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===Getting Started===
 
===Getting Started===
 
*'''[[Getting Started with WordPress]]''' - What is WordPress and how is it being used at Evergreen?
 
*'''[[Getting Started with WordPress]]''' - What is WordPress and how is it being used at Evergreen?
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===Driving in WordPress===
 
===Driving in WordPress===
*[[Dashboard Overview]]
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*'''[[Dashboard Overview]]''' - get comfortable navigating the Dashboard and moving between Admin and Public view
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===Change Some Important Settings===
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*Change your Site's subtitle or Tagline '''Settings > General'''
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*Change the default Discussion settings '''Settings > Discussion'''
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*Change your privacy settings '''Settings > Privacy''' - by default your site is closed to the world
  
 
===Writing and Managing your content===
 
===Writing and Managing your content===
*[[Get Published - Pages and Posts]]
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*'''[[Get Published - Pages and Posts]]'''
*[[Categories and Tags]]
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** Create your "Home" page - explore the text editor and add some filler content
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** Create your "News" page (optional)
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*'''[[Front page of WordPress Site|Change what your front page displays]]''' if you'd prefer a static pages instead your latest posts.
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*[[Categories and Tags]] - only if you're working with Posts on a News page
  
 
===Images and linked files===
 
===Images and linked files===
*'''[[Images in Wordpress|Insert an image]]'''
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*'''[[Images in Wordpress|Insert an image]]''' - add an image to the body
 
*'''[[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]]'''
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** Create your "Research Page"
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** Upload and link to a file
  
 
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===Break at 7:15===
 
===Designing Your Site===
 
===Designing Your Site===
 
====Working with themes====
 
====Working with themes====
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* '''[[About Themes - WordPress|Choose a theme]]'''
 
* '''[[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)
 
* 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)
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====Sidebars====
 
====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.
 
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.
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*'''[[Widgets]]''' - add additional features to your sidebar
 
*'''[[Widgets]]''' - add additional features to your sidebar
  
====Front Page and Navigation====
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====Navigation====
*'''[[Front page of WordPress Site|Change what your front page displays]]''' if you'd prefer a static pages instead your latest posts.
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*'''[[Custom Menus]]''' - allow you to modify the navigation for your site
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*[[Custom Menus]] - allow you to modify the navigation for your site (optional)
  
 
===Adding functionality to your site===
 
===Adding functionality to your site===
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*[[Video Embed - Wordpress|Add Video]]
 
*[[Video Embed - Wordpress|Add Video]]
 
*[[Embed Audio - WordPress|Embed audio files]]
 
*[[Embed Audio - WordPress|Embed audio files]]
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===Wrapping it up===
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*[[What happens to my blog when I graduate?]]
  
 
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  [[category:2011-2012]]

Latest revision as of 17:21, 29 September 2011

Getting Started

Create a New WordPress Site

blogs.evergreen.edu is Evergreen's WordPress server. You can create your own site, all you need is an evergreen email address and login.

Driving in WordPress

  • Dashboard Overview - get comfortable navigating the Dashboard and moving between Admin and Public view

Change Some Important Settings

  • Change your Site's subtitle or Tagline Settings > General
  • Change the default Discussion settings Settings > Discussion
  • Change your privacy settings Settings > Privacy - by default your site is closed to the world

Writing and Managing your content

Images and linked files

Break at 7:15

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.

  • 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)

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.

Navigation

  • Custom Menus - allow you to modify the navigation for your site (optional)

Adding functionality to your site

Embedding media

Wrapping it up