FontAwesome for WordPress allows you to insert FontAwsome icons into your page or post either by using shortcode or HTML. Choose the icon you want from the FontAwesome icon gallery . All free icons are supported. Please note that pro icons are not supported at this time. Shortcode Examples: You can insert the cog icon […]

Grav is a content management system (CMS) or, said another way, it’s an application to make websites. But differs from other CMSs like Drupal or WordPress in its underlying technology. While it’s a PHP app like those two, unlike them it does not have a database. All data is written directly to files rather than stored […]

WordPress is an open-source publishing platform that can be used for setting up a blog or basic website. It is one of the most popular publishing platforms on the web. This guide will help you with: Installing WordPress Changing the Title and Tagline of your website Publishing Content Building and Customizing Menus Changing the Address […]

When you leave the College because of graduation, retirement, etc., you will need to take over hosting in order to continue to use your websites. For more information about timing, see Graduating Students – Account Access and the Server Accounts and Access policy. Bryn Mawr’s Domain of One’s Own Program is managed by Reclaim hosting; however, […]

Omeka is an open-source web application that can be used to create and display online digital collections. Developed by programmers at George Mason University, Omeka was designed to be user-friendly, both during installation and during daily usage. This guide will help you with: Installing Omeka Installing Omeka Plugins Using Omeka Installing Omeka Omeka is an open-source web […]

MediaWiki is an open-source publishing platform that can be used for creating a collaborative document repository. It’s the software that drives the Wikipedia website. This guide will help you with: Installing MediaWiki Using MediaWiki Installing MediaWiki Setting up a MediaWiki install on your own domain can be done by following these steps: To get started you’ll need […]

Understanding Accounts & Passwords for A Domain of One’s Own One aspect of A Domain of One’s Own that users may find a bit complicated at first is understanding the different accounts (and associated passwords) that you can manage as part of your participation in the project. This article outlines the types of accounts that you are […]

If you have already signed up and secured your domain, check out our Domain of One’s own’s account management documentation for next steps! How do I sign up? How do I choose my domain name? How do I protect my privacy? What can I do with my account? What exactly is a web application? Signing […]

One easy way to organize your domain is to create subdomains, in which you can then install other applications. In addition, you can set up subfolders (also called subdirectories) for your site, which can also have their own applications installed in them. This guide will help you with: Understanding the difference between subdomains and subdirectories (subfolders) […]

Scalar is a content management system that lets you create non-linear digital books on the web. This guide will help you with: Installing Scalar Creating books with Scalar Installing Scalar To get started, login to the Digital Bryn Mawr page with your Bryn Mawr username and password. Once you’ve logged in, go to the Dashboard.   […]