Need a few quick tips to get started?  Here is a brief list of how-to pages for creating and working on your blog. For the full user guide, see http://help.edublogs.org/user-guide/.

• Image Formatting – there is a new plug-in for customizing images.  You can also add padding and borders manually if you like.  See the post on Formatting Images for details.
• What plug-ins are available by default?  For highlights, see http://help.edublogs.org/overview-of-plugins-available/.  Note: Rice.edu web sites cannot be used for commercial purposes. Even if plug-ins like Paypal donation and payment tools are listed as options, they are unavailable for blogs.rice.edu sites.
• How can I use widgets, javascript, iframes, etc.? Just past the embed code into the text version of your blog page.  Read more details.
• Can I embed Google Maps? Yes! See Edublogs’ help page about the working with maps plug-in.
• Is my blog accessible?  Yes, as long as you choose an “accessibility-ready” theme.
• How can I turn off comments?  Change the default setting for comments. See the “Comments Off!” post for quick tips on turning off comments for existing pages or posts.
• How can I make my blog private?  Adjust privacy settingsto protect your full blog or just individual pages. The full blog options include:
  • All Visitors must have a NetID login
  • Only registered users have access (Users>All Users)
  • Only administrators of this blog can view
  • Anyone that visits must first provide this password: xxxxx (Admin sets)
• My content for one page made it really long, how can I set up an index of jump links or anchors? Although EduBlogs doesn’t have a built in solution, you can add some simple HTML code for anchors.  Instructions can be found at http://www.wendycholbi.com/anchor-links-jump-links/.