Setting up a WordPress Site
Follow these instructions VERY carefully
If you make a mistake, your work might not be
visible and you cannot be graded for it.
Go to http://www.wordpress.com
Click on GET STARTED
Click START WITH A BLOG
The themes show up in a random order
Look for Hemingway Rewritten
Do NOT pick another theme
Click Hemingway Rewritten
Write a FAKE NAME here
After writing your fake name, options appear
Click START WITH FREE
4. Check email
1. Your email address
Click “Confirm Now”
in message sent to you
There will be a name here already
2. Make password
3. Click
PROBLEM ? If you get stuck,
YOU MAY HAVE TYPED YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS INCORRECTLY.
CHECK CAREFULLY
MENU =
tools to
create
the site
This is what the reader sees
Click on MY SITE to make the menu appear again
Click Add beside Pages
MAKE SURE IT IS
PAGES AND NOT
ANOTHER CHOICE
Write the title This I Believe
Like this
Click More Options
Options appear below
You want to see “Allow Comments”
1
2
Click PUBLISH
Do not forget to do this 
Click on the box
A checkmark will appear
If a trash can appears, just click
on the words “Allow Comments”
(not the trash can)
If the Publish button doesn’t
appear, go to your email &
confirm WordPress email
In the top left of your page…
Do it again to create a PROFILE page
Click on My Site to get the menu
Click Add beside Pages
MAKE SURE IT IS PAGES AND
NOT ANOTHER CHOICE
Write the title Profile
Click More Options
Options appear below
You want to see “Allow Comments”
1
2
Click PUBLISH
Click on the box
Do not forget to do this 
A checkmark will appear
If a trash can appears, just click
on the words “Allow Comments”
(not the trash can)
Do it again to create a REFLECTION page
Click on My Site to get the menu
Click Add beside Pages
MAKE SURE IT IS
PAGES AND NOT
ANOTHER CHOICE
Write the title Reflection
Click More Options
Options appear below
You want to see “Allow Comments”
1
2
Click PUBLISH
Click on the box
Do not forget to do this 
A checkmark will appear
If a trash can appears, just click
on the words “Allow Comments”
(not the trash can)
Next…
We will make these pages appear on the menu
If the blue menu bar is not visible click on My Site 
It takes time to load…
Click Menus
If you end up in a different place,
go back to a place that matches
one of these slides and try again
Click Primary
Be careful! Don’t click anywhere else
Click Add Items
A new box will appear beside this one
Click Profile
The + will turn into a checkmark
Don’t Forget !
Click Add Items
at the top left…
Click Save & Publish
Make sure you clicked SAVE AND PUBLISH !
Click GO BACK ARROW
It’s at the top left of your screen beside the URL window
THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU THE CORRECT URL (the address)
Does the URL have the word WORDPRESS only once?
Does it follow this pattern? https://fakename.wordpress.com/
IF YES, GO TO SLIDE 38 (skip the next 3 slides)
If no, go to the next slide
IMPORTANT !
If the blue column is open on the
left, the long URL is wrong
1. Click on Site Preview
A page before a page appears
The URL is still the wrong one (too long)
2.
Click
here to
maximize
The URL should be
https://fakename.wordpress.com/
1 Word before
wordpress.com
Wordpress.com
must appear
only ONCE in
the URL
See previous slide to
fix this if needed
Don’t send bigger URL (https://wordpress.com/pagesfakename.wordpress.com) 
All Done ! 
Follow instructor instructions for how to share URL
• Save the URL (Email, Word document etc). YOU NEED TO KNOW IT 
• We will work with This I Believe, Profile and Reflection pages later
• You have a blog. See next slide for how to blog…
To start blogging, go to your menu & click on ADD beside Blog Posts
Click the blue publish button when you are done your blog
See the NEWS section of D2L for
weekly blog prompts