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Category Archives: Wordpress for Student Blogs
How to add, edit, and re-order pages
NOTE: I wrote this page for my WRTG 3020 students, who have the option to customize a blog as part of one of their projects. The layout of the study …
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How to manage links in the sidebar
This screencast provides a short overview of how to manage links in the sidebar of a WordPress blog. FOR STUDY GUIDES As I noted in the first Study Guide Blog …
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How to customize the sidebar
You’ll need to decide what elements to include on your study guide sidebar and how to customize them, if needed. At a minimum, you should probably use the following widgets, …
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How to create and modify categories
As you already know, blog posts should be assigned to categories, typically only one category per post (although you might see a reason for using more than one category in …
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How to create a post that “sticks” to the front page of the blog
To make a post “stick” to the top of your most recent blog entries page, even after you’ve posted newer entries, make it “sticky.” (This option is only available on …
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How to upload a new header for your blog
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How to customize the sidebar of a blog
This screencast gives you a brief overview of how to customize the sidebar on your study guide blog (applicable only to WRTG 3020 students). WRTG 3020: Study Guide Blog: Sidebars …
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How to choose a new theme for a blog
Short overview of choosing a theme for your study guide blog. (Mainly for WRTG 3020 students.) Study Guide: Choosing Themes
Strategies for blog design
The design of the study guide blog includes elements that impact its visual appeal. Although you may not have thought about it this way, you have to make design decisions …
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Strategies for study guide layout
NOTE: I wrote this page for my WRTG 3020 students, who have the option to customize a blog as part of one of their projects. The layout of the study …
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