Using WordPress.com | Digital Writing 101

The resources below may be outdated, so I recommend that you consult the official WordPress.com Support pages instead. (This does NOT apply to Amy’s students, who are using the custom …

For long blog posts as well as drafts and final versions of projects, put the content of the post behind a “read more” tag. That way the long content won’t …

NOTE: In a recent update, WordPress changed the toolbar interface, so the options shown below may no longer apply. For current instructions on embedding images, see this help page on …

The instructions below are for students whose class blogs are hosted on WordPress.com (Students in Amy’s classes should view the handouts under Using Custom WordPress instead.) (1) Go to WordPress.com …

Many of our faculty members use blogs on WordPress.com for course materials or class blogs, so I’ve created some handouts and screencasts on using WordPress.com, both for you and your …

This screencast shows you how to sign up for a user account on WordPress.com without signing up for your own blog. For more, see the the Screencasts for PWR Students …

You can log into your class blog one of two ways: follow a login link on the blog itself, if available go to WordPress.com and log in there, and then …

If you want to restrict a blog post to only those who have a password, follow these steps: (1) On the post editing page, look in the Publish box in …

If your blog is on WordPress.com, see this list of “Shortcode” embed codes you can use to embed content from other sites, such as presentations you’ve uploaded to a presentation …

If you want to edit one of your blog posts but are having a hard time finding it on the Posts page on the Dashboard try sorting the list to …

If you want to include a quotation in a post that will span more than two or three lines, or if you want to use special formatting to call attention …

VISUAL MODE TOOLBARS When you first open a post editing window, you’ll most likely only see one row of tools in the formatting toolbar, which will look like this if …

This post features links to some specific pages on the WordPress.com support site that you and your students might find useful. Please note that unless a handout appears under the …

Short guide to editing an image after you’ve uploaded it to a blog post. Editing Image after uploading

I strongly recommend that you compose your discussion posts in Word or another word processing program and save them on your computer, so that you always have a copy available …