Creating a site in WordPress1. Go to Wordpress.com2. Click “Get Started” or “Crear un sitio” or “Crear sitio

web” and in the first step, select “Una página de bienvenida para mi sitio”

3. Follow the instructions. When it says to choose a “theme” or “tema,” choose whichever looks good to you

4. When it says “Let’s Find a Domain” or “Busquemos un dominio,” choose carefully--this will determine how your users get to your site

Your domain will usually be the same as the name of your site, but with no spaces or punctuation. If it is already taken by another WordPress user, it will show an option with numbers. Choose that or try something more unique. Make sure you choose a domain that says “Free” or “Gratis”!

5. When it asks to “Pick a Plan” or “Selecciona un plan que te encaje,” choose the free one

Click “Seleccionar Gratuito”

6. Create your account with your school Gmail address

You should see this screen. If you don’t, ask for help:

7. Go to your email you used to create the account (your school Gmail address), find this email:

Click “Confirmar ahora”

Log in to your account (if you are not already logged in).

You will see a section on the side of the page that looks like this:

This is your “Sidebar,” where you can control your site.

Every time you make a change it will be from here.

8. Go to your website.

Open a new tab in your browser and enter MYDOMAINNAME.wordpress.com in the URL bar of your browser.

Except enter your actual domain name instead of MYDOMAINNAME

For example, my website’s URL would be nateinspain.wordpress.com

9. This is a real website now--anyone who types in that URL will see the same thing. They do not have to be logged in. So make sure you only put things you want everyone to know! If you want proof, try going to the website of the person next to you.

10. Go to “Settings” or “Ajustes” at the bottom of the sidebar from the other tab

11. Choose your site’s title and enter it where it says “Site Title” or “Título del Sitio”

Choose carefully! You could change it later but it would confuse your users

12. Go to the tab that is your page (MYDOMAINNAME.wordpress.com) and

REFRESH

You should see your page with the title updated.

Any time you make a change, you should check by refreshing this tab! Because this is what a user of your website actually sees.

13. Create a new page and give it a name

Click on “Pages--Add” or “Páginas--Añadir” in your dashboard

14. Add text and images to the new page

Click on “Pages” or “Páginas” in your dashboard then choose the one you want to edit from the list

Then add a title for the page, some text and a photo

15. Make sure you click “Update” or “Publish” or “Publicar” when you finish with your edits

TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN SIDEBAR (after you publish), click “Volver” or “Back” in the sidebar:

16. In the sidebar, go to “Menús”

17. Click on one of the plus signs (“+”) in the page that

comes up

18. Click “Añadir item de menú abajo”

19. Choose your new page and click “Añadir elemento”

20. Click “Guardar”

20. GO TO THE OTHER TAB AND REFRESH.

Your should see your new page in the list of pages at the top.

Navigate to that page and make sure it looks how you want. It is now on the internet for anyone to see!

21. Go back to the tab where you edit and:

Repeat steps 13 to 20 to make another new page with different content

22. Go back to the tab where you edit and:

Add a blog post

Click on “Blog Posts--Add” or “Entradas del Blog--Añadir” in your dashboard

Add a title and content

Click “Publish” or “Publicar”

23. Go to the tab where you look at your site and click on “BLOG”

Make sure you see the blog post you just created:

Now, the most important part--congratulate yourself! You now have your very own website with two pages and a blog. I will have you add more things on your own, with the requirements on the next page. You can change it or post to it any time you want, and anyone on the internet can see it. Just

remember your URL (MYDOMAINNAME.wordpress.com--again, not actually MYDOMAINNAME, that part will be whatever you chose). so you can tell it to people. For instance, you can check out mine at nateinspain.wordpress.com

Good job and thank you! SEE NEXT PAGE FOR PROJECT REQUIREMENTSAT the end of this project, your website should have at least:

● A title (for the whole site, not just for one page, and it can’t be “Site Title” or “Título del Sitio”

● 3 total pages with at least text content (not counting blog posts), that is, the home page plus two others

● 2 blog posts with at least text content● Each page and blog post must have a title● At least three of the pages/blog posts must have

a photo● At least one of the pages/blog posts must have

a video or song embedded