{"id":35,"date":"2014-08-13T23:02:25","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T22:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/glowbloghelp\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2024-12-16T20:40:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:40:44","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before you start using Glow Blogs to make a site there are a few questions to think about before you start:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Why<\/strong> do you want a site, this could vary from &#8216;To make a school website&#8217; all the way to &#8216;playing with the technology&#8217;. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What<\/strong>, should follow on from why, what are you going to put on your site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Who<\/strong>, who is going to work on the site, updated it. A large site can be a lot of work. It may be a good idea to share the load. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How<\/strong>, how to you use WordPress to do what you want.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-64989fb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f1f1f133\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Help<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/getting-started\/what-is-a-weblog\/\">What are Glow Blogs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/getting-started\/why-use-blogs-in-education\/\">Why Use WordPress in Education?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/getting-started\/weblog-features\/\">WordPress features<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/getting-started\/blogging-basics\/\">Glow Blog Basics<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/getting-started\/starting-blogging-in-the-classroom\/\">Starting Blogging in the Classroom<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To &nbsp;Start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to\/creating-a-blog\/\">Creating a blog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to-wordpress-4\/adding-users-setting-roles\/\">Adding Users, Setting Roles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to-wordpress-4\/privacy-settings-wp4\/\">Privacy Settings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to-wordpress-4\/comments-wp4\/\">Comments &amp; Discussion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to-wordpress-4\/themes-wp4\/\">Themes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to\/pages\/\">Pages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to-wordpress-4\/widgets-wp4\/\">Widgets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to-wordpress-4\/plugins-wp4\/\">Plugins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to\/custom-header-image\/\">Custom Header Image<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to\/menus\/\">Menus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We now have a tutorial that takes you through setting up a Class Site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-glow-blog-help wp-block-embed-glow-blog-help\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BVk1GSI4Yn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2024\/10\/09\/glow-blogs-tutorial-class-site\/\">Glow Blogs Tutorial: Class Site<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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