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Blogging with WordPress
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Blogging with WordPress
Date:
July 17, 2013 - August 14, 2013
Event Description:
The class will introduce students to the WordPress content management system capabilities and techniques by exploring the features and benefits of both WordPress.com and WordPress.org. WordPress.com provides free blogs/websites. WordPress.org provides software to self-host blogs/websites. In this course, students will learn by doing; they will create a personal or business blog, using visual step-by-step instructions for creating and setting up a WordPress blog from WordPress.com. Students will gain an understanding of how to manage their blog by exploring all the tools offered by the WordPress content management system. The class will explore how to create engaging written and visual content with the WordPress content management system. Students will apply advanced procedures for self-hosted bloggers, including buying a domain, getting a web host, and installing WordPress.org. The class will investigate the benefits of self-hosting by customizing sites through use of plug-ins and themes and custom site editing.
