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How to Create a Free WordPress.com Blog or Website by Serena Carpenter
Go to Wordpress.com to create your blog (you cannot change your username).1. Please find somewhere to begin to store your usernames, passwords andsites you sign up for in this class.2. Select ³Sign up now´ ³Gimme a blog!´3. Complete your URL (you cannot change it). Write down your URL or domain name. Your username needs to be one word, lowercased.Or if you have a WordPress account, register another blog:
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1. Complete your URL. Write down your URL or domain name. Pick a titlefor your blog. And it must be PUBLIC _______________________________________________________________ Select ³visit your dashboard´ once you see this page:
Settings (bottom left-hand sidebar)
1. Change the Title and Tagline2. Time Zone is Phoenix. Press ³P´ repeatedly to scroll through options.3. Week starts on Monday or Sunday4. Select save changes
Profile
1. Select your name in the upper right-hand corner 2. Change display name to your full name (e.g., Serena Carpenter)3. Add public email and location
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4. Fill out biographical information with information about yourself and theblog purpose5. On the right-hand side, add a picture of yourself 6. Select update profile.
Discussion (Comments)
1. Under ³Settings´ on left-hand side > Select Discussion2. Uncheck ³comment author must fill out name and e-mail´3. Uncheck ³comment author must have a previously approved comment´4. Select an avatar 5. Save changes
Links (Blogroll)
1. Delete all of the default links by checking the sites and selecting ³delete´from drop-down menu2. Go to ³Link Categories´ if you want both a ³
blogroll
´ and a ³
useful sites
´link category. Blogroll already exists. ³Useful sites´ could be organizationsthat your recommend. No Description is necessary.3. Go to ³Add New´ to add blogs and sites > Add newa. Add name of blog/site as it exactly appears in the blog title on theblogb. URL of websitec. Select link category (blogroll or useful site)d. Do not fill out the Description.
Find a Theme Online (Design of Your Site)
Two-column vs. three-column. Make sure it has at least two.Theme should allow the creation of pages (e.g., about, contact).Text should not be too wide across. Difficult to read for users unless theblog is designed with a narrow column.Text must have good ³contrast´ with background.1. Appearance > Search > Feature Filters > Select Preview or Activate2. To view it, click your blog Title on the upper left-hand side
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