1) What I did: Today, I watched the videos for “Changing The Appearance of Your Site.” I learned how to choose a theme, use menu bar settings and widgets. After watching the videos, I needed to pick a theme and apply what I had learned. 2) Why I did it: The theme I chose is, […]
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Choosing a Theme
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What I did In my last blog post, I talked a little bit about what theme I chose and why I chose it, but in the end, I decided to change my theme. I chose the theme “Cubic.” Why I did it I chose my original theme, “Illustratr,” because I liked how simple and sleek it […]
Setting Up My Blog
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What I Did Today I worked on tailoring my overall design to fit the content of my blog. I changed the theme and selected a picture of me dancing to connect to the tagline. I also added a main menu … Continue reading →
Overhaul
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What I did Today I went in and basically changed everything: After watching the Lynda tutorial on site customization, there were a ton of things I wanted to try out. Deciding on a theme took a while, but I finally narrowed it down to a few (Intergalactic, Modularity lite, Parament, and Piano black). They all […]
Exploring Menus and Widgets
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What I did: Today I added a Menu sidebar to the main page of my blog. I also added a follow button and a link to an about page that I created. I included basic facts about myself and the purpose of this blog to the description on the about page. I explored other themes, but […]
Blog Theme
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What I Did I chose the sorbet theme because it has a lot of great features to add a menu and allows me to customize my site the way I want it. It allows me to change the colors and texts and has a lot of free options to choose from. Why I Did It […]
Creating a Blog
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What I Did Today I created a wordpress blog and named it, Writing and Digital Media. I don’t think I’ll stick with this generic title because it doesn’t really say much about myself or my work, only that I’m in … Continue reading →
Setting Up My Blog
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What I did I made the name of my blog just my actual name, Lauren. I also don’t have a tagline yet. I’m hoping to come up with more creative name and tagline in the future because, obviously, I’m sticking with the most boring, uncreative option right now. I also picked a very standard theme for […]
What’s in a Name?
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What I did I’ll be the first to admit that I hate coming up with titles. A title needs to represent the work it’s introducing and to me, a forced title cheapens the text. For the sake of making the blog, I picked a title, but I can’t say I’m satisfied with it. Even though […]
Setting Up My Blog
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1) What I did: I created my blog today! I chose a name and tagline, which are temporary. I plan on brainstorming over the weekend to come up with something more unique. Today, I learned what WordPress is and became familiar with its functions and how to use it for future posts. 2) Why I […]