WordPress has two main content types – posts and pages – and many other features such as commenting, links, tagging & RSS feeds which make it a powerful tool. Each of these features is described below. Most blogs have a primary “author,” or owner, but WordPress allows for multiple editors and contributors to the site.
For a more detailed explanation of blogging, click here to check out the WordPress site.
CourseWeb (Shutdown February 2026)
CourseWeb is an instance of WordPress intended for use by both Langara students and employees.
Langara’s CourseWeb sites will shut down on February 27th, 2026. For most future WordPress projects, we recommend creating an OpenETC WordPress site.
WordPress Sites on OpenETC
OpenETC (or opened.ca) is a shared platform for WordPress available to BC educators and students. Sign-up and site creation is quick and easy. You can also export your existing sites from CourseWeb and import them to your new site on opened.ca.
Note: Theme and plugin availability will differ on opened.ca, and depending on your site, you may need to re-upload and re-link media files.
- Sign up for an OpenETC account
- How to export your WordPress site
- How to import WordPress site content
- Managing your OpenETC WordPress Site
CourseWeb
Note: CourseWeb will no longer be available as of February 27th, 2026. Instead, OpenETC is recommended for course-related WordPress site creation.
Courseweb (https://courseweb.langara.ca) is for anyone, including students, to create websites, typically for course based activities.
All users of the Langara College iWeb and CourseWeb sites must agree to the terms and will be compliant with the Computer and Computing System Use Policy B5002. View Policy
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