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hey, let's start.
Hey welcome back session two.
so what I want to do today.
Is walk through students.cob.ilstu.edu show you a little bit around Wordpress.
I know the contents out there already it may know like a lot of you I'm so proud.
alot of you have already signed up for the wordpress accounts and
and kind of proceeded on but I wanted to make sure
everybody's cool.
before we start this session of class it shouldn't
shouldn't take super long will see what we all do.
and um we'll go from there
so.
students.cob.ilstu.edu
If you happen to forget it If you can't watch the video this one is even on
or if you happen to forget the address you can go to the
class webpage and the link is out there in that little bulleted list of links too
but.
I've changed it.
to the homepage first so you can just put in your username and password
log in and you should be golden
so i'mma put in my ULID
I'm going to hit student's login page and put in my ULID
and my password.
and it give you a little thing about your profile, right?
excuse me
and you can just blow past this or you can go up to my sites
and there should be two sites there one to be one sixty eight students another
one should be like your ULID's site or your name's site not sure how it's.
it's quite worked out.
now normally what would happen and Wordpress environment.
you'd sign in or you'd install it and there would be a lot more features that you would normally get
you aren't going to get here because of the way we have this setup. I wanted to connected in so
excuse me, so your ULID and password would work so things have been a little different.
but to give you kind of well an overview of what is available here.
There is on two types of things you can create in Wordpress posts and pages right
Posts are sequential
pages entities that work in kind of a blog format
right there and are designed to be sequential post.
but that's posts pages are static yeah?
students.cob.ilstu.edu
so posts and pages.
Posts are sequential
entries into a blog. pages are
static.
this is where Wordpress kind of starts to take off for me
because it use to be when it was first out it was designed as kind of like a blogging platform
You'd write journal articles or like articles in it, people
would read it, they'd reference it that kind of thing on
now it's more of a a real or CMS content management system.
that allows you to create a site, a formal site, right
um.
couple things I want to point out
First of all, did anyone have a problem?
are we all in? I think most of you have already signed in but I want
to make sure this is one of the big things we need to do in the class
students.cob.ilstu.edu
Yeah, we're in the College of Business, yup
there we go
and put in your ULID and password
and, yeah, there's a black bar
mental note here: black bar up at the top is going give you access to pretty much everything
my sites is going to list
your sites that you have available that you can either edit or comment on
Your current site here is going to give you a link to visit it
it's.
and then you can go down here and create a new post page or whatever from from the menu.
uh now
another thing to point out here.
is your URL.
it is the following.
you might want to write this down students.cob.ilstu.edu/your ulid.
right
so this is the site it's going to create am from this point on in the course if I ask you for your site for.
in the final you are going to create a page on your site.
this is going to be whether that know me I only knew how this created when a guy that is it makes it available on the hour and a.
so your URL can be reached.
or anywhere anywhere someone has a network connection.
let's see how things to point out here.
on your site.
the so called your dashboard.
dash for it.
I have all your me is that means over on the last.
anytime your work area last samurai so kept go to your dashboard and added that and it.
to think that a page.
this is or you'll do it.
I'm a common thing that people have experienced.
in the dashboard all look like and that.
why in.
it's a little Bindi on her said collapse many oh.
it's easy to point a it's easy to mess.
and it's easy the coming get confused if you're in the situations so.
make sure you know were the classic menu Ed Snell to do a new page.
it is good and a new page that will work the same way posts and pages trying.
you do add new.
any given a title like.
let's say a loom or moral.
no the editor works pretty much like a regular at it or for any word processor you can.
my italics I is.
Ray White last summer just applying even change color.
no.
here is where I would ask you a question that is one thing that is missing very conspicuously.
and go like Alice eyes and what's missing.
underlying think you have no reason why that is.
he is in kind and forests worldwide design right.
if you don't want to confuse the user.
in some on Telecom's your site you don't want to like throw them off and or if certain things that are run look for for length.
when and amazon underlying peace impact you underline something.
in addition the link.
someone will click on that cry and think oh that's a line can they get they could come and follow link back can be confusing.
underlying isn't very wisely kind of we moved here.
I.
oh it's not in.
in a place that that is the easy to get access here.
now all.
we all know I don't respond called show hide the kitchen sink everything is there are.
I if you show it and that is a lot of stuff that you went normally use you contains text color.
ahh but let's I found one cent to sentence her how loom.
world this is my the first post.
no I can take this and I can take that tax and I can change it to be I had the me.
I can change it to you on.
conceded to be and how drastic and I can squeak of a little better.
I contains the car were.
without.
remove formatting.
it's like that.
other then one day what I want it.
so you can do that it can am her.
so I'm in.
her little double space.
if you have shipped in America.
a single space.
why come as something worth pointing out.
nowhere from the right is the to from the use one of them is HTML be you.
the HTML stands for hypertext markup language and that's how all.
in a basic way the computer sees you or.
page right Mrs house or worsens the towel.
this is how the computer sees it.
and you all don't really have to know HTML in order to do a decent pace but it's worthwhile knowing that it's there because you might get into a situation where you need to you hadn't to pay something towards inner eye it or there's a link that's not were keen or image that she big in.
and would have to note that that that's their the you can add to that and and tweak those things.
I umm.
basically I talk about the film and the videos always see in our lives.
is there is an opening tag would still seed.
we're still see right here.
and then the closing tag which is the slash a man same thing and that describes why is going on to that tax or that image or whatever.
all tags do as they given him after me you like make a big small underlying.
I mimic the hyperlink so and so forth there's thousands of oh my.
it matters there it's available free and that be don't necessarily need to know.
I'm how did you HTML that the page that can one write things about this.
over her and the writing.
you can set things up to the public.
you can get a passport if you want somebody that only see of them a password.
I a new computer password that to do a web.
or you can.
in.
keep it is to last.
you need to say you don't need to you wow published in the media late.
and then.
you can put in the hierarchy right.
now normally.
if I don't want her.
which is driving me crazy if I marker.
how we would structure US site.
it is the you'll go from general to specific and I really need everybody to like the peanut into to you right now.
it would be hopeful because this will be on the task.
I ate you need to go from general to specific quite if you can of paint white the account be advising departments why.
a new one of the Howard to proficiency how of one sixty eight.
it doesn't go beyond the harbor departments the advice seen centers bought paint right.
this to specific information me in the front page house like God hide this is a bison department.
our hours are eight oh four thirty Monday through Friday.
he here's the link to the advisors he knew not goes when you roll down to the second or third level that's when the kid starts to get detail.
remember to lead the sign is you need to think about the people need to see why you need to think about common information they're going to see and providing that to them in the easiest way possible are on site and ISU has come the rule of.
you need to be able to get in the where and to read class.
from let's say the College of business to University of and back to the comically to take you to navigate to the side takes two more months for them not a besides to convoluted think simple think about your audience.
and when you design the site new to make sure it's a new cast about in your on TV make sure you test of nature than on the get the information I want.
he also made it test it on multiple browser.
why is it the you are going to be.
I'm pretty yes I can only works in Internet Explorer you not putting out a great shot.
you got a test of our multiple browsers picture works in Kuala loom and Firefox and IDM.
maybe on the phone nowadays that that's an important thing.
and the nice thing about Wordpress is the stump up or make not stay.
it doesn't need to be.
I'm dunno been to one fifth of the Gaz Terry and even you can add and functionality the Wordpress to make it due on the phone with a and easily view long phones to not tell you get out.
I'm in a publisher that say you do that with these things scope long and quiet which are worth talking about next.
why didn't think about it this way you got it from home probably a lot of you may be how my phones.
there's the op store on the I for all on my phone three you can like downloading team or you can download a how to tell you the weather or or or whatever.
Wordpress can works the same way only on pay for new paint new tab these things called pagans which are small little acts.
they kind of the add functionality to your word says that normally what would happen.
is it you how.
all were your Wordpress install you can go hide wind.
our weather party and write the type and whether they're any good to the plugins a good you were eighteen.
and you can install.
because of the way we cover system set up and because of the need to make sure you all I can with the lead.
I have to kind of pre populate the party unless so there's a ton here.
you can activate.
in.
let's save.
you wanna give people the ability to you on.
that Facebook page.
I white something and Facebook.
I know a hell of here.
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so what the end.
today.
and they all try to my site.
the webpage.
my prayer summer I will easy one.
married to some candidates Ed took last one ending to will like it chariot we that they get the idea.
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that's why the parties to you they give you come out in functionality to your site make sense.
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our little parts of the your scientists are actually getting around to find a plug n.
so as to you.
we find.
the one you simulate to a an all out and into the system so you can kind of.
had some fun things to your site.
Iran see what else is there.
only I'd kept it week in the Singapore pledge and get added your system.
you will most likely miss seeing the ways to tweak it.
understanding terrible show up here.
oh another thing.
both go to the site one more time and open up a menu tab.
so sorry Dobson graphics and kind of an isolated all right.
this is what call the theme to the site.
and the theme is kind of the the look and feel of what your site looks like.
again you can in a normal Wordpress and sculptor caffeine now based on colors based on what you wanted due to a.
and activism.
I've got to you that I've already played the in here.
you can come to choose from.
and they are available under appearance you get the news.
and then nom.
there's the number listed here.
I'm not a fan of fuel on.
he.
in fact I might delete a few.
by it she wanted to take caffeine.
the Assembly can activate.
and then am I get my side again.
Gill well.
lyrics my site.
change what's why change the background seeing some of that team Samoa functionality.
think know the other thing you get when seed with.
Wordpress B sides against accountable add functionality to a site is the same scope as it winds its all are little pieces of code that can drop all into your team in very specific places people you know what you're seen as may know probably some of your sitting here going to hmm what's Wordpress.
I I.
it's okay.
in this is more reference material for when we get our a little bar for the new from oh your yourself what the will of.
I'm well as a widget with this are little pieces of code be you can do walk into places on your page.
and you can get access to them.
through appearance and with just nine be painting the new theme.
it's going to give you.
oh one if you were three or four sidebar is white and misty.
I it.
this is for stuff that happened that comes up on the line.
now you can pay.
all lot of different actions here.
you can down.
you can now.
let's see.
one big are going to show her.
they paid is.
I just ask for Todd on the train pieces what seemed.
I hit say ears.
oh and arts my side again.
purists might change a list and I just put them right into let's all my pages have a few of these all reset up.
he built for you when you them go free the.
blow all our why right now I'm not.
it.
I'm not requiring the new how they me up there but just.
they can help you customize your site rely on.
I one that I wouldn't will probably keep it sower exclude certain Wordpress works quite well.
you come up your entire let's say world.
electors my.
here's my page update I just printed.
for women.
but a hound and how I would do you doubt as to go to which it's.
and your search.
let's elements take our recent post and is delighted law.
right off.
Miguel keep our categories in our and search and page listing.
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it is making sure they did to him you can that and mean you're getting the dash for him.
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in.
when he.
anything else forth point in our here.
and gloom.
on.
let me upload some crummy nearly court.
something called a media library that allowed you to add images allows you to you.
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in.
PowerPoint on.
and future use on any kind of media it becomes an me elaborate.
and it's fairly easy to put stuff up.
he does head.
check out new.
what your file so so wanted to upload a up texture.
a new got pictures and pick one would all want understand.
take a warrior named picture here.
this upload.
been given a tight all like Ch.
here's my he or our turn and hit save.
now I can put that into you approach.
thrilling the power page me see my pages here.
when someone entered the picture or into a page.
your to top it says all what would insert.
what about.
it was with my meal why weren't.
it was there so one day and then try happened here.
I can do it.
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here's my photo.
make sense.
get better as the semester goes on as the next five weeks goes on.
I saw Mike Allen show it to you today to make sure.
be sure I can set everything how it is working well.
I mean.
one final thing to point out here.
is categories.
categories all or are in groups of pages.
yet.
I want to go to room.
two of them think of a good example.
my friend.
again just.
runs along call for aging and third many man.
I am.
UK are to hear your car categories and basically closer pages on specific topics ran.
if I get carotene.
truth that the pages she has held up on parenting.
he came whatever he can group your posting you can search for a specific host our why.
on your words.
you can group roads into categories and if you oppose categories.
you're going to be the ones are already there there's only one color and pattern Ryan's.
but if you wanted to create a new one and call let's say on.
in.
let's say I'll on only.
academics.
kite gimmicks I came slow like a pizza Bella academics as those slimy.
I kinda love new post and I can make it put it in this category.
so that I can help organize things for my e reader white categories for the little bit better if you're talking about.
you were Wordpress site be no belong rather than come in just a reverse I.
Brian go out there are.
come one Michelin to you.
I think that's about it every is everybody ok like the dig in and are you cool.
ok so this is what we're going to be.
I I.
next week.
we are not going to meet on Monday.
I'm a good you all for week award on your war.
assignments white and to start plug into the video on the content for the course.
and then on Wednesday.
I'll we will come back no one should have questions to into that stuff specifically to talk about.
and will do our first time in.
nor do the assignment and to go to make sure you understand what's going on so no class on Monday.
for I'm in the next.
on Wednesday but I'd you should really probably be have gone to a least two or three videos I them to would be be hopeful to undo the top salon.
the fat F out where the kids.
I'm no other questions.
I will see you Wal week from today.
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