WordPress BasicsDr. Richard F. Gaspar

Hillsborough Community Collegergaspar@hccfl.edu

MMC2100hcc.wordpress.com

• “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”~ Malcolm X

Stage One: Sign up!

1.) Head to WordPress.com and click on the “sign up now” button:

Choosing a Username

2.) Choose a unique username that will identify you in the WordPress.com community.

Choosing a Password

3.) You’ll need to enter the same password twice, and the little “strength” bar will tell you if you’ve chosen a strong password or not.

Contact Information

4.) Next up, add the email address you’d like to associate with your account.

Terms of Service

5.) Check out the terms of service if you’d like to, and tick the appropriate box.

Are You Ready to Blog?

6.) Select whether you want a blog or just a username. – “Just a username” is for people who want to

comment on specific WordPress blogs, but not create their own blog.

Naming your Blog

7.) On the next screen, choose a domain name for your first blog.

Giving Your Blog a Title

8.) Pick a title for your blog.

Choose Your Preferred Language

9.) Change your language if the correct one isn’t displayed by default.

Public vs. Private

10.) If you want people to be able to find your content via WordPress.com or search engines, make sure that you check the appropriate box. If you’re planning on running a private blog, you’ll want this to be unchecked.

Almost there!

11.) Click on “sign up,” and WordPress will send you a confirmation email. You’ll need to respond to this to verify that you’re human.

Congratulations!

• You have successfully made your first Blog!

Resources

• http://learn.wordpress.com/• http://wordpress.org/support/• http://codex.wordpress.org/

New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start• http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=499• http://wordpresshelp.org/

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