Getting Started: Blogs.chapman.edu
Chapman University uses WordPress for the blog environment blogs.chapman.edu. Schools, colleges and departments have the ability to request their own blog to keep audiences up to date on the latest news, events and happenings within their specific area. SMC supports and maintains this system and therefore has the right to determine whether certain requests for new blogs are valid and whether one will be set up or not.
Getting Started and Creating a New Blog for your School, College or Department
- Creating a New Blog and the Criteria for Having a New Blog Set Up
- Getting Access to Begin Posting on Your Blog
- How to Set Up a Training Date
Guidelines and Tutorials
- Blog Layouts and Updates to Design
- Appropriate photo dimensions for the masthead, featured photo and in article photographs*
- Linking to an Existing Blog Outside of the blogs.chapman.edu Environment
- Proper Use of Tags and Categories and the Difference Between the Two
- Recommended Length of a Blog Post
- Creating an Image Gallery within your Blog Post
- How to Set a Post as a Featured Post
- How to Post a Video within your Blog Post*
Blog Manager Resources
- Permission Levels: Administrators, Editors and Contributors
- Training New Users without the Involvement of SMC
- Changing Permission Levels for an Existing User
- Adding a New User to your Blog
- Maximum Amount of Users