'Blogging' Archive
It’s best to be consistent and keep things simple when naming files for your website. You may need more complex naming conventions and multiple versions of files on your hard drive or shared drive, but simplifying file names for the web decreases the risk that your links will break or that some people will have [...]
Moving from WordPress 3.2 to 3.5 (information about the upgrade schedule is available on the IS blog) will not bring any drastic changes, but you will see a number of small changes that should improve your blogging experience. A complete list of changes is available in the WordPress Codex. Highlights that may interest the Bryn [...]
The Bryn Mawr WordPress theme is available upon request for blogs that require Bryn Mawr branding. If you would like to request this theme, please contact help@brynmawr.edu and include the address of your blog if it has been created. For the most part, the Bryn Mawr WordPress theme works like any other WordPress theme, and [...]
1. Log in to your club blog. If you are having trouble logging in, please contact help@brynmawr.edu or call the Help Desk at 610-526-7440 Once logged in, you should see the Dashboard with the name of your club at the top like this: If you just need to update your contact information, click on Posts [...]
Are your old blog posts getting nonsensical or oddly generic comments? Do these comments link to websites that have nothing to do with your post, and everything to do with selling random and perhaps questionable products? Our WordPress antispam plugin, Akismet, should catch most of these comments, but you can eliminate a large source of [...]
Your WordPress username cannot be changed, but the name displayed publicly on posts can be change. You can change your profile so that it uses only part of your name, or you can choose a different nickname (your personal nickname, or a pseudonym– whichever you prefer). Keep in mind that this name will appear on [...]
Creating videos for your department or office website or blog? Get started with these resources: Video Editing category in the TECH Bar Video tips from MakeUseOf The College’s web server is not designed to support streaming video, so Web Services generally recommends uploading to a third party site such as YouTube or Viddler. If you [...]
Note: WordPress limits what content may be embedded and where for security reasons (e.g. to prevent malicious code from being inserted into a blog). If code is removed or changed when you attempt to embed it, please contact Web Services help@brynmawr.edu for assistance. Content may be embedded in a WordPress post or page from most [...]
Note: if you encounter difficulties adding users, please contact Web Services via help@brynmawr.edu with the following information: – The address of your blog – The name and email address of the person you would like to add A. To add someone who is already a blogs.brynmawr.edu user: 1. Click the Users menu in the Dashboard [...]
Web Services will soon be upgrading the blog server to WordPress 3.2 to maintain security and provide important new features. The basic features of WordPress will remain the same, but here’s a quick tour of the improvements that will be available after the upgrade. The Dashboard includes a menu across the top with quick access [...]