I've seen threads from several years ago talking about Wordpress and linking to Articulate files in Dropbox.
Does anyone have any other more recent suggestions. I'm looking for an online website tool that I can build myself without programming knowledge and to store Articulate file examples that I can then show in the portfolio.
There are tons of tools you could use, depending on your preference.
I use WordPress for my site and then link out to dropbox. If you go to my portfolio page and hover over one of the images, you'll see it simply links out to a public dropbox link. This is the easiest way I've found to set things up. However, you do lose some quality. Later, I'll be converting these to be hosted directly on a web server - so maybe a tip for you to start that way. ;)
If you haven't tried WordPress before, you could start with the free version and test it out. Then, if you like it, you could later upgrade.
Alternatively, some folks have created their portfolio in Storyline and then simply hosted that file. Here is an article on that, including a template.
If you host your own wordpress site then I would use a Plugin like the one Brian Batt created, this is better from an SEO point of view as you are not pointing people away from your site.
I tried to my link to the swf file in my Dropbox folder (from my Wordpress.com site), but got an error message in Wordpress saying that the file type is not supported.
Unfortunately, Dropbox made some changes to the way they allow file sharing, and it is no longer an option to host your Storyline projects there.
But check out our blog post on sharing your work (updated to remove Dropbox and Google Drives). It includes a tutorial link for using Amazon's S3 service, which is a popular hosting solution for folks without a dedicated web server.
Anywhere you host your content, though, be sure to give the *story.html URL to your learners to link to your content!
Thanks Crystal, that's really useful information in that link. I have since moved to self-hosting my wordpress site, but I'm sure that some of the other tips in the link will be useful also.
How does self-hosting work? I too need to move my work and portfolio from Dropbox. Not sure I want to move to Amazon S3. So, I am looking into alternatives.
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Hi Susan!
There are tons of tools you could use, depending on your preference.
I use WordPress for my site and then link out to dropbox. If you go to my portfolio page and hover over one of the images, you'll see it simply links out to a public dropbox link. This is the easiest way I've found to set things up. However, you do lose some quality. Later, I'll be converting these to be hosted directly on a web server - so maybe a tip for you to start that way. ;)
If you haven't tried WordPress before, you could start with the free version and test it out. Then, if you like it, you could later upgrade.
Alternatively, some folks have created their portfolio in Storyline and then simply hosted that file. Here is an article on that, including a template.
Hope this helps!
Keepin' the joy,
Patti
Hi Patti
Thanks for the tips.
Susan
Good luck Susan :) Glad Patti was able to pop in and assist.
If you host your own wordpress site then I would use a Plugin like the one Brian Batt created, this is better from an SEO point of view as you are not pointing people away from your site.
Great additional info here, Phil -- thanks for sharing your thoughts! :)
Is there a link to Brian Blatt's plug in?
Thanks
Susan
Hi Susan! You can find that here.
Hi Patti
I tried to my link to the swf file in my Dropbox folder (from my Wordpress.com site), but got an error message in Wordpress saying that the file type is not supported.
Do you know what I could be doing wrong?
Thanks
Michelle
Hey there, Michelle! Thanks for popping in!
Unfortunately, Dropbox made some changes to the way they allow file sharing, and it is no longer an option to host your Storyline projects there.
But check out our blog post on sharing your work (updated to remove Dropbox and Google Drives). It includes a tutorial link for using Amazon's S3 service, which is a popular hosting solution for folks without a dedicated web server.
Anywhere you host your content, though, be sure to give the *story.html URL to your learners to link to your content!
Thanks Crystal, that's really useful information in that link. I have since moved to self-hosting my wordpress site, but I'm sure that some of the other tips in the link will be useful also.
Glad to hear it, Michelle. If you ever have any work to share with the world, we'd love to see it here in Heroes!
How does self-hosting work? I too need to move my work and portfolio from Dropbox. Not sure I want to move to Amazon S3. So, I am looking into alternatives.
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