Hello, my lovelies!
Today we are adding categories (if you have not already done so) and widgets.
- Go to Dashboard > Posts > Categories. Create a category called Creative Writing and a category for Personal Posts. You can call this category My Personal Posts, or if you already know what you want to blog about, you can be more specific. For example, you might call it Delicious Recipes, Illustrations, Gaming, etc. You can also create more than one category for your personal posts if you wish.
2. Next up: widgets! Let’s take a look at exactly what widgets are in this video. It basically shows you all you need to know about widgets. For some examples of what widgets look like, click here.
Now, go to Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets. For this assignment, please add the following widgets to your sidebar in your preferred location by clicking, holding, and dragging them into the sidebar area:
- class blog (move ((click, hold, and drag)) from “Available Widgets” into your sidebar)
- flag counter (see http://www.flagcounter.com)
- traffic counter (see http://www.feedjit.com)
- one more of your choice (look in “Available Widgets”)
Please be leery of adding a ton of widgets. They can be a distraction to the true content of your blog!
3. If you have not already done so, comment on at least one of your classmate’s blog posts. If time permits, comment on two classmates!
Categories, widgets, and comments due at the end of class!