WordPress Blogs
WordPress Blogs are websites built in a popular content management system with a generic URL (yourURL.wordpress.ncsu.edu), available to any faculty, staff, or student at the university.
Cost
Free.
Use Cases
- Personal blogs for students, faculty, and staff
- Class-related web projects
- Student groups or meet-ups (official or unofficial)
Which WordPress?
The following table may help you decide which WordPress service is best for your needs.
| Use Case | DELTA WolfWare WordPress |
OIT WordPress Blog |
OIT Hosted WordPress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Free | $324/fiscal year |
| Class or training website (restricted to your students) | Yes |
No |
No |
| Class or training website (public) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Personal website or blog | No |
Yes |
No |
| Full-featured and customizable website for department/unit | No |
No |
Yes |
| Third-level, fourth-level, or non-NCSU domain name | No |
No |
Yes |
| Class blog with student posts | Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Public informational website for a class | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Student website or blog (individual or group project) | No |
Yes |
No |
| Project website (multiple editors, public or restricted access) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Best Practices
The WordPress Blog environment should not be used for departmental sites due to the constrictions on configuration and the URL structure.
WordPress Blogs may be removed without warning after a year of not being used. Archival, or critical university data should not be stored in this environment.
Additional Resources
- List of themes available on WordPress Blogs at NC State
- List of plugins available on WordPress Blogs at NC State
- Video tutorials for common tasks
- Frequently Asked Questions
- OIT Design hosts WordPress office hours every Friday from 9am to 12pm in Room 106 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Contact oitdesign@ncsu.edu for details.