your unique URL or web address and cannot be changed. See [[:File:Wordpress-acct2.png | Figure 2]]
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If you're new to blogs.evergreen.edu, then [http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/index.php/Create_New_Site_-_First_Time_in_WordPress create a new site for the first time in WordPress]
#Enter the blog '''Blog Title''' - this will be used in the header section of your blog and can be changed later
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#Choose your privacy settings (will you allow search engines to index this site?). You can always change this later.
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I have a site but want to create another one, then [http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/index.php/Create_New_Site_-_First_Time_in_WordPress create an additional site in WordPress]
#Click '''Signup'''. An email will be sent to your evergreen.edu email account requiring activation. If you have email forwarded check the account your Evergreen email is forwarding to. If you do not activate your blog within two days, you will have to sign up again.
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#If you encounter problems and don't recieve the email:
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#*Wait a little longer. Sometimes delivery of email can be delayed by processes outside of our control.
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#*Check the junk email or spam folder of your email client. Sometime emails wind up there by mistake.
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==I have a blog but want to create another one==
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[[Category: Wordpress]]
#Navigate a web browser to [http://blogs.evergreen.edu blogs.evergreen.edu] and click '''login'''
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#Navigate back to [http://blogs.evergreen.edu blogs.evergreen.edu] home page and click [http://blogs.evergreen.edu/wp-signup.php Create a new blog].
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#Enter the '''Blog Name''' - this will become part of your unique URL or web address and cannot be changed.
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#Enter the blog '''Blog Title''' - this will be used in the header section of your blog and can be changed later
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#Choose your privacy settings (will you allow search engines to index this site?). You can always change this later.
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#Click '''Create Blog'''
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Revision as of 17:01, 14 August 2017

Creating a site at blogs.evergreen.edu is easy and something you can do completely on your own.

All you need to get started is an Evergreen login and an evergreen email address.

If you're new to blogs.evergreen.edu, then create a new site for the first time in WordPress

I have a site but want to create another one, then create an additional site in WordPress