1. Going Further with Blogs@VT
Now you have created your Blog@VT with Wordpress. This tutorial will demonstrate how to
create posts, customize your blog’s appearance, and install plug-ins for your blog.
Adding Posts
• Log in to your Wordpress Blog. Click the Post icon on
your dashboard. You will be taken to the Post control page for your
wordpress blog.
• Next, click on “Add New” at the top of the page.
• Let’s get acquainted with the posting and publishing boxes below:
Give your post a
title here.
Embed media in your
post like videos, etc.
Format text, lists, and
paragraph alignment.
Type the body of
your post in this box.
Lets you preview your post before
it goes up on your blog.
If you want to make changes to your post
later without publishing, save it as a draft.
Once you’re satisfied with your post, click
Publish to upload it onto your blog.
More Info: bit.ly/honorsblogs

2. Changing Your Blog’s Theme
• The theme of your blog is a predesigned layout of your Wordpress Blog.
Wordpress has plenty of free themes for you to choose from. This tutorial
will explain how to change themes in Wordpress.
Step 1
• At your blog’s Dashboard, click on the Appearance icon.
• Notice how this page displays detailed information on your current theme.
Take time to look at all the OPTIONS your blog will allow you to change.
Step 2
• Look below Available Themes on your screen to browse through the
available free themes you can apply to your blog. Notice the Activate and
Preview buttons located under each theme description.
• Once you have previewed the theme you want, click activate and
Wordpress automatically applies the theme’s layout scheme to your blog.
Visit your site and see how your new blog looks!
More Info: bit.ly/honorsblogs

3. Changing the Header
• To change your Header image, click Header beside your theme OPTIONS.
• The dimensions for Header images are typically 940 x 198 pixels. Any
image not exactly these dimensions can still be used but will need to be
cropped. Don’t worry, Wordpress will walk you through this in a separate
page if it happens.
• To upload your images, select Choose File and then Upload. Only .jpeg,
.gif, and .png files can be used.
• Be sure to visit your site to see the changes to your header image.
More Info: bit.ly/honorsblogs