Dashboard TourAdd image or video files by clicking Media link or Add Media button

Click Publish to save and make the page visible online

Faculty Staff Directory can be edited by clicking COEN Faculty link

To view html code click the Text tab

Left-hand side navigation menu is located under Appearance

Writing a Post

News & events & updates Most recent appears at the top Older posts get bumped off the page Stored in Archives Special page for posts

PAGE

Posts -vs- Pages

is displayed on pages or posts for the public to view

POST

Text

Image

File

Link

Video

Information on your site

Posts -vs- Pages Posts Timely information Modular format can be

displayed on multiple pages Divided into categories Can not display a page within

a post Longer URL Think blog entry or

Facebook status update

Pages Static information Confined format can only be

displayed on a page Divided by parent pages Can display one or multiple

posts Short URL Think Word Document or

PowerPoint slide

Pages Most places on navigation

link to a page To edit posts on a page

you edit the posts Organized by parent

pages

PAGE

• Home • About• Contact• Services/Programs/

Products• History• Location• Hours• Menu• Areas of Practice• Staff/Board• Sponsors

PAGE

PAGE

PAGE

Parent Pages

PAGE

PAGE

PAGE

Sub Pages

Page Example Links to other main pages

Navigation

• One large entry• No “read more” links• Listed on and highlighted in main

navigation• Straight forward URL:

http://www.mayecreate.com/contact/

Page Specific Content

05/02/2023 Richa Goel

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Writing a Post

Writing a Post

Page/Post Anatomy

Content

Title

URL

Read More…

Read the rest of the entry…

Make a Post STICKY

Sticky post at top.

Publish Later

Tags vs Categories

New Features

Slides – Used to create Sliders (rotating photos)

Shortcode – An enhanced way to add content, layout, and media elements like slideshows, columns, or videos to posts (beyond default WordPress editing tools)

WordPress Documentation – Located under the Appearance tab and Theme Options, Documentation provides an overview of the theme functionality, setup, usage, and more

WP-Tables Reloaded – Located under the Tools tab, Tables Reloaded is an easier way to add tables to your webpage without all the html coding

How to Add a Page

Adding a New Page – Under Pages click on Add New for a blank page, similar to word-processing software editing features

Add title of page here

When you are finished adding content click Publish to save

Page content (text and photos) are added here

How to Edit a PageEdit Existing Pages – Under Pages click on All Pages to view all site pages. Click the page, highlight text and start typing to edit

Click Preview Changes to review unsaved changes

Click Update to save changes

Formatting Palette –Use the formatting palette menu to change fonts, format text, or to add links to content

Add Media Button

How to Add Media

Adding New Media – Click Media on the left hand side or Add Media (above the formatting palette)

To upload an image click Upload Files

To browse for an image previously uploaded, select “uploaded to this page” from the drop-down menu options

From the Insert Media window, upload images or browse for a file already saved in the library

How to Add Pages to Left Hand Menu

Adding Pages to Left Hand Menu– Click Menus under Appearance

To move page to desired location in the menu click On the name of the page and drag it to where you want it appear

To add it to the menu click Add to Menu

Click on the page you want to add

When you are finished adding your page click Save Menu

Add Media Button

Places image in post

Get rid of Caption?

ALT text