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How to Post to WordPress

Learn how to create posts on WordPress, an easy-to-use content management system. Step 1: Creating an account If you haven’t used worpdress before, you’ll need to create a new account. Find the email invitation from wordpress and follow its instructions. Because this...

So You Want to Write the Best Blog Post?

Before you begin, make sure to review your syllabus and assignment instructions for specific guidelines and tips from your professor. Keep these in mind while you plan your post. Outlined below are a few pointers to keep in mind during the writing process. If you have...

wordpress.com, wordpress.org, or the CDLR Sandbox?

Thinking of using WordPress, a free open-source platform, to host out-of-class discussions, student responses, or a class homepage? You have a few choices make before you get started. Use this tutorial as a guide for choosing the option that works best for your needs:...

Music Students Collaborate with Peers Using WordPress

In the Fall of 2011, Wendy Hsu and Shanna Lorenz decided to link their students’ work and connect it to the public though the creation of Oxy Music Connection, “a celebration of the diverse soundscape of Los Angeles, features performance and venue reviews and...

Learn WordPress

WordPress is a content management system that has the features of a blog, but can also be designed to look more like a traditional website. At Occidental most departments are now using wordpress to host their homepages, but faculty and staff are also creating...