Posts and Pages

Adding Posts

  1. From the menu on the left, hover over “Posts” and click on “Add New” from the fly-out menu.
  2. Before you do anything else, choose a category from the list in the right column. Be sure the category you want is the only one selected.
  3. Enter a page title.
  4. Be sure two rows of icons are displayed above the edit window. If only one shows, click on the keyboard icon to reveal the second row. (The system will remember to display both rows in the future.)
  5. On the second row, click on the icon representing “Paste as text.” This strips formatting from pasted text to avoid conflicts with our styles. (The only time you don’t need “Paste as Text” is when you enter text yourself.)
  6. Type or paste your content.

Adding Pages

Adding Pages is the same as adding posts, except …

  1. There are no categories
  2. A page must have a dedicated menu entry (or a link on another page or post) to be viewable by the public.
  3. You can make a page a “child” of another (“Parent”) page by choosing a page from the “Parent” drop-down in the “Page Attributes” section in the right column.

Inserting An Image

  1. Position the cursor before the first word of your post.
  2. Click the “Add Media” button above the icon bar on the left.
  3. Either select an image from the Media Library …
    1. Click on the “Media Library” tab.
    2. Search for the image you want.
  4. Or upload a file from your computer …
    1. Click on the “Upload Files” tab.
    2. Click on “Select Files.”
    3. Navigate to the image file you want on your computer (JPG, JPEG, PNG, or GIF), select it, and click “OK.” The file now appears in your Media Library.
  5. Select your image by clicking on it once.
  6. In the right column, you set the display properties from drop-down lists:
    1. Justify: NONE
    2. URL: NONE
    3. Size: FULL (2000×1200)
  7. Click the blue “Insert Image” button. The image now appears in the post above the text

Featured Images

Featured images are what display on the category page (where all posts in that category are displayed together in abbreviated form). Here’s how to set a featured image:

  1. In the right column, scroll down to find the Featured Image section. I DON’T SEE IT
  2. Click on “Set featured image.”
  3. Locate the image you used in the post from the Media Library.
  4. Click on the “Select featured image” button in the right column.

Inserting Sound

  1. Position the cursor where you want the audio player to appear.
  2. Click the “Add Media” button above the icon bar on the left.
  3. Either select an MP3 file from the Media Library …
    1. Click on the “Media Library” tab.
    2. Search for the file you want.
  4. Or upload a file from your computer …
    1. Click on the “Upload Files” tab.
    2. Click on “Select Files.” The file will be added to the Media Library.
  5. Select your image by clicking on it once.
  6. In the right column, scroll down to the “Attachment Display Settings.”
  7. In the “Embed or Link” drop-down, choose “Embed Media Player.”
  8. Click the blue “Insert Into Page” button. The player for your audio now appears in the post at the position you specified.

Creating Hyperlinks

  1. Highlight the text that will be your link.
  2. Click on the link icon in the first row of icons. A small window will appear.
  3. If you are linking to an outside website:
    1. Click on the gear icon.
    2. Put the URL of the website in the “URL” field. Be sure to start the URL with “http://” or “https://”
    3. Put a check in the box next to “Open link in a new tab.”
    4. Click the blue “Add Link” button.
  4. If you are linking to another post or page on this website:
    1. In the “Paste URL or type to search” field, type part of the title of the page to which you want to link. A list of pages containing what you have typed will appear.
    2. Select the page you want from the list and click on the “Return” symbol.
  5. Pro Tip: The text you use for your hyperlink does not need to be the link itself. Instead, use a phrase like “Click Here” or “this website.”

Controlling When a Post or Page Appears

Sometimes you will want to delay the publication of a post or page to a later date/time. Here’s how:

  1. In the right column, locate the section called “Publish.”
  2. You will see a little calendar icon with the words, “Published on: [date] @ [time],” and then an “Edit” link. Click on that link.
  3. Change the date and the time to when you want the post to appear.
  4. Click the “OK” button.

Publishing a Post or Page

When you have your post or page the way you want it, just click the blue “Publish” button. Make sure you see a little gray spinning wheel to the left of the Publish buttton. When the post is saved, the blue button changes to “Update.”

Editing a Post or Page

  1. Use the horizontal black bar at the top of your screen to switch to the front end (public view) of the website.
  2. Navigate to the post or page you wish to edit.
  3. On the black bar, click on the link that says “Edit Post [or Page]”
  4. Make your changes.
  5. Click on the blue button underneath the “Publish” section in the narrow right-hand column; the button now says “Update.”

Deleting a Post or Page

Be sure there is always at least one post in an active category. If there are no posts, the user will see an error message.

  1. Enter the edit window for the post as described above.
  2. In the right-hand column, to the left of the “Update” button, is a link that says, “Move to Trash.” Click on that link.
  3. A confirmation message will appear near the top of your screen. If you are certain you want to delete the post, click OK.