Multiple seperate blogs on single wordpress site setup
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I am totally lost as to how to set up my log and have searched around and have come to the conclusion that I don’t know where to look so I thought I’d ask. I have designed a couple of websites and as far as content management I have only worked with Joomla. I have recently started with wordpress for a blog but I am REALLY stuck. I am hoping someone can give me some direction. What I am looking for is a way to set up categorical type blogs on my wordpress blog site. I write articles on various topics. The setup I am looking towards is to have a main page that just identifies what my blog site is (very general), have an about page to identify my basic bio as an author, etc and then have 2-4 different categories of blogs that people can click to from a categorical menu off any page and go to read the blogs/articles I write under the various categories. I understand that “categories” might not be the right word for wordpress functioning as it is set up different than how I am using it here. Whatever that wording might be would be helpful to know; however, I need this type of functioning to work and information on how to set it up via wigets, etc or whatever it would take. Thanks in advance.
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Hi there:
Using WordPress.com to Create a Website http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/Pages are static and are for content that rarely changes. They sit outside of the blog structure and you cannot post to multiple pages in any blog. There is only one main page for posts in a blog and all posts will display on the main blog page. There is no way to exclude posts from the main posts (blog) page.
The front page of the blog by default will display your posts (not pages) in reverse chronological order, with the most recently published post on top. If you do not want all the posts to show on the front page, then you can create a static front page Settings > Reading and make the designation change and click “save changes”.
Though there is only one dynamic page in a blog for posts and we cannot post to more than that one page, we can create the appearance that we have posted to more than one page. We organize posts by assigning categories to them. You can either put the categories widget into the sidebar, or you can create a custom menu and add the categories into the custom menu.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/categories-widget/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-category-pages-to-your-menuHere’s a link to a custom menu walkthrough > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2011/08/11/wordpress-com-custom-menu-walk-through/
There are many common errors, misunderstanding and misconceptions when creating custom menus and you can read about them here > http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/custom-menus/
On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/
The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also on the bottom of your Admin page. The searchbox there provides results from both the docs and from forum threads.
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Thank you for your response. It was somewhat overwhelming and I feel like I have a weeks worth of reading to figure things out. Seems rather complicated and perhaps I am struggling with translating website building to blogging…seems like a different game and language. My template seems to be limited in options and customization and it is difficult to be able to tell what templates have what capabilities.
I do not want to post a post to different multiple categories, but post individual posts to one category or another as they apply to the particular category. I spent a lot of time reading earlier when I first started setting up my site and felt like for such a simple need it was taking much longer than it should, but I will keep working at it with your post. Any additional suggestions/guidance to help me reduce time and focus where I need is appreciated. -
I am visually challenged and reading your uninterrupted block of text in the OP was indeed challenging for me. Hopefully, you are fully sighted and I provided enough white space above for you to read my comment with ease.
My template seems to be limited in options and customization and it is difficult to be able to tell what templates have what capabilities.
All themes have theme descriptions and live demos sites.
http://theme.wordpress.com/On one hand, the characteristic “blog” features like categories, tags, authors, dates, etc. cannot be removed from any free hosted WordPress.com blog, without purchasing an annually renewable custom design upgrade and doing the required CSS editing.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questionsOn the other, one can edit a WordPress.org theme free of charge. This comparison WordPress.com and WordPress.org: The Differences provides clarity. http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
Once you are clear on the differences between WordPress.com blogs and WordPress.org software installs for self hosting, the choice you make depends on your budget and your skill sets.
I do not want to post a post to different multiple categories, but post individual posts to one category or another as they apply to the particular category.
You can do that. See the support documentation:
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