Adding a CC mark to a WordPress blog

2009-11-08T15:26:06Z

Chepigimenez:

Adding a Creative Commons mark ([[marking]]) allows people to easily see how your work is licensed, and allows search engines to index your page by license.

If you have a WordPress blog on your own domain, there are at least two ways to add a CC mark:
* By editing the theme's footer.php or sidebar.php file. Get your license button HTML from http://creativecommons.org/license and paste it into your footer.php (or sidebar.php or wherever you want it to appear).
* Use a plugin (this is probably the easiest way). If you have a WordPress blog, there's an easy way to add a Creative Commons mark in the footer: the [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/creative-commons-license-widget/ Creative Commons license widget]. (That page says it's only tested up to WordPress 2.5, but it seems to be working on [http://blogs.appropedia.org/ our version 2.71 blog] without problems. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] 04:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)) Note: it's easier to install from the admin interface (click Plugins, then Install) rather than downloading from the link given here.

If you have a blog on Wordpress.com:

* Step 1: In your dashboard, go to the menu item "Widgets", under "Appereance".
* Step 2: Find the widget labeled "Text", and drag it to your sidebar or footer. Location is entirely up to you. (yeah, that too!)
* Step 3: Paste the code provided by the license generator in the widget's text box.
* Step 4: Style it as you wish. You have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.

TO-DO: Visual Guide of "marking a Wordpress.com blog with CC licenses"

== See also ==

* [[Marking]]

[[Category:Marking]]
[[Category:Blogs]]
[[Category:HOWTO]]
[[Category:Guide]]

Project Leads sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Creative Commons

2009-10-01T16:51:20Z

Chepigimenez: /* Memorandum of Understanding */

Back to [[Worldwide Overview]] >> Step I. [[Affiliate Institution and Legal and/or Public Project Leads are chosen]]

=Memorandum of Understanding=

Once the Project Lead(s) and an Affiliate Institution have been identified, please email CC with the names and contact information of the proposed team members. This information should also include formal titles, institutional positions, email addresses and any appropriate URLs.

CC will prepare an MOU to be signed by the project leads and a representative from the affiliate institution. The purpose of the MOU is for the jurisdiction project and CC to agree upon several policies and expectations regarding their collaboration and the license porting.

[[Media:CCMOU.pdf | Template for Memorandum of Understanding (PDF) - BROKEN LINK]]

Please return the signed MOU first electronically followed by two originals in the mail to 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California USA 94105. CC will then sign and return one original to you.

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Next: Step III. [[Internal administration and Timeline]]

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Adding a CC mark to a WordPress blog

Project Leads sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Creative Commons