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Here are some additional ways to customize your Wordpress blog.
  • How to Password Protect certain Blog Pages 1. Log in and click on the "Manage Tab" 2. Scroll down to the advanced option "Password Protect This Page (or Post)" 3. Enter a password in the text box to password protect a page or a post Setting a password will require people who visit your blog to enter the above password to view this page and its comments.
  • How to upload a document to a page or post 1. Go to "Write" ? Post (or Page) and look for the "Add media" button that looks like a gray asterisk 2. Click on that button, a dialog box will appear offering you the option to upload a file from your hard drive, or to link directly to a file that is already online 3. Once you have located your file (whether on your hard drive or online) click on the "Upload button" or "Insert into Post" button, respectively 4. If uploading a file from your
    hard drive, you will get a dialog box asking you to title the document, as
    well as to provide a caption and description (both of which are optional) 5. Once you are done, click on the "Insert into Post" button and you are done.
  • How to upload an image to a page or post 1. Go to Write ? Post (or Page),look for the "Add Image" button that looks like a picture canvas. 2. Click on the "Add Image" button, 3. A dialog box will appear offering you the option to upload an image from your hard drive, or
    to link directly to a image that is already online. 4. Locate your file (whether on
    your hard drive or online) 5. Click on the "Upload button" or the "Insert into Post" button, respectively.
  • How to embed a YouTube video into your Blog 1. Go to the YouTube page that shows the video you wish to embed. 2. Look to the right of the video and you will see a "text box that says embed" 3. Copy the text in this box 4. Click on the "HTML Tab" on the top right side of the text box 5. Paste the section of code you copied from the YouTube page 6. Click "Publsh"
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