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WordPress A Reference Guide for TU Students Version: 2016.02.05 Adapted from OTS Training’s Reference Guide for Faculty/Staff by OTS Student Computing Services [email protected] | 410-704-5151 | www.towson.edu/scs

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WordPress A Reference Guide for TU Students Version: 2016.02.05 Adapted from OTS Training’s Reference Guide for Faculty/Staff by OTS Student Computing Services [email protected] | 410-704-5151 | www.towson.edu/scs

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Introduction Withintheuniversity’sWordPressenvironment,TUstudentscancreateandmanageindividual/personalwebsites.Asaself-containedwebpublishingplatform,WordPressisacomparativelyeasywaytoshowcaseyourinterests,education,ideasandaccomplishmentsontheweb.ThisdocumentisintendedtoorientstudentstoWordPressbasics.Otherresourcesinclude:

• OTSStudentComputingServices(www.towson.edu/scs)forpersonalassistanceandanswerstoquestions

• Lynda.comonlinetutorials(www.towson.edu/ldcviascs)forcomprehensivevideotutorials• GeneralWordPressprintandvideotutorialsontheweb

Log In 1. Fromyourpreferredwebbrowser,openwpstudents.towson.edutoaccessyourlandingpage.

2. ClicktheblueLoginwithTowsonUniversityNetIDbutton.ThenontheTowsonUniversity

AuthenticatedLoginpage,enteryourusernameandpasswordandclickLogin.

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3. EnteryourNetIDandPasswordintheloginpageandclicktheLoginbutton.4. YouwillbedirectedtotheWordPressDashboard.

Log Out 1. WhenyouarereadytoLogOutofWordPress,hoverthecursoroveryournameintheupperright

cornerandclickLogOutonthedrop-downmenu.

2. Closethesubsequentpageorcloseyourwebbrowsertocompletetheprocess.

Dashboard TheWordPressDashboardisyourmaincontrolpanel.IntheheaderbaratthetopofyourDashboard,WordPressdisplaysthenameofyoursite(“StudentBlogTemplate”inthefigurebelow).Clickingthisnameisonewaytoopenyourhomepage.ToreturntoyourDashboardfromyourhomepage,hoveroverthesitenameandclickDashboardonthedrop-downmenu.

DashboardMenuOptionsOntheleftsideofyourDashboard,WPdisplaysthemenusyouwillusetomanageyoursiteanddevelopyourpages.Hoveringovereachofthemainmenuitemsdisplaysasubmenuwithrelatedoptions.Clickingamenuitemdisplayedtherelatedtoolsandcontrolsinthelargerareatotherightofthemenus.Themainmenuoptionsare:

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Dashboard ThiswilldisplayyourDashboardHomeshowingsummaryinfoforyoursite.Posts Ifyoudecidetoincludeabloginyoursite,thisiswhereyoucancreateanewBlog

PostandupdateyourCategoriesandPostTags.Bydefault,fornewsitestheblogfeaturesareturnedoff.

Media Thisiswhereyouruploadedimages,documentsandfilesarestored.Fromhere,youcanbrowsethroughyourmedialibrary,aswellaseditandupdatethefiles.

Links Youcanaddlinksheretobedisplayedonyoursite.TheselinksareusuallydisplayedwithinaWidget.

Pages ThisiswhereyoucreateandmaintainallyourPages.Comments YoucanmanageallyourCommentswithinthissection,includingreplyingto

commentsormarkingthemasspam.Appearance Thisiswhereyoucontrolhowyoursitelooks.YoucanchooseanewTheme,

manageyourWidgetsandMenus,andevenedityoursitethemefiles.Plugins PluginsextendthefunctionalityofWordPress.Here,youactivateanddeactivate

Plugins.Users Thissectionlistsalltheexistingusersforyoursite.Here,youcanaddandremove

users,aswellasmanageuserroles.Tools Thissectiongivesyouaccesstovarioustools.Here,youcanalsoimportcontentto

yourWordPresssiteorexportallyourWordPresscontenttoafile(creatinganofflinebackupofsorts).

Settings Thissectioncontainsmostoftheconfigurationtoolsforyoursite.Here,youcanconfigureyoursitenameandtagline,availablefonts,sitevisibilityandmuchmore.Inmostcases,onceyoursiteissetup,thereislittleneedtochangethesettingsinthissection.

Subscriptions Ifyouallowvisitorstosubscribetoyoursite,thisiswhereyoucanmanagetheiraccess.

Collapsemenu AtthebottomofthemenuyouwillseealinkcalledCollapsemenu.Clickingthiswillhidethemenuandsimplydisplaytheiriconsinstead.Clickthesmallarrowiconagaintoexpandthemenu.

Note:OccasionallywhenyouinstallaPlugin,itwilladditsownconfigurationorsetuppage.ThesepagesusuallyappearwithintheToolssection,theSettingssectionoracompletelynewsectionatthebottomofthemenu.

Toolbar TheWordPressToolbarprovidesconvenientaccesstosomeofthemore-commonlyusedWordPressfeatures.WhenyouareloggedintoWordPress,youwillseetheToolbaracrossthetopofyoursite.TheToolbarwillnotdisplayunlessyouarelogged-in,soitwillnotbevisibletoyoursitevisitors.

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TheToolbarallowsyoutoquicklyaccessthefollowingcommonlyusedfeatures:WordPressicon LinksyoutotheWordPresswebsiteforsupportandcommunityforumsMySites Dropsamenuprovidingaccesstoyoursite(s)Nameofsite DropsamenuprovidingaccesstovarioussiteeditingfeaturesCommenticon AllowsyoutoviewandmoderateallcommentsonyoursiteNew Dropsamenuforquickcreationofposts,media,links,pagesandusersFollow AddsthecurrentsitetoyourFollowedSiteslistontheDashboard

Posts Versus Pages WordPressisbuiltaroundtwogeneralcontenttypes:PostsandPages.Postsaretypicallyblogentries—regularly-updatedarticleslistedinreverse-chronologicalorder.Pagesareusedformorestaticcontentthatneverchangesorchangesinfrequently.

Visiting Your Site A. FromyourDashboard,hoveroverMySites,

hoveroverthenameofyoursiteinthedrop-downmenu,andthenclickVisitSiteinthefly-outmenu.

B. Alternately,youcanhoveroverthenameofyoursiteandthenclickVisitSiteinthedrop-downmenu.

Developing Your Site TUhasprovidedadefaulttemplate(basedontheWPthemeAuthor)toserveasastartingpointforyoursite,butyouarefreetochooseadifferenttheme(fromacollectionofover300)ifyouwishtobetterexpressyourindividualityorcontentarea(moreonthistopicbelow).Thedefaulttemplatecontainsfourpagesthatyoucanthoroughlycustomize.But,youmayeasilyaddorremovepagesandfeaturestosuityourowngoals,contentandorganizationpreferences.Theareasofyourtemplatearedefinedbelow:1. Title–Thetitleofyourpageandyoursite;foraportfolio,youwillprobablymakethisyourname.2. Subtitle–Usefulfordisplayingadditionaldescriptiveinformation,suchasyourmajor,mottoor

specialskills.3. Home–HyperlinktoyourHome/Welcomepage.4. AboutMe–HyperlinktoyourAboutMepage—perhapsagoodplaceforyourresumeorbio.5. Updates–HyperlinktoyourUpdatespage.6. Portfolio–Hyperlinktoyoure-portfoliopage.7. SiteSearchWidget–Thiswidgetenablesvisitorstosearchyoursiteforakeywordorphrase.8. SubscribebyEmailWidget–Thiswidgetenablesvisitorstoreceiveanemailalertswhenyoupost.9. Edit–ClickthisbuttontogetintoEditmodeforapageandaddcontent.

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Your Home Page YourHomepagecanincludewhatevercontentyouwantyourvisitorstostartwith—perhapsabriefbioandastatementofyoursite’spurpose.Youcanalsoincludelinksandimages.WesuggestthatyoukeepyourHomepagesimple;rememberthatyoucanaddalotmorecontentontheotherpagesofyoursite.TobegineditingfromyourHomepage,clickEditPageontheToolbar(Number9fromtheprevioussection)toopentheEditPagetools.

AddingContentwiththeVisualEditorYoucanusethevisualeditor(picturedbelow)toentercontentintoyourPageorPost.Asyouaddcontent,thevisualeditorwillexpandtoshowallofit.

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Atthetopoftheeditortherearetwotabs(circledontheadjacentimage),VisualandText.SelectingTextwillenableyoutoviewandedittheHTMLcodethatmakesupyourcontent.ForthosewithHTMLexperience,thiscanbeausefultoolfortweakingtheformatofyourcontent.IfyouarenotfamiliarwithHTML,werecommendthatyounotuseituntilyouhavegainedmoreexperience.Atthetopoftheeditor,therearenumerousformattingtools.ClickingtheToolbarTogglebuttonwillshoworhideasecondlineoftools.TheEditPagetoolbarbuttonsperformthefollowingfunctions:

ToolbarToggle

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Uploadandinsertmediasuchasimages,audio,videoordocuments

Boldtext

Italicizetext

Addastrikethroughtoyourtext

BulletedList–Createanunordered(bulletpoint)list

NumberedList–CreateanOrdered(numbered)list

Blockquote–Makeaquotestandout;yourselectedthemewilldeterminehowthislooks

Insertahorizontallineintoyourpage

Aligntexttotheleftedgeofthepage

Aligntexttothecenterofthepage

Aligntexttotherightedgeofthepage

Insert/editlink–Createalinktoanotherpageorwebsite.Youmustfirstselectthetextorimagethatwillrepresentthelinkbeforethetoolwillbecomeactive.

Removelink–Removethelinkfromtheselecteditem.

InsertReadMore–InsertaReadMoretagintoyourpost.Mostblogsdisplayonlyasmallexcerptofapost;visitorsclick‘ReadMore’todisplaytheremainderofthepost.Whenyouinserta‘ReadMore’tag,everythingpriortothetagwilldisplayinitially.Thistoolischieflyusedforblogposts,ratherthanpages.

ToolbarToggle–Shows/hidesthesecondrowofformattingtoolsontheEditPagetoolbar.

DistractionFreeWritingMode–Shows/hidesallpageelementsotherthantheeditingboxandtoolbar.

Style–Assignatextstyletotheparagraphinwhichthecursorispresentlylocated.Theappearanceofstylesisdeterminedbytheselectedtheme.

Underlineyourtext

Justify–Aligntexttoboththeleftandrightedgesofthepage.(Becareful,thiscandiminishthereadabilityofyourcontent.)

Textcolor–Changethecoloroftext.(Makesurethatthereisadequatecontrastbetweenthetextandthebackground.)

Pasteastext–Copyingandpastingtextfromothersitesorapplicationsmightproduceformatproblemsduetohiddencodeswithinthecopiedtext.ThePasteastexttoolwillremovethesehiddencodesbeforepasting.Onceselected,thePasteastexttoolremainsactiveforallpastesuntilyouclickitagaintoturnitoff.

Clearformatting–Removesallformatting(e.g.bold,underline,textcolor,etc.)fromthehighlightedtext

Specialcharacter–Usedtoinsertspecialcharactersnoteasilyaccessibleviathekeyboard(e.g.,¼,½,¾,©,em-dash,en-dash,ö,etc.)

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Decreaseindent–Removeonelevelofindentation

Increaseindent–Indenttextbyonelevel

Undo–Undoyourlastaction

Redo–Redoyourlastaction

Keyboardshortcuts–DisplaysalistofkeyboardshortcutsthatyoucanuseintheVisualEditor

Visual/Text–SwitchesbetweentheVisualEditorandtheTexteditor.SelectingTextwillenableyoutoviewandedittheHTMLcodethatmakesupyourcontent.ForthosewithHTMLexperience,thiscanbeausefultoolforformattweaking.IfyouarenotfamiliarwithHTML,werecommendthatyounotuseituntilyouhavegainedmoreexperience.

Amongtheavailablekeyboardshortcuts,youmayfindthefollowingparticularlyuseful:To OnaPC,use OnaMac,useInsertalinebreak Shift+Enter Shift+EnterCopytheselectedtextorimage Ctrl+C Cmd+CCuttheselectedtextorimage Ctrl+X Cmd+XSelectalltext Ctrl+A Cmd+AToundothelastaction Ctrl+Z Cmd+ZToredothelastundo Ctrl+Y Cmd+Y

AddingMedia“Media”includesimages,audio,videoanddocuments.OnceyouhaveuploadedyourimagesandfilestoyourMediaLibrary,itiseasytoinsertthemintoyourpageorpost.Toaddanimagetothecurrentpage(i.e.,thepageopeninPageEdit):1. Clicktoplacethecursorwhereyouwanttheimagetoappear;WPwilldisplayaflashingverticalline.2. ClicktheAddMediatoolonthetoolbar;WPwilldisplaytheInsertMediadialog(picturedbelow).IftheimageyouwantispresentinyourMediaLibrary,followthestepsbelowunderInsertinganImage.Iftheimageisnotyetpresent,firstfollowthesestepsforuploadingafile:

ClickheretoaddfilestoyourMediaLibrary

BesuretoaddanAltTextdescriptionoftheselectedimagebefore

insertingit.

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1. ClicktheUploadFilestabatthetopoftheInsertMediadialog.2. Eitherdragthedesiredfilefromanopenfolderonyourdesktopanddropitinthedialog,OR

ClicktheSelectFilesbutton,navigatetotheappropriatefolderanddouble-clickthedesiredfile.InsertinganImage1. Clickonthethumbnailoftheimageyouwishtoinsert;WordPresswilldisplayacheckmarkinthe

toprightcornerofthethumbnail.2. ClickintheAltTextboxintheAttachmentDetailsareaandenteratextdescriptionoftheimage.

Forexample,youmightenterphotowithwhiteandyellowtulipsintheforegroundandStephensHallinthebackground.Thepointofthistextistomaketheimageaccessibletovisuallyimpairedvisitorsviaascreenreader.Theotherboxesinthisarea(describedbelow)areoptional,butaddingAltTextisastandardpracticeforresponsiblewebpublishingandagreatwaytoshowyourprofessionalism.

3. ClicktheblueInsertIntoPagebuttontoreturntothepageeditorandseeyourphotoinplace.

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TheAttachmentDetailsareaofyourMediaLibrarydisplaysthefollowinginformationfortheselectedimage:• Filename• FileDate• FileDimensions(inpixels)• FileURL(location)• Titledisplaysasatooltipwhenthecursorhoversovertheimageinthebrowser• Captiondisplaysbeneaththeimage;appearanceisdeterminedbytheselectedtheme• AltTextdisplayswhenthebrowsercan’tshowtheimage;itiscrucialforvisuallyimpairedvisitorsusingscreenreaders• Descriptionusuallydisplaysontheattachmentpagefortheimage,buthowthisisusedisdeterminedbytheselectedtheme• Alignmentcontrolstheplacementofimage:left,centerorright• LinkTodetermineswhatcontent/pagewillopenifavisitorclicksontheimage;theMediaFilesettingwillcausetheimagetoopeninitsownbrowserwindow• Sizecontrolshowlargetheimagewilldisplayonyourpage;optionsincludeThumbnail,Medium,LargeandFullSize.

Positioning,Editing&DeletingImagesThereareseveraloptionsavailableforadjustingthepositionandtextwrappingpropertiesofanimage.1. OntheEditPage,clickonaninsertedimage.WordPresswill

displayasmalltoolbaraboveit.2. Byclickingoneofthealignment(firstfour)buttons—left,

center,rightandnone—youcanchangethealignmentoftheinsertedimage.

3. ByclickingtheEdit(fifth)button,youcanchangetheimageproperties(describedunderAttachmentDetailsabove)orevenreplacetheimagewithanother.

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4. ByclickingtheRemove(sixth)button,youcanremovetheimagefromyourcontent.But,itwillstillbeavailableinyourMediaLibraryforuseelsewhere.

5. WhenyouclickonanimageinyourPageorPost,youwillalsoseeresizinghandlesattheimagecorners.Toresizeyourimage,simplyclickanddraganyhandle.

Saving and Publishing Content Aftermakingchangestoapage,youmustsaveandpublishthepagetomakeitvisibletotheworld.1. TosavefromtheEditPage,clicktheUpdate

buttonlocatedinthePublishsectionontherightsideofthescreen.

2. Thechangesyouhavemadearenowupdatedonyoursite.YoumayclicktheViewPagelinkattheupperlefttoviewthechanges.

3. Clickyourbrowser’sBackbuttontoreturntotheeditingscreen.

4. Ifyouwantthepagetobepubliclyviewable,makesureVisibilityissettoPublicAND

5. Followthestepsinthelastsectionofthisdocumenttomakeyourentiresitelive.

Adding More to Your Site Thusfar,wehavedescribedhowtocreateabasicpagewithformattedtextandimages.ButwithWordPress,youcangowellbeyondbasic.

AddingLinksToyourpage,youmayeasilyaddlinkstoanotherpageorwebsite.1. InEditPage,enterandselectthetext(or

insertandselecttheimage)onwhichyouwantvisitorstoclicktoopenadifferentpageorwebsite.

2. ClicktheInsert/editlinkbuttonintheeditortoolbartoopentheInsert/editlinkdialog.

3. EntertheURL(address)towhichyouwishtolinktheselectedtextorimage.Forexample,tolinktoStudentComputingServices,youwouldenterhttp://www.towson.edu/scsORclickononeofyourownpagesintheexistingcontentareaatthebottomofthedialog.

4. ClicktheAddLinkbutton.ThiswillclosethedialogandreturnyoutoEditPage.5. ClicktheUpdatebuttoninthepublishsectionoftheEditPagewindow.

Enterawebpageaddresshere…

Or,selectoneofyourownpagesdownhere.

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SettingaFeaturedImageSomethemesallowyoutospecifyaFeaturedImageforyourPage.HowtheseimagesaredisplayedisdeterminedbytheselectedTheme.TospecifyaFeaturedImage:1. OpenapageinEditPage.2. ClickSetfeaturedimageintheFeaturedImagearea(bottomright).3. Ifnecessary,uploadtheimageyouwishtouse,otherwiseselectanexistingimagefromyourMedia

Library.4. Inthebottomrightcorner,clickSetfeaturedimage.5. ClickUpdateinthePublishareaofEditPage.6. ClickViewPagetoseeyourchanges.

AddinganImageGalleryAGalleryisagreatwaytopresentmultipleimages.WordPressorganizesyourcontentinatableofthumbnailslinkedtotheirfull-sizedcounterparts.However,itbearsnotingthatthestoragecapacity(orquota)ofyourWordPressaccountisonly500MB.Ifyouwishtoincludedozens(ormore)ofhigh-resolutionimages,werecommendthatyoustoretheminseparatecloud-basedstorage(e.g.,Flickr,OneDrive,GoogleDrive,etc.)andlinktothemfromWordPress.

1. OpenthepageinEditPagetowhichyouwanttoaddtheGallery.

2. ClickaninsertionpointinthecontentareawhereyouwanttheGallerytoappear.

3. ClicktheAddMediabuttontoopenyourMediaLibrary.

4. ClickonCreateGalleryintheareatotheleftofyourimages.

5. Clicktoselecteachimageyouwishtoinclude.Ifnecessary,youcanuploadfilesatthispointbyclickingtheUploadFilestab.

6. ClickthegreenCreateANewGallerybuttoninthelowerrightcornerofthewindow.ThiswillopentheEditGallerywindow(picturedhere).

7. ClickInsertGalleryinthelowerrightcornerofthewindow.Yourpictureshavenowbeenaddedinagalleryformatonthebodyofthepage.

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EdittheImageGallerySettingsTomakechangestoyourImageGalleryfromtheEditPagepage,followthesesteps:1. ClickanywhereinthegalleryontheEditPagetodisplaythistoolbar

overthegallery.2. ClicktheEdit(pencil)icontoopentheEditGallerydialog.3. ClickonanimageandmakeyourchangesintheGALLERYSETTINGSpanetotheright.4. Youmaydoanyoftheofthefollowing:

• Reorder–Clickanddraganimagetoitsnewposition.• Delete–Toremoveanimage,clicktheXthatappearsinthetoprightcorneroftheimage. • LinkTo – Thisdetermineswhatwillhappenwhenthethumbnailimageisclicked.MediaFilewill

openthefullsizeimageinthebrowserwindow.AttachmentPagewillopentheimagewithinoneofyourWordPressformattedpages.

• Columns–Specifiesthenumberofcolumnstousewhendisplayingyourthumbnailimages.Ultimately,thiswillbedependonyourThemeandhowwideyourpageis.Ifyoufindthegalleryisn’tdisplayingproperlyafterchangingthisnumber,youmayneedtochangeittoanothernumber.

• RandomOrder–Clickthischeckboxtodisplayyourimagesinrandomorder.• Size–Specifiesthesizeoftheimagetouseinyourgallery.

5. MakesuretocreateAltTextforeachimage.ClickonathumbnailandaddadescriptionintheAlt

Textfieldontherightsideofthedialog.Thisisrequiredforaccessibilitypurposes.WerecommendthatyourAltTextbeginwith“photoof”or“imageof”asscreenreadersdonotnecessarilyidentifythetypeofobjecttheyencounter.

6. ClicktheUpdateGallerybuttoninthelowerrightcornerofthedialog.7. ClicktheUpdatebuttonontherightsideofthescreentoupdatethewebsite.8. ClickViewPageandclickonanimage.

Widgets Widgetsareindependentcontentelementsthatcanbeplacedinleft/rightsidebarsorotherareasallowedbyyourselectedtheme.Therearemanywidgetsavailable,butthedefaultstudentthemeincludestwo:SubscribebyEmailandSearch.TobrowseotherwidgetsfromyourDashboard,hoveroverPlugins,thenclickWidgetsontheflyoutmenu.

SubscribebyEmailWidgetTheSubscribebyEmailwidgetgivessitevisitorstheoptiontoautomaticallyreceiveemailupdatesfromyoursitewhenyouaddnewposts.TocustomizesettingsfortheSubscribebyEmailwidget:1. FromtheDashboardmenu,hoveroverAppearance

andthenclickWidgets.2. Theactivewidgetswillbelocatedontherightsideof

thepageundertheheadingSidebarorFooter.3. ClickonthedownarrownexttoSubscribebyEmail

todisplayavailableoptions.

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4. Ifyoudonotwantviewerstoreceiveanemailconfirmationwhentheysubscribe,selecttheAuto-optInsetting.

5. ClickSave.Note:FurthercustomizationisavailablethroughtheSubscriptionsmenuonyourDashboard.

Customization Options Forthecurrentlyactivetheme,clickingtheCustomizebuttonallowsyoutoupdatesettingswhilepreviewingyourchanges.UntilyouclicktheSave&Publishbutton,onlythethemepreviewwindowisupdated,notthethemeonyourlivesite.1. FromyourDashboardmenu,hoverover

AppearanceandthenclickonCustomizeintheflyoutmenu.WordPresswilldisplayyoursitewitharightsidemenuforcustomization.

2. ClickonSiteIdentitytoconfiguretheoptionsbelow:• SiteTitle–Thisiswillbethemaintitleofyourwebsiteandwillshowatthetopofeverypage.• Tagline–Thiscanbeyourmajor,mottoorspecialskills/interests.• SiteIcon–TheSiteIconisusedasabrowserandappiconforyoursite.Iconsmustbesquare,

andatleast512pxwideandtall.3. ClickonFrontPagetoconfiguretheoptionbelow:

• StaticFrontPage–Defineswhetherthefrontpageisstaticordisplaysyourlatestposts.4. ClickonAvatartouploadanavatarimage.5. ClickonLogotouploadalogo.6. ClickonSocialMediaIconstoaddyoursocialmediaURLsanddisplayiconsonyourpage.7. ClickonMenustochangemenulocations.8. ClickonWidgetstoadd,removeorchangeWidgets.9. ClickSaveandPublish,thentheXtogetoutofthesidebar.

Plugins PluginsextendandexpandthefunctionalityofyourWordPresssite;and,therearemorethan300tochooseamong,includingGoogleMaps,forms,tables,andwikis.

AddingaPlugin1. FromyourDashboardmenu,clickonPlugins.Thedefaultviewforthepluginspageshowsall

availableplugins.2. Toaddaplugintoyoursite,simplyclicktheActivatelinkunderthepluginyouwouldliketouse.

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Note:Dependingontheplugin,youmayhavetoconfigureadditionalsettings.Activatedpluginswillshowadifferentbackgroundcolorwithinyourlistofplugins.Ifthereisanupdateavailableforanactivatedplugin,itsbackgroundcolorwillchangeandshowaredverticalbar.

RemovingaPlugin1. OntheDashboardmenu,clickPlugins.2. NavigatetothepluginyouwouldliketoremoveandclicktheDeactivatelinkbeneathit.

Making Your Site Live 1. FromtheDashboardmenu,hoveroverSettingsandclickReadingintheflyoutmenu.2. IntheSiteVisibilitysection,selectoneofthefollowingoptionsaccordingtoyourpreference:

• Allowsearchenginestoindexthissite–allowsyoursitetobeaddedtowebsearchindexes.• Discouragesearchenginesfromindexingthissite–yoursiteisstillvisibleontheweb,however

itsendsbackcodetodirectsearchenginestoignoreyoursite.3. ClickSaveChanges.Yoursiteisnowlive.:::