Tonight, in lieu of going to class tomorrow, I watched a Linda tutorial video on how to customize my Word Press. I made some terrible mistakes along the way, and because I was unable to find my way out of things and I was really unhappy with how my site looked, I resorted to making a new blog. I still used the same theme- Sela- but I added a cool header and added my online identity photo as my logo. I also made two pages on my website, titled ‘about’ and ‘blog.’

Why I did it:

I got really frustrated working with my old website, so I decided to make a new one. I was trying to recycle an old Word Press that I used in a different class, and it just wasn’t working the way I wanted it to, but I really thought that was a sign that I should just start over. New class, new website! I choose Sela because I really liked it on my previous Word Press, and I thought it coordinated well with my online identity photo. By adding different pages, I also was able to make my blog interactive for site visitors.

Yesterday in my English 3844, I created a blog! Well, actually I didn’t create it, but I brought back an old WordPress blog I had from a class I took my freshman year. I deleted all the old, irrelevant posts and changed my theme from Adel, which I used in my last class, to Sela. I also incorporated my tag line, “on my grind” that appears in my online identity picture onto the header.

Why I did it: 

I decided to be resourceful and just update an existing blog rather than make an entire new one. I deleted the old posts from my professional writing class because I wanted to streamline the focus to be solely about this class. I also changed my theme because I wanted it to be a little cleaner and more mature and I feel like it will go better with my online identity picture.

I chose a theme that contained neutral colors but also included vivid colors around the edges and background. The font was also interesting, and I may change it, but for now, it’s the font I think will best describe myself and the purpose of my blog.

Why I did it?

I chose this vividly colored theme because I normally would not. My favorite color to wear is black, so that tells you a little about me. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and try to design my page using lots of color, but still sticking to the neutrality that describes myself.

I am still currently trying to think of a subject for my blog. In the meantime, I’ll try to not stress myself. (I love memes by the way.)

Signing Up

Today, I created a WordPress Site, a username, and theme. The process was simple and instructions were clear.

Setting Up

While choosing my theme and customizing other aspects of the site, I liked how each step was easily accessible. I plan to change the title of my blog to be more creative and attention-grabbing. I also plan to change the theme again to better fit the topic of my blog.