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How to Create Your Own Website: Free and Self-Hosted Blogs

September 1, 2020 by Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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Resources mentioned in this article: GoDaddy (domain names/web hosting) Bluehost (web hosting), WordPress (blogging platform), Studiopress (premium blog templates) One of the most important aspects of today’s web is the ease with which people can create and share their own content. This marks a major shift from a culture in which an elite group controlled the publication […]

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Administrators, Editors and More: What Are the Different WordPress User Roles?

March 10, 2013 by Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

In many situations you will need to have multiple contributors to your own WordPress website. This is easy enough to set up in the “Users” tab of the WordPress dashboard. But you don’t always want all users to have equal access. For example, you probably don’t want everyone to be able to change the site […]

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What is a WordPress Theme Framework?

October 5, 2011 by Andrew Walsh 7 Comments

When you’re setting up a site with WordPress, it’s common to think of two choices for the design: free and paid themes. With free themes, you simply install and start blogging without spending a dime. Paid themes, however, provide more useful features, better written code and offer more options for customization. But in recent years, […]

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4 Alternatives to WordPress for Blog and Website Creation

September 20, 2011 by Andrew Walsh 10 Comments

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For many, WordPress has become practically synonymous with blogging and for good reason: it’s open source, easy-to-use and extremely flexible. But it’s certainly not the only option. This article will outline a few other platforms you might want consider for your blogging or website needs. Blogger You’ve likely seen Blogger blogs already (they end in […]

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As an academic librarian, I'm interested in how emerging technologies are changing how we search, learn, and create online. I cover topics like evaluating source credibility, digital productivity, and the impact of AI.

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