St. Lawrence University Blogs

1. Overview
   1. Demonstration (follow outline)
   2. Q&A/Hands-on
2. What is the blog stuff?
   1. Easiest way to create a web presence for personal, organizational, pedagogical and departmental use.
   2. It displays a chronological listing of stories or log entries.
   3. Wordpress (pages too)
3. What could I use it for?
   1. Discussion forums
   2. Updates and news
   3. Showcase of work or research
   4. Course web sites
   5. Departmental sites
   6. Not good for customized sites or sites that require additional programming
4. Signup
   1. Easy!
   2. Multiple blogs
5. Admin Interface
   1. Posts/Blogs
   2. Design
      1. Templates
      2. Widgets
   3. Comments
      1. Turn off/on in settings and per page
   4. Settings
      1. Blog structure and name
      2. Privacy
      3. Front page post or page
      4. Plugin settings
   5. Plugins
   6. Users
      1. Adding users is a three step process
         1. User creates account
         2. Blog owner adds user to account (roles)
         3. New user accepts invitation
6. Q&A

Want to privatize your blog to certain people?  Check out the plugin called “More Privacy Options”!  Once the plugin is activated, you will get three more options in the “Settings” menu under “Privacy”:

1. I would like my blog to be visible only to registered users from blog community
2. I would like my blog to be visible only to registered members of this blog
3. I would like my blog to be visible only to administrators

We’ve installed the MU Admin plugin which can be used to help manage your blog while logged in and viewing your blog.  This plugin places a toolbar at the top of your blog.  Activate it under Plugins in your blog’s “Site Admin” page.