Many blog to interact with their readers but do not know how to set their discussion settings properly. This video talks you through the options available.

*Note: The video refers to WordPress.com just replace that with blogs.ubc.ca.

This video gives a 5 minute introductory walk through to new users and is an invaluable way to get people started.

Video Source: WPMU Premium

Widgets let you customize the content that appears in the sidebar(s) of your blog. This video walks you through the basics of adding widgets.

This is an often overlooked feature of WordPress the ability to post to a future date. A very useful feature for course blogs.

Check out this video for the how-to:

Just got a couple requests asking how to upload docs in WordPress 2.7. Watch this video an note the part when the “File URL” is selected.

Uploading and displaying a link to a pdf in wordpress 2.7 from Georgian Web Team on Vimeo.

We just upgraded the UBC WordPress install which means a totally redesigned dashboard area. WordPress uses a lot of JavaScript in the dashboard so those with slow connections may experience a sluggish interface, this is where “Turbo” and Google Gears helps speed up your dashboard. Watch videos for details (Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer).

*Note former Google Gears users you may want to clear your gears cache for blogs.ubc.ca prior to upgrade and then hit the Turbo again.

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