Summer Blog Tutorial

This is a review on a fantastic tutorial-style blog, CIS 210 Social Website development assignments ! For all things Blogger, be sure to check out this very helpful blog! The posts are informative and easy to follow. The creator uses screen grabs and attention-grabbing symbols like check marks and underlining that help explain their topic even more. They prioritize accessibility, their symbols are high contrast and they include alt-tags on their images.  Also, they prioritize design. They use a beautiful blue theme! It truly reflects the writer's love for nature.   My favorite post, Theme Can Capture Your Audience ,   is an outside-the-box post with great descriptive writing that includes a hyperlink, which reads, “Click to Change Your Theme.”  This leads to a well written tutorial on how to customize your blog and it's theme. So creative!

This is a review on the CMS, Wix.com .   A CMS is a content management system.   Review: Wix is a free platform, (that offers premium plans), where a user can create and post different styles of sites. This includes blogs, portfolios, or professional websites.  The CMS offers multiple applications that provide different tools such as different/custom fonts, SEO features, and more. These applications are Wix Editor, Wix ADI, and Velo by Wix. The platform also offers custom URLs and an accessibility checker.  Overall, Wix is a free, accessible, professional, and dynamic CMS that would benefit bloggers, artists, and business owners.

This is a tutorial on how to create a custom domain. This post was created using the Support Document on Blogger, titled Set up a custom domain . You can create and purchase a custom domain (the text within the blog's link) for your blog.  Steps to buy the domain: 1. On your preferred browser, log into your Blogger account. 2. Select the “Settings” tab on the left side bar. 3. Scroll to “Publishing” and select “Custom domain.” 4. Click “Buy A Domain.” 5. Search the domain name in the search bar, select the domain you’d like to purchase, and click “Buy.” 6. Choose your preferred purchase options and click “Check out.” Steps to update the domain: 1. Log into Blogger. 2. Select the “Settings” tab.   3. Scroll down to “Publishing” and select “Custom domain.” 4. Type in the custom domain and select “Save.”

This is a guide on how to follow blogs on Blogger. This post was created using the Support Document on Blogger, titled Manage blogs you follow . You can follow blogs to stay up-to-date with their posts! Steps: 1. Log into your Blogger account. 2. Select the “Reading List” tab on the left side bar. 3. Click the “Manage” button. 4. Select “Add.” 5. Insert the blog’s link. Click “Add another” if you would like to follow multiple blogs. Then select “Next.” 6. You will be brought to the “Following Options” page where you can select if you’d like to follow the blog(s) anonymously or publicly under your account name. 7. Select “Follow” to follow the blog(s).

This is how to manage the comments on your Blogger Blog. This post was created using the Support Document on Blogger, titled Manage your comments . Comments are feedback left on your blog. You can manage your blog’s comments in the settings or individually on each post.   Steps: 1. Open your browser of choice and sign into your Blogger account. 2. On the left sidebar, open “Settings.” 3. Scroll to the Comments section and choose your settings. Here, you can choose location, who can comment, and whether you would like to approve comments or not. 4. Click “Save.” To adjust the settings on a specific blog post…. 1. On the post’s text editor, click the “Options” menu on the right side bar. 2. Either allow comments, don’t allow comments (but keep the existing ones), or don’t allow comment (and remove the existing ones). 3. Save/preview post or publish post to save settings and post blog entry.

This is a tutorial on how to start a blog on Blogger.     This post was inspired by the Support Document on Blogger, titled Create a blog . Blogger is a website by Google where individuals can “create a unique and beautiful blog easily,” ( Blogger ).             A  “Blog” is a platform where information can be shared through posts.     Steps:   1. To start blogging, first click “Sign In” or "Create Your Blog” on Blogger’s website. 2. This will bring you to the Google log-in page. Either sign in with an existing Google address or create an account.   3. You will be brought to the home page titled “Blogger Posts.” Locate the small grey arrow at the top left corner of the page and click it.   4. A menu will appear. Select “New Blog…”   6. Brainstorm, create, and select a name for your Blog. Click the text field and enter the name.   7. Select the “Next” button.   8. After you have selected it’s name, cre...