Welcome to help.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu!
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
January 26, 2010