Setting up a WordPress Site Winter 2018

Follow instructions VERY carefully A mistake = your work might not be visible = you cannot be graded for it. Go to http://www.wordpress.com CLICK ON GET STARTED

Click Get Started

Write in your name Write in “Writing” Choose Choose 1

Write your NAME here

After writing your name, options appear. This can take a few moments. Click SELECT for the FREE option

Click START WITH FREE

1. Your email address 4. Check email Click “Confirm Now” in message sent to you There will be a name here already 2. Make password Save your password ! 3. Click

PROBLEM ? If you get stuck, YOU HAVE TYPED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS INCORRECTLY. CHECK CAREFULLY

This page should appear

Write “Hemingway” in the box This will appear CLICK ON IT

Click on Activate this design Click on Customize site

Click Menus

FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY ! Click on Primary Click Add Items You are now adding three pages to your menu option.

Write in This I Believe Click Add Find the space that says “Add New Page”

Write in Profile Find the space that says “Add New Page” Click Add

2. Click the blue PUBLISH button square beside Primary Menu Wait until it changes to PUBLISHED

At bottom left, click on Hide Controls The page appears as the reader sees it. Toggle the little arrow switch at the bottom left to make the menu appear and disappear. Try it! You can also click MY SITE at the top left to make menu appear & disappear

Now, Enable Comment Boxes on Each Page Click on This I Believe Click on Edit

Scroll Down Options appear below You want to see “Allow Comments” On right side of page Click More Options 1 2 Scroll Down Options appear below You want to see “Allow Comments” 3

Click UPDATE 4 5 Do not forget to do this  Click on the box A checkmark will appear If the Update button doesn’t appear, go to your email & confirm WordPress email If a trash can appears, just click on the words “Allow Comments” (not the trash can)

Enable Comment Boxes on Profile Page Click on Profile Click on Edit

Scroll Down Options appear below You want to see “Allow Comments” On right side of page Click More Options 1 2 Scroll Down Options appear below You want to see “Allow Comments” 3

Click UPDATE 4 5 Do not forget to do this  Click on the box A checkmark will appear If a trash can appears, just click on the words “Allow Comments” (not the trash can)

To Add A Blog Open Menu Click on “Add” beside “Blog Posts” Write the blog title (follow instructions for blog title and word count) Write the blog Important: Don’t forget to click the blue “Publish” button

ALMOST DONE !  Go to this link and complete the form. Make sure you submit the correct URL ! Does the URL have the word WORDPRESS only once? Does it follow this pattern? https://username.wordpress.com/ IF YES, skip the next 3 slides If no, go to the next slide

IMPORTANT ! When submitting the URL… If the blue column is open on the left, this long URL is wrong

To get correct (short) URL to share…. Click on VIEW SITE Then click on blue VISIT SITE button on right

The URL should be https://name.wordpress.com/ Don’t send bigger URL (https://wordpress.com/pagesfakename.wordpress.com)  ONE word before wordpress.com Wordpress.com must appear only ONCE in the URL See previous slide to fix this if needed

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 The home page = your blog! See next slide for how to blog…

To start blogging, go to your menu & click on ADD beside Blog Posts Click the blue publish button when you are done your blog See the NEWS section of D2L for weekly blog prompts