WordPress is a blogging and website building platform. The Smith College WordPress site, sites.smith.edu, is used for hosting course blogs, portfolios, and other special research projects. This page will take you through the basic steps of using WordPress. Please check below for links to additional resources and instructions.
If you can find an image that you like and you know for sure is free to use – that is always the best way to go. Some suggestions for finding these:
Review WordPress documentation on this site
Not enough? The WordPress Codex has even more instructions.
Want to hear from a human? Email Abril Navarro at dnavarro@smith.edu, or Becca Keyel at rkeyel@smith.edu, and provide the information of the class with which you are working.
Stuck on something strange? Google it! When you google a question, like “how to add a custom header in WordPress TwentyTwelve,” make sure to include the theme you are using (in this case, TwentyTwelve). Tutorials can be theme-specific.