What is a blog?

How do I get a blog on Keeneweb?

What can I use a Keeneweb blog for?

What is my blog’s URL?

What is my quota for storing information in my Keeneweb account?

What software does Keeneweb use?

What file types can I upload to my blog space?

Where can I get help with my blog?

I’m having a lot of problems setting up a theme. What can I do?

Can I upload my own theme or modify an existing theme?

I found a great WordPress theme/widget/plugin I’d like to use. Can you install it on your server?

How private is my Keeneweb blog?

I’m having trouble importing my blog from Blogger.com. What can I do?

What will happen to my blog when I graduate?

How do I back up my blog?

How do I delete one of my blog postings?

How do I delete my Keeneweb blog in its entirety?

What is a blog?
Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is an online journal that can be updated regularly and is intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally reflect the personality of the author or the Web site.

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How do I get a blog on Keeneweb?
KSC’s blogging service is open to all students, faculty, and staff who have a keene.edu or mailcruiser email account. Simply go to http://keeneweb.org/wp-signup.php and sign up for your blog. You may also just get a user account for an existing blog.
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What can I use a Keeneweb blog for?
You can use your blog for anything. Professors can create a blog for a course as a way to communicate with their students. Students can use their blog for their own personal use or for academic purposes. Staff can use their blog for posting information about their department. As with any online presence, we only suggest that whatever you use your blog for, use discretion in posting personal information.
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What is my blog’s URL?
Your blog’s URL is http://keeneweb.org/yourBlog’sName. Note: We cannot change the URL for your blog.
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What is my quota for storing information in my Keeneweb account?
KSC bloggers are each allotted 50 MB of space. Because this is a pilot program, we cannot increase your alloted disc space at this time.
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What software does Keeneweb use?
Keeneweb uses WordPress Multi-User (MU), an open source blogging platform used by many other colleges and universities. For more information, see http://wordpress.org.
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What file types can I upload to my blog space?
Allowed file types are: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, mp3, mov, avi, wmv, midi, mid, pdf, doc
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Where can I get help with my blog?
To get help with technical questions specfic to your Keeneweb blog, contact the Keeneweb administrator at admin@keeneweb.org or fill out the online Help Request Form. For general Wordpress help, you can also visit the WordPress web site and check out the forums.
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I’m having a lot of problems setting up a theme. What can I do?
WordPress is open source, so a majority of the themes were created by volunteer developers (Thanks!). While a majority of themes are bug-free, some may have errors we didn’t catch.

If you’re having a lot of trouble with a particular theme, we recommend that you choose another, simpler theme from the list.
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Can I upload my own theme or modify an existing theme?
We are not allowing people to create and upload their own themes and/or to modify existing WordPress themes. To make your blog your own, we suggest that you use the customization options included in almost all of the default themes.

Find a theme you really like? Because WordPress is open source, volunteer developers the world over have developed WordPress themes and offer them for use through an open source license. If you find one you really want us to install, please let us know. We will review your request and respond to it via email.
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I found a great WordPress theme/widget/plugin I’d like to use. Can you install it on your server?
Please contact the Keeneweb administrator and let us know. We will then review your request to ensure it meets our technical requirements and respond via email.
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How private is my Keeneweb blog?
Your Keenweb blog is not private. Blogs are public web sites that can be viewed by anyone with Internet access.

Use caution when posting personal or sensitive information on your Keeneweb blog, as this information can be viewed and shared by the public.
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I’m having trouble importing my blog from another blogging server (such as Blogger.com). What can I do?
At this time we are not supporting the import of other blogs to Keeneweb.

As a work-around, you can create a WordPress.com account, import your Google-based Blogger.com account to it, then import your WordPress.com blog to Keeneweb. (whew!)

We are working on an easier solution for this issue.
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What will happen to my blog when I graduate?
You will be able to update your blog for six months after you graduate. When these six months have passed, you will no longer be able to write posts, nor will your blog be accessible as a public Web site. We recommend that you Export your blog and save it to your computer before these six months have passed, otherwise your blog will be deleted permanently.
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How do I back up my blog?
To back up your blog, log in to your blog and go to Manage > Export > Download > Export File. WordPress will create an XML file for you to save to your computer, which will contain all your posts, comments, custom fields and categories.
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How do I delete one of my blog postings?
In order to delete one blog posting, log in to your blog, go to Manage > Posts. Here you can see each of your posts. Click Delete next to the post you’d like to delete. Note: A deleted post cannot be retrieved.
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How do I delete my Keeneweb blog in its entirety?
In order to delete your entire blog account, log in to your blog, go to Options > Delete Blog. On the Delete Blog page, select “I’m sure I want to permanently disable my blog, and I am aware I can never get it back or use keeneweb again.” Then click Delete my blog permanently. An email will be sent to you containing a link. Clicking on this link will permanently delete your blog account. Please keep in mind that your Keeneweb blog account can never be retrieved once you’ve deleted it permanently.
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