Category Archives: Site Configuration

Writing

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The Writing Settings group relates to some formatting and feed input options. It contains the following items:

  • Size of the post box: How many posts you want your post list to show
  • Formatting: Options for converting emoticons to graphics and automatic correction of invalidly nested XHTML
  • Default Post Category: The post category that should automatically be used if one is not selected
  • Default Link Category: The link category that should automatically be used if one is not selected

Remote publishing – used to post to WordPress from a desktop blogging client or remote website that uses the Atom Publishing protocol or one of the XML-RPC publishing interfaces

  • Atom Publishing Protocol: Enables the Atom Publishing Protocol
  • XML-RPC: Enables the WordPress, Movable Type, MetaWeblog and Blogger XML-RPC publishing protocols

General

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The General Settings group relates to basic display and time grouping items shown on your blog. It contains the following items:

  • Blog Title: The display title of your blog.
  • Tagline: What your blog is about.
  • E-mail Address: The e-mail address where you want site generated e-mail to go to.
  • Membership: Toggle box which, when enabled, only allows registered, logged in users to comment
  • Timezone: The time zone that you are in. Note: This setting must be manually updated for Daylight Savings Time
  • Date Format: Determines the date format to show (such as December 18, 2008)
  • Time Format: Determines the time format to show (standard or military)
  • Week Starts On: Select the day your week starts on

Settings

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There are many different available Settings that can be configured in WordPress.  These settings can affect everything from what your blog site displays as a title, to how commentary is handled, to whether or not your site is visible to the public or not.

There are 10 different sub-categories within the Settings group:

  • Writing
  • Reading
  • Discussion
  • Media
  • Privacy
  • Permalinks
  • Delete Blog
  • Embedded Video
  • Blog Category
  • Subscribe to Comments

Read on to discover what these settings do.

Export a Blog

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To export a blog from WordPress, do the following:

  • Log into your existing WordPress blog as an Administrator.
  • Click on the Site Admin link.
  • From your Dashboard, click on Tools > Export and do the following:
    • Restrict Author: Choose either All Authors, or restrict an Author from being exported, if you wish.
    • Click the Download Export File button. A dialog box will appear.
    • Click the Save File option.
    • Click the OK button.
  • Your WordPress blog will save itself as an xml file.

Note: These instructions are for WordPress.  If you are trying to export an existing blog that uses a different blogging application, the process is probably quite similar.  Please see any applicable help instructions for non-WordPress blogs.