This document provides instructions for creating a course site using WordPress. It outlines how to set up the site structure by creating pages, categories, and menus to organize content. Pages are used for static information like an about page and syllabus. Categories are created to organize posts by topic, like individual course weeks. A menu is configured to display the pages and category sections. Posts are then made under the appropriate categories. Finally, widgets are used to customize the front page display.

1. Introduction to WordPress Part Two:
Creating a Course Site
Go to Wordpress.Com
Log In with Username and Password
Go to My Sites
Find the site you created, pull up site
Go to the site’s Dashboard
Go to Appearance
Go to Themes, Click on Free (right corner)
Select Twenty Ten and Activate the site
Click back to front page to check that site is activated
Set a title for your site
Go to Settings
Go to General
Set Site Title
Set Tagline
Save Changes
Create a Header for your site
Go to Appearance
Go Header
Create an image (or search for an image in Google Advanced Search or Creative
Commons)
Save Image on your desktop
Choose File, Upload File
Crop and Publish Header
Also see default headers you might select
Change your header font color, if you like
Save Changes
Change the Background Color of your site
Go to Appearance
Go to Background
Select an image or a color
Save changes
Creating Pages for Your Site
Go to Dashboard
Go to Pages

2. Go to All Pages
See if any default pages exist, use or delete
Click Add New
Add an “About Our Class” Page
Add descriptive Text
Pages are static information that will not be continually updates
Scroll down and unclick Comments and Likes and Shares (unless you want those)
Click Update
The About Page will become our class site’s “Static Front Page”
Create Pages for other class content:
Syllabus (upload and insert a document)
Assignments
Course Readings (Let’s password protect that one)
Reading Responses (This page will also have a “Category” associated)
Course Videos (or any media you might want to add)
Creating Categories to organize Posts
Go to Posts
Go to Categories
Go to Add New Category
Create Week One, Click Add New Category
Repeat for: Week Two, Week Three, Week Four, etc
You should see Categories being added to right side of screen
Okay, you now have Pages and Categories
You now need a menu to organize them
Go to Appearance
Go to Menus
You will see Pages, Links, Categories, Links, Format. We will use Pages and
Categories.
Go to Page, click View All
Click each Page
Click Add to Menu
Go to Categories
Click View All
Select your categories
Click Add to Menu
On the right side: Name your menu
Organize Menu Structure (Drop and drag and nest)
Click Save Menu
Then go to top of page. Click Manage Menus for manage location on the site.
Click front page and see menu
Now, let’s use our Categories to see how organizing posts work
Go to Dashboard

3. Click Posts> All Posts
Click Add New
Create a Post (Title and mock text)
Remember to (de)select discussion/likes and shares
Select Week One category
Click update
See where your post has gone
We want it only to go to menu location, not the front page
So, let’s select a static front page
Go to Settings
Go to Reading
Go to Front page displays: Select Static Front Page
Select About our class
Here is where you can also set your site visibility
Save changes
Now, check your menu to see where your post (or a student post) appears
Let’s do the same thing for course content
Create “Course Video” category
Go back to Menu and add “Course Video” category to list, select location
Create a post
Embed video from Youtube
Select “Course Video” category
Update
Now, all posts created with “Course Video” categories will appear under the menu
Let’s design on Front Page
Go to Appearance
Go to Widgets
Look through Widgets
Using right side to organize
The Test Site that was used as an example in this workshop can be seen here:
http://cwetestsite.wordpress.com/