Blogs are composed of two main structures: posts and pages.
About Posts
Your posts are where you’ll publish your main content such as what’s been happening in class. assignment information, homework, documents, and more.
They are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order with the most recent post at the top of the page. By default, your home page is your blog post page and this is where you’ll see your new posts published.
Every newly created blog has the same default lay out with posts displayed on its front page (‘Home’) with a ‘Hello World’ post and an ‘Sample’ page.
Components of a Post
If you look closely at a post you will see it is normally made up of:
- Post Title – tells the reader what the post is about. A great post title grabs readers attention and is more likely to encourage them to read your post.
- Date published – all post display the date a post was published. You’ll normally see this displayed at the top of the post.
- Written by – most themes display the name of the post author. Your username is automatically displayed unless you’ve changed your display name.
- Your post content – this is the main information that you want to share or reflect on with your readers
- Comments – all themes have a link to comments. This is where your readers can click to write a comment in response to your post. Comments allow students, and other readers, to engage in discussions, share their thoughts and connect with your class blog.
- Tags – are used to help readers locate posts on your blog. Tags are more like the index at the back of the book and explode the topic into a million bits.
- Categories – are used to help readers locate posts on your blog. Categories are often used like chapters of a book; they provide a general overview of the topics you blog about.
Post Ideas and examples
Pretty much anything you want to share you’ll publish as a post. Your reflections, what you’ve learnt, how-to’s, what is happening in class and cool information — there’s so much you can share!
Publish a New Post
Publishing a new post is as simple as:
1. Go to Posts > Add New.
2. Give your post a title and add your content.
3. Add your tags and categories.
4. When you have finished writing click Publish.
Edit a Post
To edit or delete a post go to Posts > All Posts and click on the Edit link under the post title you want to edit.