WordPress help

Guide to using WordPress to post assignments:

First log into your MU Blog admin acount using your marymount ID and password (same as your MU email) http://mublog.marymount.edu/MUBlog/wp-admin/

 

In the top menu, under ‘my sites‘ from the drop down menu select ‘digital storytelling‘

 

Then follow the steps below:

1) Creating a new post. You will create a new post for each homework assignment.

 

 

2. Add the text of your post, including a title and the description of the image for the weekly 1000, or your analysis for the inspirational examples.

 

If you are pasting from Word, please use the pasting tool. This strips the text from any formatting that may corrupt the html code.

 

3. Insert the image.

 

Make sure you select ‘use as feature image’ so your image will show up in the summery of your post. If you have more then one image, insert them one at a time, and select the most important for the feature image.

 

4. Add any links by highlighting the text and selecting the insert link tool. If you need to undo a link, use the un-link tool which is next to the link tool.

 

 

5. Set your categories and tags. This step is very important to making sure everyone can see you work and it appears in the right place. For each of your weekly photographs, check the category, ‘weekly 1000′. For the inspirational examples, check the ‘inspiration’ category. Your homework will not appear on the site unless you have checked one of these.

Each week we will also have a different theme/tag. You will need to tag your post as well so we can sort by topic. Please make sure you tag your post correctly for each week.

 

When you are finished, select publish, and then view your work on the website. You can continue making edits and republish as many times as needed if you want to make changes.