Category Archives: Tutorials

Tutorials for using ScotBlogs and WordPress

Categories and Tags

Using categories and tags is the best way to organize the information on your blog and make it easier to find. Unfortunately the concept is confusing to new bloggers and overlooked as an “option.” I get a lot of questions … Continue reading

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Take a bite out of spam on your ScotBlog!

We have gotten many requests for a spam-blocking system on ScotBlogs and would like our users to get familiar with Akismet, a spam-blocking plugin that is now activated site-wide on all of the blogs on the server. I’ll begin with … Continue reading

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Not sure if you should use ScotBlogs?

If you’re not sure whether hosting your blog on ScotBlogs is the best thing for you, check out our new page, “When to Use ScotBlogs“. Also, if you’re wondering if you need a Blog or a Wiki, look no further … Continue reading

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Introducing Gravatar

The screencast below gives an overview of Gravatar, which provides a quick and easy way to get a globally recognized avatar that will work with ScotBlogs and beyond.

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Quick Overview of WordPress Now Available

There is now a quick overview of WordPress MU available for new ScotBlogs users. You can find this on the page “Beginners Guide to ScotBlogs“.

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