Blogging Help @ UVM

When you post a new message to your blog, it usually displays at the top, pushing previous postings down. However, it is possible to set your blog to always display one post like a "Home Page" that appears every time the blog is visited. For example, you might like your blog to always have a welcome message or picture displayed as the opening screen. Or, for a course blog, you may wish to have the opening screen always display your name, office number or other frequently needed information.

Here's how to do it:

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In this video, we'll cover how to set up and install widgets that make changing the content on the side of your blog super easy. We'll also look at how to create a custom widget.

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Here is a video tutorial on how to use StyleCatcher to apply a theme to your blog.

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In the final installment of the Screencast Series, we'll see how to create more blogs within our blog account.

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Today we'll see how to change our blog's administration password.

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This movie covers how to add an entry to your blog.

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In our third installment of the Screencast Series, our intrepid narrator walks us through the process of editing an existing entry.

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Today we'll be looking at how to manage categories in your blog.

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In the next few posts, we'll be providing some movies describing various common tasks that you might encounter while blogging at UVM (and elsewhere for that matter). All of the movies in this series were produced and recorded by Chris Ruscio, a former student employee at the Center for Teaching & Learning.

In the first installment of our Screencast Series, we'll go over how to make a backup of your blog (14MB).

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The release of MT 3.2 brought with it a new plugin that let's you easily choose and apply various themes to your blog. Here's how to set it up and use it.

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Continue reading "Edit a Previous Post" »

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Continue reading "Post to Your Blog" »

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Continue reading "Create a backup file for your MovableType Blog" »

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Continue reading "Change your MovableType Password" »

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