The University of Otago offers a centrally supported blog service using WordPress. A blog is a website that is easily updated with articles, journal entries, images, and embedded links for video and music.
How do I access an Otago Blog
To access an Otago Blog:
- If an Otago Blog site is set to public access, anyone on the internet can view the blog.
- Contact the Otago Blog site owner if you wish to access a restricted blog site.
If you are a subscriber or a reader of an Otago Blogs site, you will only be able to view the posts. People with other levels of access like administrators, editors, authors, and contributors can edit and delete blog posts.
When you log in to the Otago Blogs platform for the first time, you may see your Dashboard and a message asking you to log out and log in again. Doing this adds your user account to all the blogs and podcasts you have access to.
Once you have done this you will see the blogs you are subscribed to in My Sites in the Site Administration menu. If you still can’t see your blog, click on the My Sites button at the left of your screen.
If you are the Administrator of an Otago Blog site, you can change the privacy settings of the Otago Blog site at any time:
- Open the Site Administration menu.
- Select Settings.
- Select Reading.
There are three different privacy settings for Otago Blogs:
- Public: anyone on the internet can view the blog, but only people with posting access can make posts to
it. To do this, under Site visibility, select Allow search engines to index this site
- Note that this choice does not guarantee how a search engine behaves, but most will follow this directive
- Public non-Google: the same as a public blog, but the posts will not be picked up by the Google search
engine. To do this, under Site visibility, select Discourage search engines from indexing this site
- Note that this choice does not guarantee how a search engine behaves, but most will follow this directive
- Restricted: only people in your access list will be able to read the blog and they will need to log in to access it. To do this, under Site visibility, select I would like my blog to be visible only to registered users I add