WordPress is a popular blogging platform, also known as a content management system (CMS); depending on who you ask, it is the software that is responsible for supporting 20-30% of all websites. In FWS you will use WordPress to publish final work from four fact-checks, three responses in Unit 2, and one final project in Unit 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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*I\u2019ll begin to show you how to build your own site in class today. However, one of the consistently great resources you can use this summer is Lynda.com<\/a>, a high-quality, video-based tutorial site that Cornell pays a hefty fee to subscribe to. The fact that you can have a free account to Lynda is a real perk of being a college student here. To use it make an account at\u00a0Lynda.com\u00a0using your Cornell credentials. Once you\u2019re in, you can search for different videos, courses, and other content. If you are new to WordPress, or want a refresher, I suggest using the \u201cWordPress.com Essential Training<\/a>\u201d course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WordPress is a popular blogging platform, also known as a content management system (CMS); depending on who you ask, it is the software that is responsible for supporting 20-30% of all websites. In FWS you will use WordPress to publish final work from four fact-checks, three responses in Unit 2, and one final project in … <\/p>\n