ECU Blogs http://blog.ecu.edu/sites Where pirates discuss their bounty Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:12:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 en hourly 1 New Plugin: Contact Form 7 http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/11/03/new-plugin-contact-form-7/ http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/11/03/new-plugin-contact-form-7/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:12:37 +0000 Stephen Corey http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/?p=36 The Contact Form 7 plugin has been installed on blog.ecu.edu. This plugin allows you to design a contact form, which can be mailed to you when someone completes it. You can also manage multiple contact forms.

Here’s a quick tutorial on getting started with Contact Form 7

]]> http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/11/03/new-plugin-contact-form-7/feed/ 0 Google Analytics added to ECU Blogs http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/10/21/google-analytics-added-to-ecu-blogs/ http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/10/21/google-analytics-added-to-ecu-blogs/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:59:45 +0000 Stephen Corey http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/10/21/google-analytics-added-to-ecu-blogs/ The Google Analytics plugin has been added to ECU Blogs, so you can track visitors to your blog using your Anayltics account. Configure this option under Settings in your dashboard

]]> http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/10/21/google-analytics-added-to-ecu-blogs/feed/ 0 Embedding Videos into your posts http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/09/28/embedding-videos-into-your-posts/ http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/09/28/embedding-videos-into-your-posts/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:56:48 +0000 Stephen Corey http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/?p=32 Here’s how to embed a video into a blog post:

  1. In the Wordpress dashboard, click Posts on the left-hand menu
  2. Under Posts, select Add New
  3. Add the text of your post as you normally would.
  4. Move the text cursor to the location you’d like your text to appear. Click the “TV icon” embeddedvideo-button in the toolbar (far right corner) to bring up the add video window.
  5. On the upload video tab, browse on your computer for the video, and click the Upload button. This will copy the file from your computer into Wordpress. You will be taken to the Local Video tab automatically, where you can select your newly uploaded video.
  6. Select your video and click Insert to add to your post
]]> http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/09/28/embedding-videos-into-your-posts/feed/ 0 Embedding a Powerpoint presentation into a blog post http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/09/23/embedding-a-powerpoint-presentation-into-a-blog-post/ http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/09/23/embedding-a-powerpoint-presentation-into-a-blog-post/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:20:14 +0000 Stephen Corey http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/09/23/embedding-a-powerpoint-presentation-into-a-blog-post/ Here’s a video tutorial of how to embed a Powerpoint presentation into a blogpost, using SlideShare.net.

http://mail.nppsd.org:8080/%7Enhokanson/wordpress_tutorials/wordpress_embed_powerpoint.swf

]]> http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/09/23/embedding-a-powerpoint-presentation-into-a-blog-post/feed/ 0 Polldaddy plugin installed http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/05/20/polldaddy-plugin-installed/ http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/05/20/polldaddy-plugin-installed/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 13:10:49 +0000 Stephen Corey http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/05/20/polldaddy-plugin-installed/ The polldaddy plugin has been installed, allowing you to create polls on your blog. You will need a polldaddy.com account before you can use this plugin, however. Get one here.

]]> http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/05/20/polldaddy-plugin-installed/feed/ 0 Wordpress Users Guide http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/04/23/wordpress-users-guide/ http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blog/2009/04/23/wordpress-users-guide/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:07:16 +0000 Stephen Corey http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/?p=13 Here’s a link to the official Wordpress documentation that covers normal activities such as posting, editing, and administration:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Working_with_WordPress

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