You’ve got your new blog. Now you want to decorate, and make the space your own; I get that. When I made my first website back in the dim-dark days of 1996, I had to learn about HTML and Hex values and the ‘table’ tag; and all kinds of barbaric things like that. Luckily for… Continue reading Change The Appearance of Your WordPress.com Blog
Month: February 2012
Change Your WordPress.com Blog’s Subtitle/Tagline
Along with the sample first post and the sample first comment, WordPress has an annoying habit of putting an automatic subtitle on all new blogs. It reads “Just Another WordPress Blog” and looks like this: Now, I’m a fan of WordPress and all, , but I don’t really want that as my subhead. To change… Continue reading Change Your WordPress.com Blog’s Subtitle/Tagline
Posting To Your WordPress.com Blog
Now that you are logged in to WordPress.com, you are either staring at the dashboard or the New Post window. From The Dashboard To post a new entry on your blog, look at the left-hand menu. Hover over, or click ‘Posts’. This expands the menu. You’ll want “Add New”. Click it. Posting Your Entry I… Continue reading Posting To Your WordPress.com Blog
Logging Back In To WordPress.com
So, you’ve set up your first WordPress.com blog. Congratulationss! Now, How Do I Get Back To My Blog? Well, if you haven’t been away from your computer or haven’t logged out it’s as simple as going to wordpress.com. There, at the top right of the screen you’ll see your username and a user icon in… Continue reading Logging Back In To WordPress.com
So You Want A WordPress Blog?
You want a blog, and lots of people recommend WordPress, but you’re are finding it all a bit confusing That’s fair, because the blogging tools are quite powerful and have LOTS of options built in. Happily, you can start small with a basic blog (ignoring most of the options on the screen to start with)… Continue reading So You Want A WordPress Blog?