Don’t forget, by now you should have:
- Created your individual weblog
- Published an entry of your own (not the automated WordPress entry already on the site)
- Provided your link, which should now appear on our links page
- Checked the link to be sure it works properly and your weblog looks the way you expect
If you’ve done these things yet your weblog doesn’t appear the way you expect, please see me.
Categories: Assignments · Individual Weblog
Today in class we will enable some of the interactive features on your weblogs. I will demonstrate:
- Enabling open commenting (Options, Discussion, Allow people to post comments–Comment author must fill out name and email–and save)
- Enabling trackback/pings (Options, Discussion, Allow link notifications from other weblogs–and save)
- Finding a syndication/RSS feed (Teaching Online Journalism as an example)
- Posting someone else’s syndication feed on your weblog (Find the feed and copy the link, then Presentation, Widgets, Drag “RSS” widget into sidebar, copy link into widget, and save)
For Friday, your weblogs should have:
- Your entry on interactivity completed and published
- Open commenting enabled (i.e. comments are posted without need for moderating)
- Trackback pings enabled
- At least one published RSS feed from another website of your choice on your site
If you need more instruction on doing these things, be sure to consult the WordPress online documentation.
Categories: Assignments · In class · Individual Weblog
