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As Matt teased earlier, the first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 3.0 is now available. What’s an RC? An RC comes after beta and before the final launch. It means we think we’ve got everything done: all features finished, all bugs squashed, and all potential issues addressed. But, then, with over 20 million people using WordPress with a wide variety of configurations and hosting setups, it’s entirely possible that we’ve missed something. So! For the brave of heart, please download the RC and test it out (but not on your live site unless you’re extra adventurous). Some things to know:

Custom menus are finished! Yay!
Multi-site is all set.
The look of the WordPress admin has been lightened up a little bit, so you can focus more on your content.
There are a ton of changes, so plugin authors, please test your plugins now, so that if there is a compatibility issue, we can figure it out before the final release.
Plugin and theme *users* are also encouraged to test things out. If you find problems, let your plugin/theme authors know so they can figure out the cause.
There are a couple of known issues.

If you are testing the RC and come across a bug, you can:

Report it on the wp-testers mailing list
Join the dev chat and tell us live at irc.freenode.net #wordpress-dev
File a bug ticket on the WordPress Trac

We hope you enjoy playing with the 3.0 RC as much as we’ve enjoyed making it for you. Enjoy!

Download WordPress 3.0 RC1

NOTE: This guide is out of date.

Blogger is commonly used as a blogging platform but as well as being used as a blog Blogger can also be used as a CMS(Content Management System). This page will show you how to open a Blogger account to create an account for managing contents on a personal or a business website.

Go To Blogger. Type in www.blogger.com on your browser. On the blogger home page click on “Create A Blog”.
You then will arrive on the “Create A Google Account” page. If you don’t have a Google or Gmail account, you can quickly create one by filling in your details and submit.If you already have a Google or Gmail Account then “Sign in to use Blogger”. You will have to sign in with your Gmail username and password.
Click “Continue” and you will arrive on the “Name Your Blog” page. Type in the title of your blog in the “Blog Title” field. This will be displayed on your blog header. Type in the “Blog address(URL)” commonly this is the same name as your blog title. Click “Check Availability” to see if the Blog address is available. If the name you wanted is not available, think of another blog name until that name is accepted the Blogger website. Then Click “Continue” once you have entered the name that is available.
Then, click the “Continue” button you will be on the “Pick A Template” page to see what ‘style of template’ you want for your website or blog.
After clicking “Continue” you are on the “Your Blog Has Been Created” page. Click on “Continue” to start posting content!

1. Step 1

Go To Blogger

Type in www.blogger.com on your browser

2. Step 2

On the blogger home page click on “Create A Blog”.

3. Step 3

You then will arrive on the “Create A Google Account” page.

If you already have a Google Account fill in your email address;

Retype your email address;

Setting up your blog on Blogger.com will require you to make a first stop at its home page at

http://www.blogger.com/ as shown on the next page where you will be requested to sign in

with a username and password. You will have to sign in with your Gmail username and

password. However, if you don’t already possess a Gmail account, you can quickly create

one by clicking on this link: http://mail.google.com/mail/signup. Since, it’s a one-page signup form it shouldn’t take you more than a couple of minutes to fill in your data and submit.

Step 4

Enter a password which has to be 8 character long. The strength meter will say whether the password is too short, good or strong. Strong is what you are aiming for. Then you will need to retype the password.

Step 5

Next you will fill in your display name. This is the name you will use that will state who wrote the post. It can be your real name, nick name or whatever you want.

Step 6

Next you can check or uncheck the “Send me feature announcements, advice, and other information to help me get the most out of my blog.”

Step 7

Type in the word verification that is above the box. If you write it wrong, it’s ok, blogger will let you know that you mistyped it and will ask you to type again but new letters will show up.

Step 8

Be sure to check the box that you accept the terms of service

Step 9

Click “Continue” and you will arrive on the “Name Your Blog” page.

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Step 10

Once your on the “Name Your Blog” Page, type in the title of your blog. This will be displayed on your blog header.

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Step 11

Now pick a URL name. Commonly this is the same name as your blog title, but because there are many blogs with the same title it may not be available. The title can not have spaces but you can use the underscore as a space. Once you type it in see if it’s available by clicking on the “Check Availability”. If it’s not available, blogger will suggest some idea’s related to the name you picked. Click on one of the available url’s or retype another one to choose from. Then click on “Continue”

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Step 12

After clicking on “Continue” you will be on the “Pick A Template” page. Blogger has a selection of templates that you can choose from for your blog. Once you’ve chosen a template click on “Continue”

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Step 13

Now you are on the “Your Blog Has Been Created” page. Click on “Continue” to start posting your blogs!

WordPress 3.0 Release Candidate

How to create a free Blogger account.