Table of contents
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Start here
Resources to help you get started with VIUBlogs.
VIUBlogs overview
Get to know the basics of using VIUBlogs.
Create a site
Learn how to set up a new VIUBlogs site.
Dashboard
Learn how to navigate the VIUBlogs Dashboard to access key administrative functions.
Backup your site
Learn how to export your site and site media.
How VIUBlogs manages data
Learn more about how VIUBlogs collects, uses, and manages personal information from students and employees.
Create
Resources to help you create and add content to your VIUBlogs site.
Posts and pages
Learn the difference between pages and posts and how to create these content items in VIUBlogs.
The block editor
Learn how to add different elements in the WordPress block editor when making pages and posts.
Media library
Learn what media you can add to VIUBlogs and how to upload to and manage your media library.
Upload files
Learn how to upload files when creating a page or post in VIUBlogs.
Add VIUTube media
Learn how to add a VIUTube video to your blog using an oEmbed code.
Organize
Resources to help you structure your site so visitors can navigate your content.
Set site homepage
Learn how to set the homepage for your site.
Create a menu
Learn how to set up a menu to customize the navigation of your site.
Categories
Learn how to add posts and pages to categories.
Tags
Learn how Tags can help visitors to your site find related content and how to add tags to your posts.
Customize
Resources on how to add style and functionality to your site.
Themes
Learn how to preview and apply a theme to style your whole VIUBlogs site.
Widgets
Learn how to add, remove, and customize site widgets.
Plugins
Learn how to enable plugins to add functionality to your site.
Site visibility
Learn about the different options for how public you want to make your site and how to select the option that is best for you.
Roles
Learn what the different roles allow users to do on your site.
Add users
Learn how to invite users to join your site.
Comments
Learn how to configure settings for user comments and how to manage comments that have been left on your posts.
Password protected pages
Learn how to set up a password protected page on your VIUBlogs site.