Our ePortfolio websites run on WordPress, an open source content management system that is widely used to publish all types of online content. Here are a few resources help you learn about WordPress:
- https://kb.whitman.edu/display/KB/Wordpress+Introduction+-+Getting+Started ← we wrote this one in-house for you!
- https://ithemes.com/tutorials/what-is-wordpress/ ← a nice little intro
- https://wordpress.org/about/features/ ← Lists general features and uses
- https://www.wpbeginner.com/guides/ ← Read the following parts of this webpage:
- Step 4. Add Content to Your Site
- Step 5. Customizing and Tweaking Your Website
Keep in mind that WordPress gets updated frequently, so the instructions here may not stay 100% accurate, but the basic ideas will stay the same.
Link back to this page with the short URL: http://whit.mn/cgs/portfolio_help
We will continue to create additional documentation on the Global Studies ePortfolio process. Please stay tuned for updates.
If You Need Assistance
Please email portfolio_help@whitman.edu, which will connect you with one of our instructional and learning technologists:
David Sprunger
Director of Instructional and Learning Technology
x4762
Bryan Lubbers
Instructional Technologist, Div I
x4799
Michael Simon
Instructional Technologist, Div II
x3003
Peter Shultz
Instructional Technologist, Div III
x5997
