Creating a New NHHS Teacher Website in WordPress
Basic Set-Up
1. Navigate to your WordPress website
a. Type http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/department/username/index.php
i. Example:
http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/practicalarts/gcottrell/index.php
2. Take a moment to review the basic site structure.
a. There are 3 pages; Home, Class Info & Teacher
info
3. Log-in to WordPress by clicking on WordPress Log-In on
the right side.
4. Enter the same user name and password that you use to log into a
computer at NHHS.
5. You are now in the WordPress Dashboard for your site. This is where you
will create and manage the content for your site.
6. Update the site settings with your information
a. Click on Settings at the bottom of the left-side tool bar
b. Update your site title with the name you would like to appear at the
top of your website
c. Update the e-mail address with your correct address
d. Click save changes at the bottom of the screen
7. Return to the Dashboard
a. Click on Dashboard
b. Use the QuickPress
feature to type a
message to be posted
on the opening screen
of your website
c. Then click Publish
8. Visit your site to preview your changes
a. Click Visit Site on the top toolbar
i. Note: If you already have a NHHS website it will direct you to
that old site. You will have to add index.php to the web
address.
ii. Example:
http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/practicalarts/gcottrell/index.php
b. Notice that your name change in the site title and the message you
posted.
9. Update the Class Information page.
a. Click on Dashboard at the top of the screen to return to the
Dashboard
b. Click on Pages on the left toolbar
c. Then Click on the Class Info page.
d. Insert your information in the space for your classes taught and
grading policy.
i. Note: You can copy and paste your information here from a
word document
e. Click Update when finished
10.Upload your Syllabus
a. Click on Media on the left toolbar
b. Click Add New near the top of the page
c. Click Select Files
d. Navigate to the location of your syllabus and select it
e. Update the title and caption if desired then click Save all Changes
f. Repeat this process until you have uploaded the syllabi for all your
classes.
11. Add the links to your syllabi
a. Click on Pages then Class Info to return to the Class Information Page
b. Click in the area under the word Syllabus to position the curser there
c. Click the Add Media Icon
d. Select Media Library
e. Click Show on the first syllabus you want to insert
f. Then select Insert into Post
g. Repeat this process for each syllabus
i. You should see a hyperlink to each one appear on your Class
Information page
h. Click Update when done
12.Update the Teacher Information Page
a. Click Pages then Teacher Info to get to the Teacher Information Page
b. Add any information that you would like to share under the
Biography, Contact and Schedule/ Availability Sections
i. Reminder: You can copy and paste tables from other
documents
c. Click Update when done
d. Congratulations you have now completed the basic site set-up! Click
on Visit Site to Preview all the changes you have made. All you have
to do now is learn how to manage your site and add any custom
features that you might like.
i. Remember you may have to add index.php to you web
address to make your new site appear.
13.Managing your Site
a. Return to the Dashboard
i. If you already signed into WordPress you can just click on the
dashboard tab on the top of the screen.
ii. If you are not logged in you can do so by clicking the
WordPress log-in link on the right side of your WordPress
page.
b. Once you are in your Dashboard you can quickly update the main
page of your site using the QuickPress feature on the top right side.
c. Add any important information and click Publish when you are done
d. To delete old posts click Posts on the left toolbar
i. Select the Post you want to delete
ii. Click Trash
14. Activating your site
a. In order for all links to go to your new WordPress site we must delete
your old site.
b. Once you are comfortable using WordPress and have saved any
necessary information on your old NHHS site you need to e-mail Greg
Cottrell (gcottrell@nhvweb.net) to inform him that you are ready to
transfer to WordPress. Your old site will be deleted at this point.
This will eliminate the need to add the index.php extension and all
links formerly created on department, school or external sites to your
old page will be redirected to you new WordPress site.
15.Customizing your site.
a. Wordpress has many features that will allow you to customize your
site meet your individual teaching needs.
i. You can add external links to other sites you may have, create
discussion blogs, tag & categorize your media and posts, add
additional pages and numerous other features.
ii. You can get help setting up these features by attending a
WordPress Professional Development Class, using the
Wordpress Help menu, or setting up a time to meet
individually with Greg Cottrell to discuss your needs.
Happy WordPressing!