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Setting up a WordPress Site on Microsoft DreamSpark Azure Cloud Subscription

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• Posts are what make your blog a blog — they’re servings of content that are listed in reverse chronological order on your blog’s front page.

• There are several ways to publish new posts. The easiest way is with the New Post button on the right side of the toolbar.

https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/

• Pages are static. That means that the information displayed on a page doesn’t change, or doesn’t change often. A great example of a page would be the About or Contact Ussection of a website.

• There are several ways to publish new posts. The easiest way is with the New Page button on the right side of the toolbar.

https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/

• The Media menu can be used to manage your existing media files, such as images, audio, videos, and documents.

• You can also upload files to your Media Library using Media → Add

https://en.support.wordpress.com/media/

• A theme controls the general look and feel of your site including things like page layout, widget locations, and default font and color choices

• Click on “Appearance” in the left hand menu

• WordPress's plugin architecture allows users to extend the features and functionality of a website or blog.

• WordPress has over 39,078 plugins available!

• Not all available plugins are always compatiable with the upgrades and as a result they may not function properly or may not function at all.

https://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

• Click the check box next to both plugins

• From the drop down menu select “Install”

• Click “Apply”

• Your custom theme is now installed.

http://azure.Microsoft.com

http://www.dreamspark.com

http://www.bizspark.com

http://www.wordpress.org