Wordpress, is arguably one of the most popular blogging software. Its Alexa Rank of 27 and hundreds and thousands of blogs on Wordpress as well as ones using the Wordpress software, tells you of its reach. Many of our teachers also have their blogs on Wordpress [for instance, Agile Blog and Smart Teaching Online]. A lot of teachers have asked us how they can embed our virtual classroom [what is a virtual classoom embed?] on their Wordpress Blog [see here for How to Embed WiZiQ Virtual Classroom on Blogger/ Blogspot]. If you have a self hosted Wordpress Blog [that is you have downloaded Wordpress and use it on your own server], then you can embed the Virtual Classroom straight forward. Go to the post, place your cursor where you want to place the embed, click on HTML tab, place the embed code, preview and then edit or publish. However, if you have your blog on Wordpress [like the blogs mentioned above], then Wordpress does not allow you to post the embed straight forward. You will embed the code and publish and the code will just vanish. This is because, Wordpress only allows the embed from websites like YouTube. However, there is an easy workaround. The answer is in a website called Vodpod. You will need to add a simple Post to Wordpress button on your browser [similar to adding a Bookmark] and thats it. This would not only allow you to post the WiZiQ Virtual Classroom Embed to your Wordpress Blog, but virtually any embed code from any website.
For Firefox Users : The steps to install Vodpod Button and post the Virtual Classroom Embed on Wordpress Blog:
- Now drag and drop the Post to Wordpress button to your Firefox Toolbar
- Thats it, Vodpod is installed - it is absolutely free of cost too. Now, all you need to embed the Virtual Classroom on Wordpress is to go to the session details page [How to get Virtual Classroom Embed Code for Public Classes and How to get Virtual Classroom Embed Code for Private Classes]. Once you are on this page, just click on "Post to Wordpress" Button. If you notice the Click a Video or <embed> vode to select it - yellow bar, just press the "Post to Wordpress" button again.
- A pop-up window would appear. This is almost similar to writing a blog. Just enter the name of your Wordpress Blog [URL], your username, password and some text for the post [don't worry, you can edit this once this is posted, by going to the admin area of your Wordpress Blog].
- Thats it, you have posted the Embed on your Wordpress Blog.
For Internet Explorer [and other Browsers] Users : The steps to install Vodpod Button and post the Virtual Classroom Embed on Wordpress Blog:
- Again, go to http://www.vodpod.com/wordpress/
- You can read the instructions on "How to Install and Use". Just right click the "Post to Wordpress" button and "Add to Favorites"
- Thats it. Vodpod is added to your browser. Now go to the session details page [How to get Virtual Classroom Embed Code for Public Classes and How to get Virtual Classroom Embed Code for Private Classes]. Once you are on this page, just click on "Post to Wordpress" Link.
- Once you click on the link, you may see a Pop-Up Blocker appear. Click on the same to Allow Pop-Ups from WiZiQ.com.
- Now, the page will refresh and if you click on Post to Wordpress link again, you will see a pop-up. This is almost similar to writing a blog. Just enter the name of
your Wordpress Blog [URL], your username, password and some text for
the post [don't worry, you can edit this once this is posted, by going
to the admin area of your Wordpress Blog]. You will notice two videos [see the highlighted area below]. Just keep the first video [it seems like I.E. picks the video from both the URL as well as the embed code].
- Congratulations! The Embed Code is working on Wordpress.
Once you get the embedded code to work on Wordpress, you can go a given post and edit the post. If you have any questions, comments or issues, please do write to us.
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