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Working With Sites
Congratulations! You now have a site on the Commons. If you are new to the Commons or to WordPress, you might feel a bit confused about what to do next and unaware of the possibilities. Blogs on the Commons If … Continue reading →
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Overview Of Sites
The Commons offers free WordPress sites to all members. Users can create as many sites as they need. The CUNY Academic Commons offers support via email and via evolving documentation at help.commons.gc.cuny.edu. Sites can be customized in a variety of … Continue reading →
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Privacy, Student Names and Aliases
We encourage faculty to explore teaching on the open web using the Commons, but it is important to vigilantly respect student privacy. Both groups and sites have privacy settings that can be used to control visibility. Many class groups are … Continue reading →
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Popular Themes On The Commons
Interested in the most popular themes on the Commons? The table below lists themes on the Commons and the number of sites that use them. Click on “Site Count” to sort by popularity (either ascending or descending). (These counts were … Continue reading →
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Hypothesis
Started in 2011, Hypothes.is is a non-profit, open source project whose goal is to create a “conversation layer over the entire web.” It is designed to work everywhere, without the implementation of any software. Using sentence-level annotation, anyone with an … Continue reading →
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Accepted File Types
The Commons currently allows the following file types to be uploaded to WP Media Library. Please note that file size limit is 30MB. Large video files should be hosted on an external service such as Vimeo or YouTube, and embedded … Continue reading →
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PressForward
“As the pace and volume of scholarly communication increases, teachers and researchers are confronted with the need to find and share relevant, current content with their students and colleagues. PressForward, developed by the Roy Rozensweig Center for History and New … Continue reading →
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The Ivanhoe Theme
“Ivanhoe is a game in which players take on roles within or around a shared text. Through those roles, players embody a position, and by making moves from that position, expose myriad adjacent possible understandings. Ivanhoe grew out of dissatisfaction … Continue reading →
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WordPress Basics
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The Commons Plugin Director
WordPress plugins extend the functionality of your site. They are add-on bits of code that let you do neat things. Follow this link for general information about plugins, and see Tweaking Your Site for a listing of popular WordPress plugins … Continue reading →
