Muscota New School Blog

To register yourself to start blogging:

• Go to http://www.muscota.org/wp to register yourself as a user. “Register” is in the menu at lower right. WordPress will send you a password. You will not be able to write posts until Kari gives you permissions (see below).
• When you login with your new password, you should reach a page with your profile. Here, you can change your password to something more memorable.
• Also from this area, you can reach the Dashboard, where you have the option to “Write a post.” You will not have access to this until you have writing/editing privileges, so…
• Next, let Kari know that you have registered and want to maintain a blog. Email: tech@muscota.org. I will give you “editing” privileges, and I will create a category for you with your first blog entry.
• When you log on again, choose “View site” next to the big header “Muscota New School blog.” Your blog will be listed under Categories.

To make your first entry:

Click on your blog from the main blog page (http://muscota.org/wp).
Choose EDIT next to the entry I’ve made for you.
In the title and text fields, delete what I wrote and put in your own words. This way you don’t have my jibberish on your blog.

To write a new post, from the blog site (main page: http://muscota.info/wp)

select “Site Admin” down on the lower left. The window will change completely to a “dashboard.”
There you can choose “Write a post,” and you’ll get a page with fields for entering titles, posts, uploading pictures, etc.
Add “title” in the title field and your [...]

To insert a picture from your computer:

Below the text field you’ll find an “Upload” field.
Click “Browse” to find an image on your computer.
Give the image a title and description.
Click “Upload.”
A thumbnail of the image will appear in the “Browse” tab, next to the “Upload” tab.
Use the toggle buttons to choose what size you [...]

To manage comments:
When people read your blog, they will be able to comment on your entries. However, comments will NOT become public until you accept them.

Go to “Comments” in Site Admin/Dashboard.
Select “Awaiting moderation.”
Toggle the appropriate circle (accept, delete, etc.)
Click on “Bulk moderate comments”
Leave comments that are NOT related to your entries and “defer until [...]