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Creating pages in Wordpress.com
MAIN INTERFACE TOOLBAR
DASHBOARD PAGES
CREATING PAGES CHILD PAGES
CREATING CHILD PAGES
Course Portfolio Site Creating pages in Wordpress.com 1
WORDPRESS.COM SUPPORT http://en.support.wordpress.com/
You can find answers to all kinds of questions and learn a lot about how to make the most of Wordpress.com here.
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Creating pages in Wordpress.com
MAIN INTERFACE TOOLBAR
DASHBOARD PAGES
CREATING PAGES CHILD PAGES
CREATING CHILD PAGES
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Wordpress.com main interface
Front end – what people see in a web browser Back end or “dashboard”– where you create pages & upload images and texts to your site
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Wordpress.com main interface
Front end – what people see in a web browser Back end or “dashboard”– where you create pages & upload images and texts to your site
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Creating pages in Wordpress.com
MAIN INTERFACE TOOLBAR
DASHBOARD PAGES
CREATING PAGES CHILD PAGES
CREATING CHILD PAGES
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Wordpress.com toolbar
Gray toolbar at top of page in both dashboard and front end Dropdown menu on toolbar allows you to move back & forth between dashboard and front end
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Wordpress.com toolbar
Gray toolbar at top of page in both dashboard and front end Dropdown menu on toolbar allows you to move back & forth between dashboard and front end
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Creating pages in Wordpress.com
MAIN INTERFACE TOOLBAR
DASHBOARD PAGES
CREATING PAGES CHILD PAGES
CREATING CHILD PAGES
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Wordpress.com dashboard
Dashboard has a wide range of options and functions. We will only use a few of these to create and develop your Course Portfolio Site throughout the semester. Most of our work will take place in the “pages” section of the dashboard.
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Wordpress.com dashboard
Dashboard has a wide range of options and functions. We will only use a few of these to create and develop your Course Portfolio Site throughout the semester. Most of our work will take place in the “pages” section of the dashboard.
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Creating pages in Wordpress.com
MAIN INTERFACE TOOLBAR
DASHBOARD PAGES
CREATING PAGES CHILD PAGES
CREATING CHILD PAGES
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Wordpress.com pages
Any page you create in the dashboard will automatically appear on the main menu of the site’s front end.
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Creating pages in Wordpress.com
MAIN INTERFACE TOOLBAR
DASHBOARD PAGES
CREATING PAGES CHILD PAGES
CREATING CHILD PAGES
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Wordpress.com page creation
1. Click on the “Pages” link in the left menu of the dashboard. This will open up the “Pages” screen.
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Wordpress.com page creation
2. Under “Pages” in the left menu, click on “Add New.” This will open up the “Add New Pages” screen.
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Wordpress.com page creation
3. In the “Add New Page” screen, type the word “About” in the title bar box towards the top of the screen.
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Wordpress.com page creation
3. In the “Add New Page” screen, type the word “About” in the title bar box towards the top of the screen.
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Wordpress.com page creation
5. Click the blue “Publish” button on the right side of the screen.
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Wordpress.com page creation
6. Check your work on your site’s front end. You should see the word “about” in your front end main menu.
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Wordpress.com page creation
6. Check your work on your site’s front end. You should see the word “about” in your front end main menu.
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Wordpress.com page creation
7. After you create your “About” page, create another page called “Graphic Design I.” When you’ve done this, you should see both “About” and “Graphic Design I” in your front end main menu.
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Wordpress.com page creation
7. After you create your “About” page, create another page called “Graphic Design I.” When you’ve done this, you should see both “About” and “Graphic Design I” in your front end main menu.
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Creating pages in Wordpress.com
MAIN INTERFACE TOOLBAR
DASHBOARD PAGES
CREATING PAGES CHILD PAGES
CREATING CHILD PAGES
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Wordpress.com child pages
A “child” page is a sub-page. Child pages will appear in a drop down menu under a main page in the front end main menu.
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Wordpress.com child pages
A “child” page is a sub-page. Child pages will appear in a drop down menu under a main page in the front end main menu.
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Creating pages in Wordpress.com
MAIN INTERFACE TOOLBAR
DASHBOARD PAGES
CREATING PAGES CHILD PAGES
CREATING CHILD PAGES
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Wordpress.com child page creation
1. Click on the “Pages” link in the left menu of the dashboard. This will open up the “Pages” screen.
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Wordpress.com child page creation
2. Under “Pages” in the left menu, click on “Add New.” This will open up the “Add New Pages” screen.
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Wordpress.com child page creation
3. Click the “Parent” drop down menu on the right side of the screen. Select “Graphic Design I” from the menu.
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Wordpress.com child page creation
3. Click the “Parent” drop down menu on the right side of the screen. Select “Graphic Design I” from the menu.
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Wordpress.com child page creation
4. Type “Project 1” in the title bar box towards the top of the screen.
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Wordpress.com child page creation
5. Click the blue “Publish” button on the right side of the screen.
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Wordpress.com child pages
6. Check your work on your site’s front end. You should see “Project 1” in a drop-down menu under “Graphic Design I” in the main menu.
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Wordpress.com child pages
6. Check your work on your site’s front end. You should see “Project 1” in a drop-down menu under “Graphic Design I” in the main menu.
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Wordpress.com child pages
7. Repeat this process to create child pages with titles project 2, project 3, project 4, project 5, project 6, and adobe illustrator tutorials. Note the short horizontal line to the left of the “project” pages – this indicates that they are children of the “graphic design I” page.
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Wordpress.com child pages
7. Repeat this process to create child pages with titles project 2, project 3, project 4, project 5, project 6, and adobe illustrator tutorials. Note the short horizontal line to the left of the “project” pages – this indicates that they are children of the “graphic design I” page.
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Wordpress.com child pages
When you’ve created all the child pages under “Graphic Design I” page, your child pages should appear in a dropdown menu when you hover the mouse over “Graphic Design I” in the main menu.
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