Blogs.ed help and support
Find some useful links and documents to help you navigate your blogging features.
There are lots of useful tutorials and documentation freely available on how to use WordPress. We have created a reading list of videos and documentation which we’d recommend viewing if you are new to WordPress. We also recommend using the Help available in WordPress itself.
Please note that the some of the functionality, plugins and themes described in materials developed elsewhere may be different to those available in blogs.ed.ac.uk.
Finding your WordPress dashboard on blogs.ed.ac.uk |
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Using the WordPress admin panel/dashboard |
There are lots of sites around which give detailed instructions on how to use the dashboard: |
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Who can see your blog |
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Adding a new post |
There are lots of sites around which give detailed instructions on how to add a post: |
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Pinning a post to the top of your page | ||
Setting the number of blog posts per page | ||
Adding a static homepage |
There are lots of sites around which give detailed instructions on how to add a static homepage: |
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Creating a menu |
If you want to create a custom menu for your blog, these self-help resources might help. |
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Adding in widgets to help navigation |
You might want to add in widgets to the side panel of your site that display links to the most recent posts or which allow you to look at posts by category.
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Adding a Twitter feed widget |
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Enable Blog Notifications for Student blogs in Learn
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Changing appearance |
Some themes work a little differently. These differences are described in the following Theme helpsheet: |
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Useful plugins |
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Managing users |
WPBeginner article on user roles and permissions, includes tutorial video and comparison infographic. |
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Importing and exporting |
Before you migrate, please look at our Blog Migration Checklist.
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Using media |
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Blog analytics |
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Changing the name of your blog |
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Changing permissions |
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Making sure your blog is accessible |
If you want more information about writing your blog in an accessible manner, consult our page on how to create accessible content. |
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Providing your WordPress materials in another format |
If you want to provide your WordPress material in another format, read our Accessible Material page. | |
Choosing how your name displays |
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How to edit your profile and change how your name is displayed | ||
Changing the settings for blog post comments |
Consult this LinkedIn Learning video tutorial to learn more about managing comments and spam. |
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How to change blog category |
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Following blogs (using RSS feed) | ||
Managing comments | ||
Blog source: using syndicated and curated content |
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