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Combining multiple course enrollments into a single course site
Many faculty teach multiple sections of the same course, or want to share the same materials with different courses. Using Duke Toolkits, faculty can add other course enrollments to any course site...
View ArticleMaintenance: Saturday, October 15th, 2011, 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
The Duke WordPress system will be offline temporarily between 6 am and 9 am this Saturday, October 15, 2011, which is our standard maintenance window. During this time we will make some minor changes...
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How can I embed a Google Map or Google Calendar in my WordPress post or page?
Duke WordPress administrators and editors can embed Google Maps and/or Calendars on individual blog posts or pages. 1. Go to the Dashboard for the Duke WordPress site you want to add your map or...
View ArticleHow do I use re-use my WP course site from last semester?
Because of the special URLs Duke WordPress course sites creates (course_section_term – for example, environ300_10_f2011), it usually makes more sense to start a new course site each semester. However,...
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How can I archive my Duke WordPress site?
‘Archiving’ can mean different things to different people. There are several ways to save and/or ‘freeze’ a Duke WordPress site, including the following: Option 1 – Export your content If you just want...
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How can I track my Duke WordPress site’s visitor stats?
You might be curious about how many people visit your Duke WordPress site (or want to know more about what they’re looking at!). There are two ways to do this: Option 1: Use Google Analytics Google...
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How can I embed a Duke Qualtrics form into my WordPress post or page?
Duke’s Qualtrics survey tool makes it easy for Duke faculty, staff and students to create surveys. Qualtrics also provides several ways to email or link to a survey -but doesn’t directly show you how...
View ArticleHow can visitors subscribe to email updates on my site?
Duke WordPress doesn’t offer any built-in way for blog/site subscribers to receive emails when new posts are published. However, you can use Google’s Feedburner service to perform the same task. First,...
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How do I turn off comments?
Allowing readers of your site to comment on specific posts or pages is a hallmark of blogging technologies such as WordPress. With that said, there might be times you don’t want to allow readers to...
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How do I customize my site’s menus?
Many new WordPress themes offer a way to customize their menus, including the Duke WordPress default theme. Here’s how it works: 1. Login to your site and visit the Dashboard view. 2. Click the...
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