NOTE: Before you can log in to Miami’s WordPress system, you must either be a site administrator or be added to a site by another administrator. To obtain a site of your own, request a WordPress blog. To log in to the WordPress Dashboard, follow these two easy steps! 1. Access the WordPress website. Visit: http://sites.miamioh.edu/path-for-your-site/wp-admin […]
WordPress User Support
Everything you encounter in WordPress, from the documentation to the code itself, was created by and for the community. WordPress is an Open Source project; there are hundreds of people all over the world working on it. As a result, there are several ways to find support within WordPress:
Changing the Appearance of your Blog Site
From the Appearance screen you can control how the content of your blog is displayed. WordPress allows you to easily style your site by choosing from a list of available Themes. To change the appearance of your site: 1. Log in to http://blogs.muohio.edu. 2. Click Appearance. Additional menu options appear. 3. Adjust settings as needed. […]
Overview of the WordPress Dashboard
Some information in this post comes from WordPress for Dummies, 2nd edition. The WordPress Dashboard is the main control panel, and it is the first thing you see when you log in. From the Dashboard, you can manage all of your sites and create new ones. Furthermore, a left navigation menu allows quick access to […]
Configuring your WordPress Profile
Your profile contains information about you (your “account”) as well as some personal options related to using WordPress. Non-Miami users can change their passwords. All users can turn on keyboard shortcuts, and turn off the WYSIWYG (Visual) editor, among other things. Your username cannot be changed, but you can use other fields to enter your […]