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===Examples: ===
 
===Examples: ===
 
'''Create a portfolio''' and take it with you after you graduate  
 
'''Create a portfolio''' and take it with you after you graduate  
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*http://www.jasonaudio.com/
 
*[http://zacharyquarles.com/blog/ http://zacharyquarles.com/blog/]   
 
*[http://zacharyquarles.com/blog/ http://zacharyquarles.com/blog/]   
 
*http://blogs.evergreen.edu/substance/
 
*http://blogs.evergreen.edu/substance/
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'''Brainstorm session: what might your sites include?'''  
 
'''Brainstorm session: what might your sites include?'''  
 
===Getting Started===
 
===Getting Started===
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__NOTOC__
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[[Image:Blue-l.png|right|75px]]
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===What is an online portfolio?===
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* How are you going to use this site for your academic work?
  
==== Set up your site ====
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===Getting Started===
#Start with the [[WordPress Tutorial]]
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*'''[[Getting Started with WordPress]]''' - What is WordPress and how is it being used at Evergreen?
#Working with [[Image Galleries - WordPress|Image Galleries]]
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===Create a New WordPress Site===
#[[Soundcloud - WordPress| Adding sound files using soundcloud]]
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[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]].
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*'''[[Create New Site - First Time in WordPress|Create your first site]]''' if you are new to blogs.evergreen.edu.
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* Learn how to '''[[Create Additional Sites - WordPress | create additional sites]]''' if you already have a site at blogs.evergreen.edu.
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===Driving in WordPress===
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*[[Dashboard Overview]]
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====Settings====
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* '''General''' - change your tagline; change your time zone to Los Angeles
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* '''Reading''' - change your site's privacy settings (defaults to Evergreen users only)
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* '''Permalinks''' - set this to Post Name
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===Writing and Managing your content===
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*[[Get Published - Pages and Posts]]
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*[[Categories and Tags]]
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===Images, video and linked files===
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*[[Images in Wordpress|Insert an image]]
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*[[Video Embed - Wordpress|Video]] - embed video from Vimeo or YouTube
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*[[Attach a file to a WordPress post or page|Link to a file]]
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===Designing Your Site===
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====Working with themes====
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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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* '''[[About Themes - WordPress|Choose a theme]]''' - make sure to choose a theme that:
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** is easy for readers to find your categorized posts (a theme that supports custom menus is good way to accomplish this)
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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)
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*'''[[Custom CSS|Make additional changes to your theme]]''' (advanced)
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====Sidebars====
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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.
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*'''[[Widgets]]''' - add additional features to your sidebar
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*'''[[Links -WordPress |Add external links]]''' to your sidebar
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====Front Page and Navigation====
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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).
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*'''[[Custom Menus]]''' - allow you to modify the navigation for your site
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** not all themes support custom menus
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===Adding functionality to your site===
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*[[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.
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====Embedding additional media====
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*[[Image Galleries - WordPress|Image Galleries]]
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*[[Embed Audio - WordPress|Audio]]
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*[[Soundcloud - WordPress| Adding sound files using soundcloud]]
  
 
====Things to know about your blog====
 
====Things to know about your blog====
 
*[[What happens to my blog when I graduate?]]
 
*[[What happens to my blog when I graduate?]]
  
 
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{{WordPress Help}}
  
 
  [[category:2012-2013]]
 
  [[category:2012-2013]]
 
  [[category:2013-2014]]
 
  [[category:2013-2014]]
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[[category:2014-2015]]

Revision as of 18:22, 7 January 2015

Why a Wordpress site?

Examples:

Create a portfolio and take it with you after you graduate


Brainstorm session: what might your sites include?

Getting Started

Blue-l.png

What is an online portfolio?

  • How are you going to use this site for your academic work?

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

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

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 - make sure to choose a theme that:
    • is easy for readers to find your categorized posts (a theme that supports custom menus is good way to accomplish this)
  • 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)

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.

Front Page and Navigation

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.

Embedding additional media

Things to know about your blog

Need More Help?



Still have questions or problems with WordPress, send Academic Computing a message or call the Computer Center at 360-867-6227.