MiddCreate provides space on the web where all active Middlebury students, staff, and instructors can:
- experiment with digital tools for teaching and learning
- explore and connect their learning
- create a digital identity that is owned and managed by you, to take with you when you leave Middlebury
MiddCreate is frequently used to create portfolios, build websites, digital scholarship, and to experiment with web-publishing technologies like WordPress, Omeka, Scalar, and others. MiddCreate is a place that offers flexibility beyond what can be offered on larger enterprise Wordpress services like sites dot middlebury.
Get Started with a domain name
- Go to http://www.middcreate.net
- Click the Login to Middcreate button at the center of the screen.
- Log in with your Middlebury credentials.
- Choose a domain name (for first-time users). Consider your domain name carefully–thinking about the purpose of your domain and who might see it.* For example, you might choose a domain that includes your name (e.g., xavierdoe.middcreate.net) or it is recommended to create one that does not include any personal information (e.g., heartsandsmarts.middcreate.net).
- Once your domain is created, the cPanel to manage your domain will appear.
- Click Applications to see the long list of applications you can install and use on your domain.
Note: While your domain name can be changed later, it’s not easy to do.
How do I learn more about MiddCreate?
The MiddCreate site provides additional information, examples, and is also where you can sign up to get an account.
WordPress is a powerful and intuitive way to create web content. It can be used for creating websites and spaces for writing, self-expression, professional, academic, or creative e-portfolios, as well as course and dynamic project sites. WordPress is open source software and currently powers more than 30% of the websites on the Internet. WordPress can be installed on your MiddCreate domain.
How do I install Wordpress on my domain?
- Log in to MiddCreate.
- On your CPanel, locate the Featured Applications and click WordPress.
- Click Install this Application in the upper righthand corner.
- By default, the installer will name the installation directory as “blog.” To install WordPress on your domain without a directory (e.g., example.middcreate.net versus example.middcreate.net/blog), delete the “blog” directory name.
- Update the admin username and password so that you will be able to remember and use that information to log in directly to the WordPress instance.
- Click Install.
- Once installed, manage WordPress installation by clicking the wp-admin link to your WP instance in Cpanel.
Reclaim Hosting guide: Installing Wordpress
What do I do if I need to change my domain name?
If you need to change your MiddCreate domain name, contact Middlebury’s MiddCreate support team for help. In the request, include your username, the current domain name (e.g., example.middcreate.net) and the new domain name (e.g., newexample.middcreate.net).
This article describes steps to take when you are leaving Middlebury and you want to migrate your MiddCreate site to another hosting provider.
The easiest option is to migrate your site off of MiddCreate directly to Reclaim Hosting. This option keeps everything exactly the same on the back end, but just moves your content over automatically from the MiddCreate servers to the Reclaim Hosting Customer servers. Reclaim Hosting will give you the option to purchase your own domain name and it will migrate the site for you.
Migrating your domain and content to Reclaim Hosting
When your status as a student, instructor or staff member ends and you want to maintain content or projects in MiddCreate, you will need to make a plan to migrate your MiddCreate site to another hosting provider. The most straightforward option is to migrate your site from MiddCreate directly to Reclaim Hosting, our vendor for MiddCreate. This option keeps everything exactly the same on the back end, but moves your content over automatically from the MiddCreate servers to the Reclaim Hosting Customer servers. Reclaim Hosting will give you the option to purchase your own domain name and it will migrate the site for you.
To inquire about migration with Reclaim visit Reclaim's Migration Project Assistance Checklist and Request Form.
How can I get additional get help?
For technical support for MiddCreate, contact the MiddCreate support team by email: support at middcreate dot net
For pedagogical support for Installing WordPress on MiddCreate, schedule a consultation with a DLINQ team member.