WordPress.com Forums » Topic: twentyten - how to edit 'About' text http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text WordPress.com Forums » Topic: twentyten - how to edit 'About' text en Sun, 19 May 2013 01:16:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 timethief on "twentyten - how to edit 'About' text" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text#post-551848 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:34:44 +0000 timethief 551848@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Well we have a sticky post at the head of this forum seting out the differences, and Staff have prepared a longer entry that appears on the front page of the support documentation.
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-read-me-first-before-posting?replies=1
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

Best wishes with your wordpress.ORG install. :)

]]> auxclass on "twentyten - how to edit 'About' text" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text#post-551846 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:31:28 +0000 auxclass 551846@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ There are some Sticky Posts at the top of the Forum that explain the difference between .ORG and .COM -

]]> fotrb on "twentyten - how to edit 'About' text" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text#post-551824 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:36:59 +0000 fotrb 551824@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ my humble apologies. I was so new I had no idea that ".com" was different than ".org" I had googled the question and found posts here on topic without noticing the ".com" in the address bar.

If you are tired of this kind of thing, you might distinguish yourself from the 'mother ship' - change the (W) logo on the top of the page. It is simply a very unimaginatively colorized version of the (W) logo on ".org"

I would humbly suggest some kind of Web2.0, 3D logo that communicates: "this is NOT the WordPress.ORG site"

You will not hear from me ever again (unless I get confused again, which is happening more often now that I am 60-something.)

]]> timethief on "twentyten - how to edit 'About' text" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text#post-550726 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:20:27 +0000 timethief 550726@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ To link your username to your blog please follow these instructions. Dashboard -> Users -> Personal Settings -> then scroll down to Account Details. Then scroll down to where it says ‘Website‘ select the URL for your primary wordpress.com blog starting and then save changes.

Now every time you sign into the forum we can all click on your username and your blog will be linked to it. And every time you leave a comment on a blog your username can be likewise clicked and your blog can be instantly located.

]]> timethief on "twentyten - how to edit 'About' text" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text#post-550725 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:19:15 +0000 timethief 550725@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ That's called a tagline. It can be chaged at any time here > Settings > General Do be aware that the best chance you have of Google choosing to use your tagline when they index and in their search rresults returns is if that tagline does not exceed 67 characters including spaces.

Tips here > Creating an effective blog tagline > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2009/06/22/creating-an-effective-blog-tagline/

]]> chanmadhavi on "twentyten - how to edit 'About' text" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text#post-550722 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:13:52 +0000 chanmadhavi 550722@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I want to edit the section above my header. The section which says "A place to keep in touch with my crew....." But I cannot figure out where to click in order to do that. Thanks for your help.
http://chanmadhavi.wordpress.com/

]]> thesacredpath on "twentyten - how to edit 'About' text" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text#post-549622 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:45:57 +0000 thesacredpath 549622@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If you are talking about a blog hosted here, we need a link to it please.

]]> supportbot on "twentyten - how to edit 'About' text" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text#post-549587 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:37:27 +0000 supportbot 549587@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic.

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]]> fotrb on "twentyten - how to edit 'About' text" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twentyten-how-to-edit-about-text#post-549586 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:37:26 +0000 fotrb 549586@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ WordPress NuB, but experienced tinkerer: I cannot find the spot to edit the default "About" text.

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