The CWRL offers two options for those interested in personal blogs: simple blogs hosted on the public site (i.e., this website) or more powerful blogs hosted on locus.cwrl.utexas.edu. The first option is easier but allows much less customization, while the second requires setting up an administrator's account on another installation but allows the greater customization of appearance and more flexibility. See that documentation for details on administering your own Drupal site. This documentation also covers course sites on instructors.cwrl.utexas.edu, which is the only option that permits student blogs.

Every Staff, Developer, and Administrator has the potential to keep a blog on the CWRL website. To start blogging, simply log in, select "create content" and then the content type "personal blog entry." Your blog will be viewable at http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/drupal/?q=blog/x, where x represents your drupal id number (which the system generates when you create your account). You can link directly to your blog from "my account," and blogs.cwrl.utexas.edu will list all the blogs hosted by the public site.

You can select an alternate theme to distinguish your blog from other site content. Choose My Account, Edit, and scroll down to Theme Settings. There you may select from several options. You can also create a blog post to describe your blog. Simply check the box "sticky on top of lists" in the Options box when creating the entry. For more detailed modifications, you will need to become administrator of your own locus.cwrl.utexas.edu site. See the Administrator's Guide for more details.