Follow these instructions VERY carefully If you make a mistake your work might not be visible and you cannot be graded for it Go to httpwwwwordpresscom Click on GET STARTED Click START WITH A BLOG ID: 638935
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Slide1
Setting up a WordPress SiteSlide2
Follow these instructions
VERY
carefullyIf you make a mistake, your work might not be visible and you cannot be graded for it.
Go to http://www.wordpress.comSlide3
Click on GET STARTEDSlide4
Click START WITH A BLOGSlide5
The themes show up in a random order
Look for
Hemingway Rewritten
Click Hemingway Rewritten
Do
NOT
pick another themeSlide6
Write a
FAKE NAME
hereSlide7
After writing your fake name, options appear
Click
SELECT
for the
FREE
optionSlide8
Click
START WITH FREESlide9
1.
Your email address
2. Make password
3. Click
4
.
Check email
Click
“Confirm Now” in
message
sent to
you
PROBLEM ?
If you
get stuck, YOU MAY HAVE TYPED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
INCORRECTLY.
CHECK
CAREFULLY
There will be a name here alreadySlide10
MENU
=
tools to
create the site
Clicking
MY SITE
makes menu disappear
This is what the reader seesSlide11
Click on
MY SITE
to make the menu appear againSlide12
Click
Add
beside Pages
MAKE SURE IT IS
PAGES
AND NOT ANOTHER CHOICESlide13
Write the title
This I Believe
Like thisSlide14
Options appear below
You want to see “Allow Comments”
Click
More OptionsSlide15
Click
PUBLISH
1
2
Click on the box
A checkmark will appear
Do not forget to do this
If a trash
can appears, just click
on the words “Allow Comments”
(not the trash can)
If the Publish button doesn’t appear, go to your email & confirm WordPress emailSlide16
In the top left of your page…
Click the arrowSlide17
Click
Add
beside Pages
MAKE SURE IT IS
PAGES
AND NOT ANOTHER CHOICE
D
o it again to create a
PROFILE
page
Click on My Site to get the menuSlide18
Write the title
ProfileSlide19
Options appear below
You want to see “Allow Comments”
Click
More OptionsSlide20
Click
PUBLISH
1
2
Click on the box
A checkmark will appear
Do not forget to do this
If a trash
can appears, just click
on the words “Allow Comments”
(not the trash can)Slide21
Click
Add
beside Pages
MAKE SURE IT IS
PAGES
AND NOT ANOTHER CHOICE
D
o it again to create a
REFLECTION
page
Click on My Site to get the menuSlide22
Write the title
ReflectionSlide23
Options appear below
You want to see “Allow Comments”
Click
More OptionsSlide24
Click
PUBLISH
1
2
Click on the box
A checkmark will appear
Do not forget to do this
If a trash
can appears, just click
on the words “Allow Comments”
(not the trash can)Slide25
We will make these pages appear on the menu
Next…Slide26
Click
Customize
beside
Themes
It takes time to load…
If the blue
menu bar
is not visible
click on My Site
Slide27
If you end up in a different place,
go back to a place that matches one of these slides and try again
Click
MenusSlide28
Be careful! Don’t click anywhere else
Click
PrimarySlide29
Click
Add Items
A new box will appear beside this oneSlide30
Click
This I Believe
Click
Profile
Click
Reflection
The + will turn into a checkmarkSlide31
Don’t Forget !
Click
Add ItemsSlide32
at the top left…
Click
Save & PublishSlide33
Make sure you clicked SAVE AND PUBLISH !
It’s at the top left of your screen beside the URL window
Click
GO BACK ARROWSlide34
THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU THE CORRECT URL
(the address)
Does the URL have the word WORDPRESS only once?
Does it follow this pattern? https://fakename.wordpress.com/
IF YES, GO TO SLIDE 38 (skip the next 3 slides)
If no, go to the next slide Slide35
IMPORTANT !
If the blue column is open on the left, the long URL is wrongSlide36
1
. Click on
Site Preview
A page before a page appears
The URL is still the wrong one (too long)
2.
Click
here to
maximizeSlide37
Don’t send bigger URL (https://wordpress.com/pagesfakename.wordpress.com)
The URL should be
https://fakename.wordpress.com/
1
Word before wordpress.com
Wordpress.com must appear only
ONCE
in the URL
See previous slide to fix this if neededSlide38
All Done !
Follow instructor instructions for how to share URL
Save the URL (Email, Word document etc). YOU NEED TO KNOW IT
We will work with
This I Believe
,
Profile
and
Reflection
pages later
You have a blog. See next slide for how to blog…
Slide39
To start blogging, go to your menu & click on
ADD beside
Blog PostsClick the blue publish button when you are done your blog
See the NEWS section of D2L for
weekly blog prompts