Welcome to UBC Blogs

The Design tab has two main tabs within: Themes and Widgets (You might also get a “custom image header” tab if you have a theme that allows one)

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When under the themes tab, you can try out how your blog would look with a certain theme by pressing on it.

To keep a theme permanently, press “Activate” on the top right hand corner.
Then, you will have a different look when others visit your site.

To customize the header, select the “custom image header” tab. Then click Browse image to look for an image on your desktop. After that, you will have to crop the image to allow it to fit the specific theme you are using. After that, you will have your own custom header image.

Widgets are little add-ons to your blog to allow it to have more information and be more engaging. When you enter the widget tab, there is a list of widgets that are readily available. You can always add widgets from external sources as well.

Now, I am going to add a calendar as an example for a widget. Next to calendar, press the “Add” button and a box will pop up on the right side.

Now, I can save changes to have the calendar on my blog when I go back to my homepage.

The manage tab is used for making any changes to the any posts, pages, or links you have made. On top of that, the manage tab can also manage categories, tags, links, categories, etc.

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Here, you can organize your categories and different tags you have. By keeping these consistent, it allows a user to look for your posts easily. For example, if you tag several posts as “camera” to talk about your camera, other users can access if by typing https://blogs.ubc.ca/your_url/tag/camera. Categories are similar and the difference between them is that category is something you put your posts in, and tags are something you attach to your posts.

There is also the import and export feature that allows you move the blog as a whole from and to another place.