1. Create a profile on Academic Commons

a) Go to https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/

b) If you haven’t, register for the site by clicking on the Register button at the very top right side of the window

c) Click on the Login button at the very top right side of the window

2. Set-up a WordPress site

1. Login to Academic Commons.
2. Hover over your avatar at the top right of the page until a menu shows up.
3. Select My Sites > Create a Site
4. Under Site Domain add a short word that describes your project. Here, you will be creating your site’s URL
   Site Title will appear on your website (you can put a phrase here)
5. You may choose the privacy options as you please, but have in mind that your project will be graded and you MUST allow the grader to access the website. You are recommended to select the “I would like my site to be visible only to registered users of the CUNY Academic Commons.”
6. Choose Site Layout as you please (this can be changed later) and click on the Create Site button.
   Save the login info displayed after you created the site.

 

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