Managing the blog

How to log in

• Go to http://www.wordpress.com, scroll down the page. Click on “log in”
• Username: Has been sent to your email
• Password: Has been sent to your email

How to change your password

• Click on “profile” in the menu to the left
• Scroll down the page
• Choose your new password and repeat it. (Please make sure it is a safe password.)
• Click “Update profile”

How to create a post

• Click Posts (left sidebar)
• Click Add New
• Add a title and post content in the white box
  Select a relevant category (your host university) and add your tags (At least your host country and department at UMU. Other tags could be Life Abroad, Preparations or Tips & Tricks etc) in the menu to the right
• Click the Publish button in the menu to the right

How to add an image to your post

• Create a post (see above)
• Click on the photo symbol: Upload/Insert (image, video or media)
• Choose a photo from your files, maximum size 1 MB
• Choose the alignment/layout
• Choose the size (recommended: medium)
• Click “Insert to post”

How to add a link to your post

• Highlight the word or sentence that you want to make into a link
• Click on the link icon:
• Enter the URL address to the web site you’re linking to
• Press “add link”

How to reply to a comment

It is important for you to comment on other student’s posts. Check the blog regularly – see if anyone has commented on your post! Comment on another student´s post or simply “like” it. It’s important to give some kind of feedback to everybody giving a comment.

If you want to learn more than just the basics, visit: http://www.wpmadesimple.org/