Difference between revisions of "Small Things - WordPress"

Latest revision as of 14:15, 13 February 2015

Your Assignment

You will post a short 3-5 minute audio podcast drawn from your interviews, accompanied by 2-3 photographs on the Small Things group WordPress site.

Getting Started

Getting Started with WordPress - What is WordPress and how is it being used at Evergreen?
Login to the Small Things site

Driving in WordPress

Dashboard Overview - get comfortable navigating the Dashboard and moving between Admin and Public view
Change your profile info: Name and Bio

Add a new post

Use the +New > Post menu in the top Admin bar to create your first post
Add your text to the content area
Publish your post by clicking the blue Publish button on the right

Edit a post

From the Dashboard go to Posts > All Posts and click the Edit button beneath the post you want to continue working on
Make your changes in the content area
Click Update in the Publish block to save your changes

Adding Images

You will be adding images to your post.

File management: we will all be sharing a single media library. Make sure to use a unique file naming convention.

Insert an image - add an image to the body of a post
Use the built-in image gallery tool to add an image gallery to the main content area of the post. This image gallery will be displayed at the bottom of the page.

Adding Audio

Use the Add Media button when editing your post and upload your audio file (in the .mp3 format) and insert into post. This will automatically create an embedded audio player with transport controls to play/pause your audio track.

Additional Resources

Wordpress.com Getting Started Tutorials - these tutorials are for working on wordpress.com but is nearly identical to using WordPress at blogs.evergreen.edu
Lynda.com WordPress 3 Essential Training - this is another training geared towards using Wordpress.com but if you skip the account setup portion most of the rest is relalted to blogs.evergreen.edu

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 ===Your Assignment===
-You will post a short 3-5 minute audio podcast drawn from your interviews, accompanied by 2-3 photographs on the Small Things group WordPress site.
+You will post a short 3-5 minute audio podcast drawn from your interviews, accompanied by 2-3 photographs on the [https://sites.evergreen.edu/smallthings Small Things group WordPress site].
 ===Getting Started===
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 ===Add a new post===
+* Use the '''+New > Post''' menu in the top Admin bar to create your first post
+* Add your text to the content area
+* Publish your post by clicking the blue '''Publish''' button on the right
 ====Edit a post====
+*From the Dashboard go to '''Posts > All Posts''' and click the Edit button beneath the post you want to continue working on
+* Make your changes in the content area
+* Click '''Update'''  in the Publish block to save your changes
 ===Adding Images===
-You will be adding images to your post. Original images taken by you are preferable, but if you don't have a high quality photo (or want to add additional photos), you can use images that are not your own if they do not violate copyright laws and are properly attributed. See note about Creative Commons images below.
+You will be adding images to your post.
 :'''File management:''' we will all be sharing a single media library. Make sure to use a unique file naming convention.
 *'''[[Images in Wordpress|Insert an image]]''' - add an image to the body of a post
 *  '''[http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/ Use the built-in image gallery tool]''' to add an image gallery to the main content area of the post. This image gallery will be displayed at the bottom of the page.
+===Adding Audio===
+Use the '''Add Media''' button when editing your post and upload your audio file (in the .mp3 format) and insert into post. This will automatically create an embedded audio player with transport controls to play/pause your audio track.
 === Additional Resources ===