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WordPress for Education

By : Adam Scott
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WordPress for Education

By: Adam Scott

Overview of this book

WordPress is typically known as a platform for blogging. However, the versatility and simplicity of WordPress makes it the perfect solution for the needs of professional educators. WordPress for Education guides readers through the practical applications of WordPress in a classroom setting. Readers will gain an understanding of the WordPress platform and how it can be used to create powerful classroom websites. WordPress for Education guides educators through the process of setting up a typical class website, creating student blogs, and using WordPress to power a learning management system. WordPress for Education provides clear and practical examples for using WordPress within the classroom. It will empower educators to create useful and engaging e-learning websites. Through the examples given in the book, you will gain an understanding of how to use WordPress to build an engaging and easy to update e-learning website. You will also learn about a variety of WordPress plugins that extend its abilities and usefulness in an educational environment, such as creating student blogs, keeping track of classroom events, managing coursework, and developing a classroom social network.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Creating the network


It is possible to create a multisite network manually and those who are interested in doing so may consult the Create A Network page of the WordPress Codex ( http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network) for detailed instructions. For those who are less comfortable working with code, developer Jason Grim has created a plugin entitled Enable Multi-Site that will take care of the heavy lifting involved with setting up a multisite network.

To create a network with the Enable Multi-Site plugin:

  1. 1. Visit the Install Plugins page and search for the Enable Multi-Site plugin.

  2. 2. Install and activate the plugin.

  3. 3. Go to Settings | Enable Multi-Site to visit the Enable Multi-Site page, which is shown in the following screenshot:

  4. 4. Select the Sub-directories option.

  5. 5. Complete the Network Details by naming the network and entering your e-mail address.

  6. 6. Click on the Install button to create the multisite network.

  7. 7. Once the installation is complete, we will need to log out of...