Yves Serrano has just released a new layout for the ETH Weblog Service.
This layout (WordPress Theme) is fully compliant to the ETH Web Corporate Design guidelines. The layout can be requested from our Weblog-Support for “Corporate Blogs”.
Of course! But how do I do it? The FAQ “How can I grant co-authors access to my web log?” describes the procedure for adding co-authors.
WordPress MU provides a practical and simple way to assign roles to people ranging from “Subscriber” to “Editor”.
In the April edition of the E-Learning Podcast of the ETH Zürich, the ETH Weblog Service will be presented along with various other subjects. It will be worth your time to listen (Sorry, only a German version is available at the moment).
We have found a good solution to an interface (XML-RPC) for ETH Weblog Service for external blog editors. We have tested various products such as Ecto, Mars Edit, and ScribeFire and found them to work flawlessly.
There are several possible ways to release a posting to your blog:
1. Open your blog’s administrator page with your browser by
entering the blog’s URL + “/wp-login.php” and then log in with
your Nethz username & password.
2. Use the “Blog this” interface of various Internet services,
such as the “flickr” photo service.
3. Use a desktop blog editor. (A list of blog editors can be found here.)
We have successfully tested ScribeFire (formerly known as Performance) and will show you how to configure it:
Starting now, all members of the ETH Zurich can open a Weblog.
With these “public diaries”, researchers can give others a peek into their laboratory work. Field teams can release reports and photos for the people at home. Instructors can accompany their students on-line throughout the semester. E-learning becomes an attractive and simple tool.
The first steps to using a Weblog are simple. It takes only minutes to register and set up a Weblog. Try it out!