Qwriting Help

Getting started

• What is a Blog?
• Create a QWriting Account and Blog
• Create a Blog using an existing QWriting Account.
• The WordPress Dashboard: the interface you use to add content and make changes to your blog
• Customize your display name (how you “sign” your posts and comments)
• Change your QWriting account email

Blog Basics

• Building Blocks: Posts, Pages, and Widgets
• Changing the look of your site with Themes

Adding Content to your Blog

• How to write and publish a post
• How to write and publish a page
• Adding a link to a post or page
• Adding an image to a post or page
• Adding a .pdf, .doc, or other document to a post or page
• Adding audio or video to a post or page

Adding Functionality to your Blog using Widgets

• How to add widgets to your blog
• The Links Widget: Display a list of links to others sites, and/or blogs in the sidebar of your blog’s homepage.
• Displaying the Class Blogroll
• Professors: Create a Class Blogroll using the “Links” and “Add Link” widgets
• Students: display the class blogroll using the Shared Blogroll widget

Managing Site Access & Preventing Spam

• Adding Users to your blog
• Changing Privacy Settings for your blog, a post, or a page
• Editing your Comment Settings
• Preventing Spam

Next Steps

• Categories and Tags
• Custom Menus
• RSS
• Export and Import Tools: Archiving your site
• Plugins
• Using the Twenty Ten Theme — Quick and Easy Tips (external link)

For Faculty

• Resources for teaching with blogs
• Some sample course blogs to check out
• Adding Users to your blog
• Create a Class Blogroll using the “Links” and “Add Link” widgets
• Tips and tricks for faculty
• Class Handouts for Student Bloggers