Blogging Primer
Blog Information: Posts, Videos, & Pictures
Blog Posting Guide
1. Create a WordPress account.
- Sign into WordPress.
- At the top of your screen, click on “New Post”.
- Give your post a title.
- . Write your post.
- Select the appropriate category from the “Categories” menu on the right(i.e. Week 1, About Us, etc).
- When you’re finished, hit the “Save and Continue Editing” button.
- After your post is saved, hit the “Preview” button up at the top-right to review your post for errors and to make sure it looks the way you want.
- When you’re done editing your post, click “Submit to Review.” An administrator will then review the post and publish it to the blog.
- After you’ve posted, make sure to comment on your classmates’ posts.
Adding Pictures to Your Post
- Click on the “insert image button”, which has a small image of a tree on it.
- Type the web address of the image you’re inserting in the Image URL box and hit OK.
- You can also change the image’s alignment (i.e. right, left, center, etc), as well as its size in this window.
Adding Video to Your Post
- Scroll down to immediately below the editing box; click on the “Videos” tab.
- Paste or type your video’s URL in the provided box.
- Position your cursor in the text of your post at the location where you want the video to appear.
- Click the “Send to Editor” button. The video should appear in your post.
