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GETTING STARTED WITH WORDPRESS

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• Essays in reverse chronological order

• Most blogs contain• Archives of older posts• Links to other sites• Real Simple Syndication (RSS)

• Part of a website or the entire website

Go to: http://wordpress.com/

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What you will learn1. How to signup and register for a free blog2. How to create and edit a post to your blog3. How to add links to other websites4. How to respond to comments5. How to use templates to change the

appearance of your blog

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STEP 1Signup/registration

To start registration, click ‘Sign up now’ button

Fill out the form to create your WordPress account and you blog

address.

Next, click ‘sign up’

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After you click ‘sign up’, this page will appear. You need to check your e-mail inbox

to active you account.

You will received this email, and you need to click this link to activate

your account

Fill out your profile form

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Save your profile by clicking the ‘Save Profile’ button.

After you finished activate your

account, now you can login and start using WordPress.

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Your Dashboard allows you to navigate

and edit your blog.

You can create and edit a post from the

Dashboard.

STEP 2Editing your blog

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Adjunct Institute for Learning and Research

On your dashboard click

‘Add New’

Click ‘Preview’ to preview your post

Or

Click ‘Publish’

To publish your post

On your blog homepage, click

‘About’

Click ‘Edit’ to start editing the

page

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Click ‘preview changes’ before you click the

‘update’

Delete text, and start write up your

homepage about.

Click ‘update’

To return back to your dashboard, click the Admin

button from your blog.

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STEP 3To add links to your blog

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Widgets

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Click on ‘Site Admin’

Click ‘Appearance’

Click ‘Widgets’

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Links widget

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Click on Site AdminClick ‘Links’

Click ‘Add New’

Click ‘Add Link’

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Insert link name

Insert web address

Select category

Or

Add new category

STEP 4To change your blog appearance

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Click ‘appearance’ on dashboard page

Then select themes

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Active Theme

Browse other themes

STEP 5To comment on a post

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At your blog page, you can see text ‘comment’ here. To read and respond to the comment

click this ‘comment’ text.

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You can read the comment here.

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And enter your response here.

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Review1. Where to find the WordPress website2. How to signup and register for a free blog3. How to create a post to your blog4. How to edit your blog5. How to add links to your blog6. How to change your blog’s appearance7. How to respond to a comment on your blog

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