Below are commonly asked questions about how to customize the look of, create new content for, and socialize with your peers on your new blog. If you have additional questions that are not answered by one of the links on this tutorial page, please post them in the Community Site Tech Support group on this site.
How do I…
Getting Started with WordPress
- Get started with my WordPress site and blog?
- Decide what privacy options to use?
- Learn more about WordPress (PDF overview)?
Administration & Customization
- Change my site’s theme (i.e., appearance)?
- Change my avatar and cover image?
- Think about and craft the taxonomy of my site?
- Approve comments on my blog?
- Create an additional site?
- Export course content to a personal WordPress site?
Creation
- Create a blog post?
- Add pages to my site?
- Add media to my posts?
- Create a media-based artifact?
- Adhere to copyright when including media in my blog?
- Cite references on my site using online tools?
Socializing
- Use @username in conversations to auto-notify others you’re talking to them?
- Add someone as a friend?
- Create a group?
- Send someone a private message?
- Find my activity stream?
- Post status updates to the class?