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TableofContents
Quick Start .................................................................................................................................. 5Login...............................................................................................................................................................5
Profile ............................................................................................................................................................ 6Edit/AddNewPages......................................................................................................................................7Edit/AddNewPosts ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Editors Guide .............................................................................................................................. 9
Login........................................................................................................................................... 9
The Dashboard.......................................................................................................................... 10TheAdminWindowExplained ................................................................................................................... 11
TheHeader ................................................................................................................................................ 11
TheSidebar................................................................................................................................................ 11TheEditor..................................................................................................................................................13 TheFooter .................................................................................................................................................15
DashboardModules .................................................................................................................................... 15RightNow..................................................................................................................................................15 RecentComments.....................................................................................................................................15 IncomingLinks ........................................................................................................................................ 16QuickPress .............................................................................................................................................. 16RecentDrafts ........................................................................................................................................... 16WordPressBlog........................................................................................................................................ 16OtherWordPressNews ........................................................................................................................... 16
Admin Bar................................................................................................................................. 17
Profile....................................................................................................................................... 17PersonalOptions......................................................................................................................................... 18Name ............................................................................................................................................................ 19ContactInfo ................................................................................................................................................. 19
Content..................................................................................................................................... 19PagesVsPosts .............................................................................................................................................. 19
Page ..........................................................................................................................................................20Post...........................................................................................................................................................20
The Editor ................................................................................................................................. 22TheToolbar..................................................................................................................................................22
Insert/EditLink........................................................................................................................................24 TheKitchenSink .........................................................................................................................................27Upload/Insert...............................................................................................................................................32EditImage ....................................................................................................................................................32
Pages ........................................................................................................................................ 35Pages.............................................................................................................................................................35
EditPage...................................................................................................................................................37 TheTitle ...................................................................................................................................................37
ThePermalink..........................................................................................................................................37 TheContent .............................................................................................................................................38WordCount .............................................................................................................................................38
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CustomFields...........................................................................................................................................38 Discussion................................................................................................................................................39 PageAuthor .............................................................................................................................................39PageRevisions..........................................................................................................................................39
Publish...................................................................................................................................................... 41TrashAPage ............................................................................................................................................42RestoreOrDeleteAPage ........................................................................................................................42 Attributes ................................................................................................................................................. 42
AddNewPage..............................................................................................................................................43
Posts ......................................................................................................................................... 44Posts ............................................................................................................................................................ 44
EditPost ...................................................................................................................................................45StickyPost............................................................................................................................................... 46Format..................................................................................................................................................... 46Categories ............................................................................................................................................... 46
PostTags..................................................................................................................................................47 QuickEdit ................................................................................................................................................47 TrashAPost............................................................................................................................................ 49RestoreOrDeleteAPost........................................................................................................................ 49View ..........................................................................................................................................................50
AddNewPost ..............................................................................................................................................50PostTags ...................................................................................................................................................... 51
EditPostTags ..........................................................................................................................................52QuickEdit ................................................................................................................................................52
Categories.....................................................................................................................................................52EditCategory ...........................................................................................................................................54
QuickEdit ................................................................................................................................................54
Media .......................................................................................................................................54 AddImage....................................................................................................................................................55
AddImageFromComputer.....................................................................................................................55 AddImageFromURL .............................................................................................................................. 57 AddImageFromMediaLibrary ..............................................................................................................58 AddImageToGallery ............................................................................................................................. 60
FeaturedImage............................................................................................................................................62 AddingOtherMedia ...................................................................................................................................63
EmbedMedia............................................................................................................................................63
AddMediaFromComputer.....................................................................................................................65 AddMediaFromURL ............................................................................Error!Bookmarknotdefined. AddMediaToGallery ............................................................................Error!Bookmarknotdefined. AddMediaFromMediaLibrary ............................................................................................................. 66
Library ..........................................................................................................................................................67Edit .......................................................................................................................................................... 69CroppingOrScalingAnImage .............................................................................................................. 69OtherEditingImageIcons ...................................................................................................................... 71Delete........................................................................................................................................................72 View .......................................................................................................................................................... 72
AddNew.......................................................................................................................................................72
Links ......................................................................................................................................... 73Links ............................................................................................................................................................. 73
Edit ...........................................................................................................................................................74
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Delete........................................................................................................................................................78 AddNew.......................................................................................................................................................78LinkCategories............................................................................................................................................79
Edit .......................................................................................................................................................... 80
QuickEdit ............................................................................................................................................... 80Delete........................................................................................................................................................ 81
Comments ................................................................................................................................ 81 Approve/Unapprove....................................................................................................................................82Spam.............................................................................................................................................................82Trash.............................................................................................................................................................83Edit ...............................................................................................................................................................83QuickEdit ................................................................................................................................................... 84Reply............................................................................................................................................................ 84
Tools ......................................................................................................................................... 85
Turbo .........................................................................................................Error!Bookmarknotdefined.PressThis .....................................................................................................................................................85
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Quick Start
Login
EnteryourUsernameandPasswordasemailedbyFreeBlogFactorytologintotheadministrationsystem
Onceyou'reinyouwillseetheDashboard:
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Nowit'stimetoaddsomecontentoreditsomeexistingcontent.Ifyouareunsurewhether youshouldbeusingPagesorPosts,readPagesvs.PostsintheEditorsGuide.
Edit/Add New Pages
1. Thefirstfieldyouneedtofillinisthepagetitle.
2. Thenusethevisualeditortoenterthecontentforyourpage.
Hint:ClickontheFullScreenbutton:
Thisallowsyoutoedityourpageinfullscreenmode,givingyougreatercontrol
overyourworkarea.
NB: Youcannotsaveyourchangeswheninfullscreenmodesoalwaystoggleback
tonormalscreenmodetoupdateyourcontent.
3. ThefourbuttonsnexttoUpload/Insertallowyoutoaddmediasuchasimages,
audioandvideoandassigntitlesanddescriptionstomediafiles.Formoredetailed
informationaboutthisprocess,readtheMediasectionintheEditorsGuide.
4. Whenyouarehappywithyourpage,clickonthePreviewbuttonfoundatthetop
rightcornerofthePublishmoduleontherighthandsideofthepage.Thiswillgive
areallifepreviewofhowyourpagewilllookonyourwebsite.
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5. Onceyou'rehappyforyourpagetogopublic,clickonthePublishbuttonatthe
bottomofthePublishmodule.Ifyouareeditinganexistingpagethisbuttonis
calledUpdatePage.
Edit/Add New Posts
AddingorEditingPostsfunctionsmuchthesameasPages,howevertherearesomeadditionalinformationyouneedtoenter.
1. YoucanchangethepresentationofyourpostsbysettingupFormat.
2. Youwillalsoneedtoassigntheposttoacategorywhichwillaffectwhereandwhenthe
postappearsonthewebsite.
3. OntherighthandsideunderneaththeCategoriesmoduleyoucanaddPostTagstoyour
post.PostTagsarelikekeywordsthatvisitorsmayusetosearchforrelatedarticles.For
example,addingthetag"wedding"toacateringarticleandaphotographyarticlemay
helpyourvisitorsfindrelatedcontentonyourwebsite.
4. ThereisalsoanoptiontoaddaFeaturedImagetoyourpost.
Youcanpreviewpostsjustlikepagesandeditexistingpostssamewithexistingpagesas well.WhenyouwanttogopublicorsaveyourchangesclickonthePublishorUpdatePostbutton.
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Editors Guide
Welcometotheadministrationsystemthatmanagesallofthecontentforyourwebsite.You
havebeenmadeanEditorwithinthesystem,whichmeansyouhavebeengrantedaccesstocreatenewcontentandeditexistingcontent.Thisguidewillwalkyouthroughthestepsinvolved.
Thefirsttaskyouhavetodoistologintothesystemsoyoucanmakechangesoraddacontent.
Login
Bynow,youshouldhavebeenautomaticallyemailedausername(default:admin)anda
passwordbyFreeBlogFactory.
Theloginscreenlookslikethis:
Simplytypeyourusernameintotherectangle(orfield)labeled“Username”andthenclick
inthefieldlabeled“Password”andenteryourpassword.
Hint: Youcanalsousethe“tab”keyonthekeyboardtomoveintothe“Password”
fieldandmakeitactive.
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Takecaretomakesurethedetailsyouenterintobothofthesefieldsexactlymatchthedetailsyouhavebeensupplied.Theusernameisusuallycase-sensitive(meaningthatuppercaseandlowercaselettersaredifferent)andthepasswordisalwayscase-sensitive.
Youcanplaceatickintheboxlabeled"RememberMe"andthesystemwillattempttorememberyoutosaveyouhavingtoenterthesedetailsnexttime.
Technical:Thesedetailswillbestoredinthesystemmemoryuntilyouempty
yourinternetbrowser'smemoryorclearyourhistory.Itdoesn'tmatterifyoudon't
understandthisall,whatisimportantisthatifyoutickthisboxitcansaveyou
timeinthefuture.
Onceyouenteredthecorrectdetails,clickonthe"LogIn"button,orhitthe"enter"keyon yourkeyboard.
Ifyouhaveforgottenyourpasswordclickonthetextthatreads"Lostyourpassword?"andyouwillbetakentothisscreen:
Typeyourusernameoremailaddressintothefieldandclickonthe"GetNewPassword"button.Anewpasswordwillbeemailedtoyou.
Onceyouhaveyournewpassword,login.
WhenyouhaveloggedinyouwillbetakentoTheDashboard.
The DashboardTheDashboardscreen,alsoconsideredthehomepageoftheadminsystem,lookslikethis:
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The Admin Window Explained
TheDashboard,alongwithallofthescreensyouwillcomeacrossintheadminsystem,consistsofthefollowingfourkeyelements:
• TheHeader
• TheSidebar
• TheEditor
• TheFooter
The Header
Theheaderlookslikethis:
Theheaderprovidesyouwith:
• Alinktovisityourwebsiteastherestoftheworldseesit
• Adropdownlistofquicklinksforaddingcontenttoyourwebsite(thesewillbe
coveredlaterinmoredetailintheirownsections)
• Alinktoyourprofile"Howdy,editor"
• AlinktoLogOutofthesystem
Thesefeatureswillbeexplainedinmoredetaillateron.
The SidebarThesidebarlookslikethis:
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Thesidebarprovidesyouwithacomprehensivelistoftoolsthatallowustoperformfunctionsintheadminsystem.Eachsetoftoolsisgroupedintowhatwecall"widgets".
Hint:Eachwidget(withtheexceptionofComments)hasadropdownarrowin
thetop-rightcorner,whichallowsyoutoexpandorcollapsethewidget.
Youcanalsoexpandorcollapsetheentiresidebarbyclickingonthehorizontalline withthearrowsinbetweenthewidgetsDashboardandPostsandalsoinbetweenCommentsandProfile
Thisisusefulforsavingspaceonyourscreen.
Whenyoufirstlogin,the"Posts"widgetshouldbeexpandedtorevealthetoolsavailableto you.
Inorderfromtoptobottom,ourwidgetsare:
• TheDashboard
o Dashboard
• Posts
o Post
o AddNew
o Categories
o PostTags
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• Media
o Library
o AddNew
• Linkso Links
o AddNew
o LinkCategories
• Pages
o Pages
o AddNew
• Comments
• Profile
o YourProfile
• Tools
o Tools
Eachofthesetoolswillbeexplainedinmoredetaillateron.
The Editor
Theeditorlookslikethis:
Theeditoriswhereyouaddnewcontentorchangeexistingcontentinyourwebsite.Themodulesintheeditorchangeaccordingtowhichtoolyouareusingformthesidebar.
Onthedashboardscreentherearesevenmodules:
Inorderfromtoptobottom,ourmodulesare:
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Technical:ThishelpmoduleisdesignedmorefordevelopersandtheIT
departmentsomorethanlikelyyouwillnotneedit.Allthehelpyouneedshould
berighthereinthisuser'sguide.
The Footer
Thefooterlookslikethis:
ThefootercontainsalinktotheWordPresswebsite,documentationandfeedbackforumas
wellasaversionnumbersoyoualwaysknowwhichversionofWordPressyouarerunning.
Thefooteralsoprovidesavisualcueforyouthatyouareattheendofthepage.
Dashboard Modules
Right Now
Thefirstmoduleonthedashboardscreeniscalled"RightNow"andprovidesyouwitha
snapshotofthecontentinyourwebsite.
Intheexamplethereis1Post,1Page,1Category and0Tagsaswellas1Comment.This
onecommenthasbeenapprovedandthereforeshowsas1Approved,0Pendingand0
Spam.
We'llcovereachoftheseinmoredetaillateron.
You'llnoticethattheinformationinthismodulealsolinkstotherelevantsectionsofthe
adminsystem.Forexample:1Pagelinkstothe"EditPages"screen.Thisprovideseasy
navigationbetweenadminsections.
TheRightNowmodulealsotellsyouthenameofthethemeyouareusing,howmany
widgetsarebeingusedinthesidebarofyourwebsiteandtheversionofWordPressyouare
running.
Technical:Themes,widgetsandversionupgradesaretasksassignedto
administrators.Asaneditor,youarenotabletomakethesechanges.
Recent Comments
TheRecentCommentsmoduleshowsthemostrecentcommentsmadebyvisitorstoyour website.Ifyoupositionthemouseoveracomment,amenuappearsunderneathitwiththe
followingoptions:
• Unapprove
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• Reply
• Edit
• Spam
• Trash
Thereisalsoa ViewAllbuttonthatlinkstotheCommentsscreenintheadminsystem
whereyoucanviewallthecommentsthathavebeenmade.
We'llcoverCommentsinmoredetaillateron.
Commentsmaynotnecessarilybeenabledonyourwebsite.Iftheyarenotenabledthenjust
ignoretheRecentCommentsmodule.
Incoming Links
TheIncomingLinksmoduledisplayshowmanyotherblogsitesarelinkingtoyoursite.
ThisisprimarilyusedaspartofaSearchEngineVisibilitystrategyandmaynotberelevant
toyou.
Quick Press
TheQuickPressmoduleallowsyoutowriteandpublishapostrightherefromthe
dashboardorsaveitasadraftandreviseitlater.
ThiswillmakesenseonceyouhavereadtheAddNewPostsection.Justknowthatthisisa
handytoolforquicklyjottingdownideaswhiletheyarefreshandbeforeyouloseyourtrain
ofthought.
Recent Drafts
TheRecentDraftsmoduledisplaysanypoststhathavebeenwrittenandsavedasdrafts,
waitingtobepublished.Iftherewereanydraftshere,youcanclickonthetitle,makeany
revisionsandeithersaveitagainorpublishittothewebsite.
WordPress Blog
The WordPressBlogdisplaysrecententriesbyWordPressdevelopersaboutthegeneralongoingevolutionoftheWordPressplatform.Thismayormaynotinterestyou.
Other WordPress News
TheOtherWordPressNewsmoduleshowsothernewsrelatingtotheongoing
developmentoftheWordPressplatform.Asabove,thismayormaynotinterestyou.
Forday-to-dayuse,youcouldsafelyturnoffthe WordPressBlogandOtherWordPress
NewsmodulesbyclickingontheScreenOptionsbuttoninthetop-rightcornerandun-
tickingtheappropriateboxes.
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Admin Bar
Ifyouenabletheadminbarinyourprofileyouwillseethe AdminBarasathingreybarthatappearsatthetopofthepage.Theadminbarcanbeswitchedonoroffonthe“live”
websiteandtheadmindashboardinyourprofilesettings.
Startingfromtheleft,theadminbarcontainsasmallpicture(avatar)ofwhoeverisloggedintothesite.Followingtheavataristheusernameofthepersonloggedin.
Theusernameisadropdownlist,whichconsistsof:
• EditMyProfile-alinktoProfilepage.
• Dashboard-alinktoDashboardpage.
• LogOut-aquickwaytologoutyouradmincontrol.
Nextisthe AddNewdropdownlistwhichlinkstoaddanewpageorpost.
NextisthelinktotheCommentspage
TheAdminBar'sleftpanellookslikethis:
OntherightsideoftheadminbarisaSearchform,forquicklysearchingexistingpageorpostonyourwebsite.
ThisSearchformfunctionslikeanyothersearchform.Youjustneedtotypeinthetitleof
thepageorpostthatyouarelookingforandhitthesearchbutton.
TherightsideoftheAdminBarlookslikethis:
Profile
YoucanaccessyourprofilebyclickingontheProfilewidgetinthesidebarorclickingon
yourusernamenexttotheword"Howdy"intheheader.This"Howdy"referenceisawayof
lettingyouknowthatyouareloggedinunderyourusername.Someadminsystemsmay
havemultipleusersloggedinatoncesothisisausefultoolformakingsureyouarelogged
incorrectly.
TheProfilescreenlookslikethis:
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IntheProfilescreenyoucanchangeyourpersonaloptions,nameandcontactinformation.
Personal Options
The VisualEditoriswhatyouwillusewhenwritingoreditingpostsandpagesinthe
website.Disablingthevisualeditormeansyouwillonlybeabletowritepostsandpages
usinghtmlandwillhavenovisualrepresentationofthecontentyou'reworkingwith.
Caution:Itisrecommendedthatyoudonottickthisboxunlessyouarean
experiencedhtmlprogrammerandarefamiliarwithWordPress.
The AdminColorSchemeallowsyoutochangethecolorschemeoftheadminsystemto
yourpreference.
KeyboardShortcutsallowyoutonavigateandperformfunctionsinthecommentsscreen.Thisisusefulifyoureceivealargenumberofcommentsfromvisitorstoyoursite.Ifyoudo
nothavecommentsenabledpleaseignorethefollowingparagraph.
Briefly,ifthekeyboardshortcutsboxistickedyoucanmoveupanddownthroughyourlist
ofcommentsbyusingthekeys"k"and"j"respectively.Onceacommentisselected(as
shownbyalightbluebackground)youcanusethefollowingcommandsonthekeyboard:
• a–approvesthecomment
• s–marksthecommentasspam
• d–deletesthecomment
• u–unapprovesthecomment
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• r–repliestothecomment,and
• q–allowsforaquickeditofthecomment
MoreinformationisavailableattheofficialdocumentationforWordPress:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Keyboard_Shortcuts
Name
Yourusernameissetwhenyouareestablishedasauserinthesystembytheadministrator
andcannotbechanged.Youcanchangeyourfirstname,lastnameandnicknameaswell
ashowyournamewillbedisplayedonthewebsite.Dependingonhowyourwebsitehas
beendesigned,yournamemaybedisplayedasanauthorofpostsorpagesthatyouhave
contributed.Theoptionlabeled"Displaynamepubliclyas"iswhereyoucandetermine
howyouwantyournamedisplayedtothepublic.
Contact Info
Youremailaddressisrequiredandisenteredwhentheadministratorestablishesyouasa
userinthesystem.Ifyouremailaddressisincorrectorchanges,updateithere.Youcanalso
entermoreoptionalpersonalinformationlikeyourwebsiteaddress,AIM(AOLInstant
Messenger)name,YahooInstantMessengernameandYabber/GoogleTalknameaswellas
abriefbiography.Someofthisinformationmaybeshownpubliclyonyourwebsite
dependingonhowithasbeensetup.
NB:Ifyouareunsureaboutanyofthis,consultwithyourwebdeveloperorITdepartment.
Ifyouhavebeenassignedapasswordthatyoudidnotset,youcanchangeyourpassword
heretoonethatyouwillremember.Measurethestrengthofyourpasswordwiththe
strengthindicator.Maintainingastrongpasswordisimportanttomakesureyouarethe
onlypersonlogginginandmakingchangesunderyourusername.
Caution:Strongpasswordsareatleastsevencharacterslongandcontaina
combinationofupperandlowercaselettersaswellasnumbersandsymbolssuchas!@#”?$%^&*()
Whenyouhavemadeallofyourchanges,clickonthe“UpdateProfile”buttonandallof
yourpersonalprofiledetailswillbeupdatedinthesystem.
Content
Pages Vs Posts
Theadminsystemprovidestwowaysofcreatingcontentforyourwebsite:
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• Apage,or
• Apost.
Todeterminewhichisthebestoptionforyourcontent,youneedtofirstunderstandthe
differencebetweenthetwo.
Page
Apageincludesanoverallstructureforpresentinginformationonyourwebsite.For
example:apagewillincludetheheader,(toppartofthepageusuallycontainingalogoand
navigationmenu),asectionforthemaincontentofthepageandafooter(thebottompart
ofthepageusuallycontainingsomelegalinformation,copyrightnoticesandotherlinks).A
pagemayalsoincludeasidebarontheleftorrighthandsidecontaininglinkstoother
sectionsofthesite
Pagesarenotgenerallyupdatedorchangedonaregularbasis,howeversomeofthecontent
onapage,includingposts,maybeupdatedregularly.
Thinkofapageasyouwouldifyouwerereadinganewspaper.Theonepagecanbebroken
upintomanydifferentsectionsforafeaturearticle,relatedstoriesandadvertisements.
Pagesaregenerallyaccessedbythemainnavigationmenuonyourwebsite.
Examplesofpagesonyourwebsitemightinclude AboutUs,ContactDetails,Mission
Statement,ProductsandServicesandLegalInformation.
Post
Consideringthenewspapermodel,apostcanbethoughtofasessentiallyonearticle.Itis
writtenandpublishedatagivenpointintimeaboutaparticularsubjectinaspecific
category andpostedonacertainpage.Thesportspage,forexamplemaycontainseveral
postsfromthesportscategory.
Postsareprimarilywrittenaspartofablog(webbasedlogofevents-orjournal).However
postshavemultiplefunctionsandusingthemcreativelycangiveyougreatercontroloverthemanagementofyourwebsitescontent.
Postsbelongtooneormorecategoriesandcanbesortedanddisplayedinallsortsofways
onyourwebsite.
Examplesofpostsonyourwebsitemightincludepressreleases,productfactsheets,
generalnewsarticlesandblogentries.
Technical:Postscanliveonpages–inthemaincontentarea.Pagescannotliveonposts.
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Thefollowingscreenshotsmayhelptoexplainthedifferencebetweenapageandapost.
Apage:
Apost:
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Ifyouareupdatingyoursiteoraddingcontentonaregularbasis,itismorethanlikelyyou willbeusingposts.
NB:Ifyouarestillunsureaboutwhetherornottouseapageorapostforyourcontent,
consultyourwebdeveloperorITdepartment.
Nowthatyouhaveanunderstandingofthedifferencebetweenapageandapost,let'slook
athowtoeditexistingcontentoraddnewcontent.
We'regoingtostartoffeasybyeditinganexistingpagetogetyoufamiliarwiththetools
youneedtouse.
The Editor
The Toolbar
AboveTheEditorrectanglethereisatoolbarcontainingcommontoolsforformatting
yourcontent.SimilartosomewordprocessingprogramslikeMicrosoftWord,thestandard
toolsare,fromlefttoright:
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Bold–tomaketextbold.
Italic–toputtextinitalics.
Strikethrough–tomarktextasdeleted
BulletList–alsoknownasanunorderedlist:
• Thisisaniteminabulletedlist
• Thisisasecondbulleteditem.
NumberedList–alsoknownasanorderedlist:
1. Thisisaniteminanumberedlist
2. Thisisaseconditeminanumberedlist.
Blockquote–usedforquotingsomebodyinanarticle.
Justifyleft–alignthetextintheparagraphleft.
JustifyCenter–alignthetextinthecenter.
JustifyRight–alignthetextright.
Link–insertalinktoanotherwebpage(alsocalledahyperlink).
Unlink–removethehyperlink.
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Insert‘More’Tag–thissplitsthepageintotwoparts.Thismayresultin
yourwebsitedisplayingthecontentbeforethe‘More’tagandplacinga
“readmore”linkforuserstoclickthroughandreadthefullpage
Spellcheck–checkthespellingofthecontent.Usethedropdownarrow
tochoosealanguagefromthelistifrequired.
Fullscreen–thisallowsyoutoedityourpageinfullscreenmode,giving
yougreatercontroloveryourworkarea.
NB: Youcannotsaveyourchangeswheninfullscreenmodesoalways
togglebacktonormalscreenmodetoupdateyourcontent.
Show/HideKitchenSink–thisbuttonturnsonorofftheextrabuttons
availableonthetoolbar.
Insert/Edit LinkToaddalinktoyourpageorpost,highlightthewordthatyouwanttomakethelink.
Thenclickontheinsert/editlinkbutton.
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Apopupwindowwillappearallowingyoutoedityourhyperlinkaccordingtowhatpageor
siteyouwanttolinkto,thetitleofthelinkandifyouwantyourlinktoopeninanew
window.
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URLiswhereyouentertheaddressofthewebsiteorpagewhereyouwanttolinkto.
Titleisthetitleofthelink.Userswillseethiswhenthehovertheirmouseoverthelink.
Ifyouwanttolinktoanexistingpageorpostinyoursiteyouhavetwooptions.Oneisto
searchforthetitleofthepageorpost,
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Orchooseapagefromthelistofrecentpagesorpoststhatisautomaticallydisplayedatthe
bottomofthepopupwindow.
UsingthesearchboxorchoosingoneoftherecentpagesorpostswillgeneratetheURLand
titleforyourlink.
OncesatisfiedwithyourchangesclicktheSaveLinkorAddLinkbutton.
The Kitchen Sink
Withthekitchensinkbuttonturnedonthetoolbarlookslikethis:
Thefollowingtoolsarenowavailabletoyou,fromlefttoright:
Format–thisoptionformatstheselectedtextasaparagraph,address,
preformatted,headingorsub-heading.
Underline–tounderlinetext.
Justified–tojustifytextbothleftandright.
TextColor–tochangethecolorofthetext.
PastePlainText–thisbuttonwillopenapopupdialogboxtoallow
youtopasteplaintextintoyourpage.
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NB:Itisadvisabletousethisbuttonifyouarecopyingtextfromatext
editorlikenotepadortexteditasthesystemwillformatthetextinto
correcthtmlforyourwebsite.AvoidpastingtextdirectlyintoThe
Editor.
PasteFromWord–thisbuttonwillopenapopupdialogboxtoallow
youtopastetextfromMicrosoft Wordintoyourpage.
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NB:Itisadvisabletousethisbuttonifyouarecopyingtextfrom
Microsoft Wordasthesystemwillformatthetextintocorrecthtml
foryourwebsite.AvoidpastingtextdirectlyintoTheEditor.
RemoveFormatting–removeallformattingfromtheselectedtext.
EmbedMedia–thisbuttonwillopenapopupdialogboxallowing
youtoembedvarioustypesofmediadirectlyintoyourpage.For
example:Flash,QuickTime,Shockwave, WindowsMediaorReal
Media.
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Selectthetypeofmediayouwanttoembed,thefileorurlofthe
mediaandsetthedimensions.
Previewthemediaandthenclickoninserttoembedthemediaor
canceltocanceltheprocess.
Therearemoresettingsunderthe Advancedtabthatrelatetoeach
specifictypeofmediabeinginserted.
NB:ConsultyourwebdeveloperorITDepartmentforthecorrect
settingsforyourtypeofmedia.
CustomCharacter–thisbuttonwillopenapopupdialogbox
allowingyoutoinsertcustomcharacterssuchasdiacriticsforwords
likecaféandfaçadeaswellasvariouscurrencyandlegalsymbols.
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Simplyclickonthesymboltoinsertintoyourpage.
Outdent–removestheindentfromthestartofalineinaparagraph.
Indent–indentsthestartofalineinaparagraph.
Undo–thisreverses,or“un-does”thelastthingyoudidinThe
Editor.Ifyouhittheundobuttonmorethanonceitwillundoyourpreviousactionsinreverseorder.
NB:YoucannotundoanactiononceyouhaveUpdatedthepageor
Saveditasadraft
Redo–thisreversestheundo,or“re-does”thelastthingyouun-did
inTheEditor.Soifyouhittheundobuttonbymistakeyoucanre-do
withthisbutton.
Help–thisbuttonopenapopupdialogboxwithsomemore
informationonthefunctionsofthe VisualEditor
NB:YourwebdeveloperorITdepartmentmayhaveinstalledadditionalbuttonsonyour
toolbartotheoneslistedabove.Ifthisisthecase,consultthemforexplanations.
Usethetoolsavailabletoyouinthetoolbartodesignyourpagethewayyouwantit.
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Upload/Insert
Directlyabovethetoolbartherearefourbuttonsthatallowyoutoaddmediatoyourpage.
ThesefunctionsarecoveredlaterintheMediasection.However,theremaybeanimage
alreadyinyourpagethatyouwanttoedit.
Technical:ThishelpmoduleisdesignedmorefordevelopersandtheIT
departmentsomorethanlikelyyouwillnotneedit.Allthehelpyouneedshould
berighthereinthisuser'sguide.
Othermedialike video,audioandpdf filescannotbeeditedoncetheyareinsertedintoa
page,theymustbedeletedandre-inserted.
Edit Image Youcaneditimagestochangethewaytheyappearonyourpage.
Toeditanimage,clickontheimagetorevealtheEditImageandDeleteImagebuttons:
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TheDeleteImagebuttonwilldeletetheimagefromthepageimmediately.TheEdit
Imagebuttonwillopenthefollowingpopupdialogbox:
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UsetheSizeslidertoalterthesizeoftheimageonthepageandeditthealignmentby
choosingNone,Left,CenterorRight.YoucanalsochangetheTitle,CaptionandLink
URLoftheimage.
Therearemoredetailedsettingsunderthe AdvancedSettingstabthatmayaffecttheway yourimageisdisplayedonyourwebsite.
NB:YoushouldconsultyourwebdeveloperorITdepartmentaboutwhetherornottouse
thesesettings.
Whenyouarehappywithyoursettings,clicktheUpdatebuttonorchoosetheCancel
buttontocancelyourchanges.
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Pages
Pages
YoucanaccessthePagesscreenbychoosingEditfromthePageswidgetinthesidebar
ThePagesscreenlookslikethis:
AtthetopofthePagesscreen,youwillfindtwosub-headingsdirectlyunderneaththepagetitle:
• All(totalnumberofpages)and
• Published(numberofpagesactuallypublishedonthewebsite)
Dependingonthecontentalreadyinyoursystemtheremaybemoresub-headings
including:
• PendingReview(numberofpagespendingreview)
• Draft(numberofdraftpageswaitingtobepublished)and
• Private(numberofpagespublishedbutnotvisibletothepublic)
Thesesub-headingsgiveyouasnapshotofthestatusofthepagesinyoursystemandwill
makemoresenseasyoumovethroughthissection.
Totherightofthesesub-headingsandunderneaththescreenoptionsandhelpbuttons
youwillfindasearchtool.Thisisusefulforsearchingthroughallofyourpagesfora
specificwordorphraseifyouhaveforgottenwhereitis.
Directlybeneaththesub-headingsyouwillfindaBulkActionsdropdownmenu.This
menuallowsyoutoeditormovetotrashmultiplepagesatonce.Theeditfunctionallows
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youchangetheparent,template,comments,statusorpingsofmultiplepagesatonce
whilethemovetotrashoptionallowsyoutomovemultiplepagestotrashbinatonce
Theeditoptionswillmakemoresenseasyoumovethroughthissection.
IfyouchoosetomovemultiplepagestothetrashatonceaTrashlinkwillappearnextto
the Alllink.TheTrashlinkiswhereyoucanfindalltheitemsthatyouhavedeletedinthe
past30days.
Toselectapageforabulkactionsimplyplaceatickintheboxtotheleftofthepage'sname.
Placingatickintheboxnexttotheword"Title"atthetopofthelistofpageswillselectall
pagesinthelistatonce.Onceyourpagesareselected,chooseanactionfromtheBulk
Actionsdropdownmenuandclickonthe Apply button.
TotheimmediaterightoftheBulkActionsmenuistheFilterMenuforfilteringthepages
thatyouwishtodisplay,categorizedfromthemonthyourWordPressblogwascreated.By
default,itissettodisplayallpagesfromalldates.
UnderneaththeBulkActionsdropdownyouwillfindatablelistingallthepagesinyour
website.Thecolumnsinthetableare,fromlefttoright:
• Theselecttickbox(toselectordeselectapageforeditingordeleting)
• Title(thetitleofthepage)
• Author(theauthorofthepage)
• Comments(thenumberofcommentsmadebyvisitorstothepage)
• Date(thedatethepagewaspublishedonthewebsite)
ClickingonthetitleofthepagewilltakeyoutoEditPagescreenasdescribedinthenext
section.Clickingontheauthorwillfilterthelistofpagesinthetabletopageswrittenonly
bythatauthor.ClickingonthecommentsiconwilltakeyoutotheEditpageasdescribed
lateron.
AtthebottomofthelistthereisanotherBulkActionsdropdownmenuthatfunctionsexactlyliketheoneatthetop.Thisisusefulifyouhavealargenumberofpagesinthelist
andneedtoscrolldowntoviewthem.
Ifyouplacethemouseoverapagetitle,amenuappearsunderneathitwiththefollowing
options:
• Edit
• QuickEdit
• Trash,and
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NB:Ifyouareunsureaboutwhattouseasthepermalinkforthepageconsultyourweb
developerorITdepartment.
The Content
Thenextfieldthatrequiresinformationisthecontentofthepage.Thisistheactual
content(wordsandpictures)thatmakeupthepageonthewebsite.
Toeditthecontentofthepageclickinthelargewhiterectanglethatcontainsthecurrent
content.WecallthisareaTheEditor.
Technical:Atthetoprightcorneryouwillfindtwotabs VisualandHTML.The
VisualEditor,(anoptionwesetearlierunderProfile)providesyouwithavisual
representationofthecontentyou’reworkingwith.TheHTMLEditorallowsyou
tomanipulatethecontentusingHyperTextMarkupLanguage-thelanguage
thatwebsitesarebuilton.
Caution:Itisrecommendedtousethe VisualEditorunlessyouarean
experiencedHTMLprogrammer
Toeditoraddtext,simplytype.
Word Count
UnderneathTheEditoryouwillfindabarthatcontainssomeadditionalinformationabout
yourpage.
Onthelefthandsideisthe WordCount:acountofthewordsinyourpage.
Ontherighthandside,youwillfindsomeinformationaboutwhenthepagewaslastedited
orsavedandbywhom.
Atthebottomrightcornerofthisbarisaresizehandlethatyoucandragdownorupin
ordertoresizeTheEditor,givingyougreatercontroloveryourworkarea.
Hint:Thefollowingsectionsmayalsobevisibleonthescreendependingwhathas
beenhiddenonthescreenoptionsmenu.
Custom Fields
BelowTheEditoristheCustomFieldssection.Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytoadd
customfieldstoyourpagesforgreatercontroloversortinganddisplayinginformationon
yourwebsite.
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Forexample:youcouldaddacustomfieldcalled“Hierarchy ”toyourpageandgiveita
valueof“1”.Yourwebdevelopercouldthenusethiscustomfieldinyourthemetore-
arrangetheorderofpagesinasitemap,forinstance.
ToaddacustomfieldtoapagesimplyenterthenameofthecustomfieldintheNamefield
andthevalueforthispageintheValuefieldandthenclickontheAddCustomField
button.
Hint:Onceacustomfieldhasbeenaddedtothesystemyoucanthenchooseto
addthatcustomfieldtoanyotherpagebyselectingitfromthedropdownlistthat
willappearinthenamefield.
NB: YoushouldconsultyourwebdeveloperorITdepartmentaboutwhetherornottouse
CustomFields
Discussion
Thediscussionsectionallowsyoutochoosewhetherornotthepageisopentodiscussion
byvisitorstoyourwebsite.Youhavetwooptions:
1. AllowComments,and
2. AllowPings
Allowingcommentswillallowvisitorstoleaveacommentonyourpage.Allowingpingswill
allowvisitorstolinktoyourpagefromtheirownpageandwillappearinyourcomments
sectionasalink.
CommentsandPingsmayormaynotbeenabledonyoursite,sosettingtheseoptions
heremayhavenoeffectonthewayyoursitelooksandbehaves.
NB:YoushouldconsultyourwebdeveloperorITdepartmentaboutwhetherornottoyour
siteisenabledforCommentsand/orPings.
Page Author
ThePageAuthordropdownlistallowsyoutochoosetheauthorofthepage.Thismaybe
handyifyourwebsiteisdesignedtodisplayarchivesofcontentbyspecificpeopleinyour
organization.
Page Revisions
ThePageRevisionssectionshowsyouwhenthispagehasbeenrevisedandbywhom.
Clickingonarevision'sdatewillshowyouthepage,asitexistedatthatpointintime,using
thebasichtmlviewer,notthevisualviewer.Thisisusefulifyouhavemadesomechangesandupdatedthepagebutdecideyouwanttogobacktowhereyouwereearlieron.
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Underneaththepagecontentyounowhavetheoptiontocomparerevisionsbyselecting
thelefthandradiobuttonofoneandtherighthandradiobuttonofanotherinthepage
revisionslistandclickingontheCompareRevisionsbutton.
Theolderrevisionisshownontheleftandthenewerrevisionontheright.Thedifferences
willbehighlightedsoyoucaneasilydecidewhichversionyouwanttouse.
Onceyouhavedecidedwhichversiontouse,identifytherevisionbyitsdateandtimestampandthenchoose"Restore"nexttotherevisioninthePageRevisionslistbelowto
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restorethatrevisionasthepage.Thisrevisionthenbecomestheupdatedpagereplacingthe
currentversion,whichthenbecomesthefirstrevisioninthePageRevisionslist,soyou'll
neverloseaversionofthepage.
Publish
Oneofyourbestfriendsintheadminsystemisthe"Preview"button.Thisbuttonallows
youtopreviewchangesbeforeyoupublishthemforthepublictosee.Thepreviewbutton
willshowyouexactlywhatthepagewilllooklikebyopeninganewwindowofyourbrowser
anddisplayingyourchanges.Atthispoint,thepubliccannotseeyourwork.
Youcanpreviewyourchangesandmakemorealterationsforaslongasyoulikewithoutthe
publiceverseeingyourchangesaslongasyoudon'thitthe"UpdatePage"button.Once
youclickthe"UpdatePage"buttonyourchangeswillbepublishedonyourwebsiteforthe
restoftheworldtoenjoy.
UnderneaththePreviewbuttonthereissomeinformationaboutyourpageandwhohas
accesstoitonline.
ClickingontheEditlinknextto"Status:Published"willgiveyouadropdownlistwith
threeoptions:
• Published(fortheworldtosee)
• PendingReview(foracolleaguetoreviewbeforepublishing)
• Draft(foryoutokeepworkingonbeforepublishing)
ClickingontheEditlinknextto“ Visibility:Public”willgiveyouadropdownlistwith
threeoptions:
• Public(fortheworldtosee)
• Passwordprotected(atwhichpointyouwillneedtoenterapasswordandonly
thosewiththepasswordwillbeabletoviewitonthewebsite)
• Private(onlyvisibleintheadminsystem)
Thepublishdateoptionallowsyoutochoosewhenthepageistobepublished.Ifyou
chooseatimeinthefuture,thepagewillnotbevisibleonyoursiteuntilthattime.
Onceyouarehappywithyoursettings,clickonthe"UpdatePage"buttontosaveyour
changes.
Hint:The“UpdatePage”buttonmaychangeto“Publish”dependingonthe
statusofyourpage
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Trash A Page
Todeleteapage,clickonthe"MovetoTrash"linktotheleftofthe"Update"button.That
pagewillbemovedtotheTrashlinklocatednexttothe Alllink.
Youcanundothedeletionofthepagebyclickingthelinkthatwillappearaboveafteryou
clicktheMovetoTrashbutton.
Caution:OnceapagehasbeenmovedtoTrash,youcanrecoverit(seeNextlink
below).
Restore Or Delete A Page
IfaTrashlinkexists,locatednexttothe Alllink,youmaywanttoclickonittolocateall
thepagesthatyouhavedeletedforthepast30days.
Hoveryourmouseovertothetitleofthepagethatyouwanttodeleteorrestore,andasub-
menuofoptionswillappearbelow.
ChooseRestoretorecoveryourdeletedpageorchooseDeletePermanently todeletethe
pageforever.
Caution:WordPresswillemptythetrashevery30days.
Attributes
Youcanchangethefollowingadditionalpageattributesinthissection:
• Parent
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o Iftherearemultiplepagesinyoursystem,youcanassignapageastheparent
forthispage.Thispagethenbecomesasub-pageorchildoftheparent.For
example:Design,mightbeasub-pageofthepageServices.Inthiscaseyou
wouldmakeServicestheparentforthepageDesign.• Template
o Youcanassignatemplateforeachpagebasedonhowyourwebsitehasbeen
developed.
• Order
o Youcanchangetheorderofthepagesinyourwebsitehierarchywhichmay
affectthewaytheyaredisplayedinyournavigationmenu.
NB:YoushouldconsultyourwebdeveloperorITDepartmentbeforechanginganyofthese
attributes.
Tosaveyourchanges,clickontheUpdatePagebutton.
Add New Page
Youcanaccessthe AddNewPagescreenbychoosing AddNewfromthePageswidgetin
thesidebar.
The AddNewPagescreenlookslikethis:
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• Onthefarrightofthefilteroptionstherearetwobuttonsallowingyoutoviewposts
inListView(thedefaultsetting)orExcerptView.ExcerptViewdisplaysanexcerpt
ofeachpostgivingyoumoreinformationaboutyourcontentsoyoucanmakean
accuratedecisionaboutthepostyouwishtoedit.• Inthelistofpoststhatareavailabletoedityouwillalsonoticetwoadditional
columns,CategoriesandTags.Thesewillbeexplainedingreaterdetaillateron.
AsinthePagesscreen,clickingontheposttitlewilltakeyoutothePostscreenas
describedinthenextsection.Clickingontheauthorwillfilterthepostsinthelisttoposts
writtenonlybythatauthor.Clickingonthecategory willfilterthepostsinthetableto
postsbelongingonlytothatcategory .Clickingonatagwillfilterthepostsinthetableto
postsassignedthattag.
Edit Post
TheEditPostscreenlookslikethis:
ThisscreenfunctionsexactlyliketheEditPagescreenwiththefollowingadditions:
• AllreferencestoPagearenowtoPost
• InthePublishsectionunderthe Visibility settingthereisanoptiontostickthe
posttothefrontpageofthewebsite
• Insteadof AttributesyouwillfindFormat,Categories,PostTagsandFeatured
ImageontherighthandsideunderneaththePublishsection.
AsintheEditPagesscreen,clickingontheposttitlewilltakeyoutothePostscreenas
describedinthenextsection.Clickingontheauthorwillfilterthepostsinthelisttoposts
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writtenonlybythatauthor.Clickingonthecategory willfilterthepostsinthetableto
postsbelongingonlytothatcategory .Clickingonatagwillfilterthepostsinthetableto
postsassignedthattag.
Sticky Post
InthePublishsection,under Visibility ,thereisanoptiontosticktheposttothefront
pageofthewebsite.Thismeansthatthispostisrankedashighlyimportantandwillalways
showonthefrontpageofthewebsiteregardlessofanyothercontentbeingdisplayed.This
functionalitymayormaynotbeutilizedinthedevelopmentofyoursite.
NB:YoushouldconsultyourwebdeveloperorITDepartmentbeforeusingthestickypost
function.
Format
Format,orsometimescalledPostFormat,allowssettingapostasacertainformat.Some
exampleformatsareaside,gallery,link,andquote.Thiswillallowthemestostylethese
postsaccordingtoformat.
Settingapostformatwillchangethewaypostsarebeingdisplayedintothesite.
Forexampleifyousetyourposttohaveasideformat,whenyouviewthelistofyourpostsonyouractualwebsiteyouwillnoticetitlesaregone.
Onceyousetupyourposttohaveadefiniteformatoption.Youwillnoticeitspostformat
isindicatednexttothetitleofyourpost.
NB:YoushouldconsultyourwebdeveloperorITDepartmentbeforeusingformat.
Categories
Contentonyourwebsiteismorethanlikelydividedupintoseveralcategoriesrelatingto
subjectmatter.Forexample:afinancialplanner’swebsitemaybedividedintothe
categories,"shares","superannuation"and"property".Assigningaposttoacategory willdeterminewhereexactlyonthewebsitethepostwillbedisplayed.
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Toassignaposttoacategory ,simplyplaceatickintheboxnexttothecategory name.
Youcanassignaposttomorethanonecategory .Ifyoudonotassignaposttoacategory
itwillbeassignedtothe"Uncategorized"category bydefault.
Toaddanewcategory ,clickonthelinkthatreads"+AddNewCategory"andenterthe
nameofthenewcategory.
Post Tags
Tagsallowyoutoassignoneormoretags,orkeywords,toapost.Ifyourwebsitehasbeen
developedtodisplaytagstheycanhelpyourusersnavigatetootherpostscontaining
similarinformationorkeywords.Forexample:apostaboutcateringforaweddingmay
containthekeywords“catering”and“ wedding”.Clickingonthetag“wedding”maytake
theusertootherpostsassignedthetag“ wedding”likebookingaweddingphotographer,or
findingweddingcars.
Toaddatagtoapost,enterthetaginthe Addnewtagfieldandclickonthe Addbutton.
ThetagwillappearbelowimmediatelywiththeheadingTagsusedonthispost:
Toremoveatagfromapost,clickonthe“x”nexttothetaginthelist.
Tochoosefromalistofthemostwidelyusedtagsinthesite,clickonthelinkthatreads
“Choosefromthemostpopulartags”andalistoftagswillappearforyoutochoosefrom.
Simplyclickonthetag(s)youwanttouseandtheywillautomaticallybelinkedtothispost.
NB:YoushouldconsultyourwebdeveloperorITDepartmentbeforeusingtags.
Quick Edit
Aspreviouslydetailed,placingthemouseoverapageorposttitleintheEditPagesorEdit
PostsscreengivesyoutheoptiontoEdit,QuickEdit,Deleteor Viewthepageorpost.We
havecoveredtheEditoptioninlengthsonowit'stimetolookattheotheroptions
available.
TheQuickEditPagescreenlookslikethis:
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Fromthisscreenyoucanmakequickchangestothepagewithouteditingtheactualcontent
ofthepage.
Onthelefthandsideyoucanchangethetitle,theslug,thedateofpublication,theauthor
andthe visibility ,thatiswhetherornotthepageispasswordprotectedorprivate.
Ontherighthandsideyoucaneditthepageparent,theorderofthepageinthemain
menu,thetemplateassignedtothepageaswellasallowingordisallowingcomments
and/orpingsandfinallythepublicationstatusofthepage.
YoucancancelyourchangesatanytimebyclickingontheCancelbuttonoryoucansave
yourchangesbyclickingontheUpdatePagebutton.
TheQuickEditPostscreenlookslikethis:
Fromthisscreenyoucanmakequickchangestothepostwithouteditingtheactualcontent
ofthepost.
Onthelefthandsideyoucanchangethetitle,theslug,thedateofpublication,theauthor
andthe visibility ,thatiswhetherornotthepostispasswordprotectedorprivate.
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Ontherighthandsideyoucaneditthecategoriesthepostbelongsto,thetagsassignedto
thepostaswellasallowingordisallowingcommentsand/orpingsandfinallythe
publicationstatusofthepostincludingwhetherornotthepostissticky .
YoucancancelyourchangesatanytimebyclickingontheCancelbuttonoryoucansave
yourchangesbyclickingontheUpdatePagebutton.
Trash A Post
ClickingontheTrashoptionunderanypageorposttitlewillallowyoutomovethat
certainpageorpostinaTrashbinandyoucouldconfirmthisactionsoonasa
confirmationmessageshowsabovesayingthatyourpageorposthasbeenmovedtotrash
withanUndolink.
Hint:OnceapageorposthasbeenmovedtoTrash,youcanrecoveritback(see
Nextlinkbelow).
Restore Or Delete A Post
IfaTrashlinkexists,locatednexttothe Alllink,youmaywanttoclickittolocateallthe
poststhatyouhavedeletedforthepast30days.
Hoveryourmouseovertothetitleofthepostthatyouwanttodeleteorrestore,andasub
menuofoptionswillappearbelow.
ChooseRestoretorecoverbackyourdeletedpostorchooseDeletePermanently todelete
thepostforever.
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Caution:WordPresswillemptythetrashevery30days.
View
Clickingonthe Viewoptionunderapageorposttitlewilltakeyoutothepageorposton yourwebsitesoyoucanseehowitappearstotherestoftheworld.
Add New Post
Youcanaccessthe AddNewPostscreenbychoosing AddNewfromthePostswidgetin
thesidebar
The AddNewPostscreenlookslikethis:
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ThisscreenfunctionsareexactlyliketheEditPostscreenwiththeexceptionthatthe
"UpdatePost"buttonisnowthe"Publish"buttonbecausetheposthasneverbeen
published.Oncethepostispublishedthisbuttonwillbecomethe"UpdatePost"button.
Thereisnocontentonanewpostsoyouarefreetobecreativeanddesignyourownpost
fromscratch.
Post Tags
YoucanaccessthePostTagsscreenbychoosingPostTagsfromthePostswidgetinthesidebar
ThePostTagsscreenlookslikethis:
AddNewTagsectionisatthetopofthescreen.ToaddanewtagentertheTagnameand
Tagslugandclickonthe AddTagbutton.Thetagnamecanbethefullnameofthetagto
beused,forexample"weddingcatering".Theslugwillbeasearchenginefriendlyversion
ofthetag.Ifyoudonotentertheslugthesystemwillautomaticallycreateoneconsistingof
alllowercasewordsseparatedbyahyphen,forexample"wedding-catering".
Ontherightofthescreenisatablethatlistsallofthetagsinthesystem.Clickingonthe
tagnamewilltakeyoutotheedittagscreenforthattag.ClickingonthenumberunderpostswilltaketoyoutotheEditPostscreenwithalistofpostsassignedwiththistag.
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Placingthemouseoverthenameofataginthelistdisplaysamenuofoptionsaspreviously
explained.
TheBulkActionsmenufunctionsaspreviouslyexplained.
Edit Post Tags
TheEditPostTagscreenlookslikethis:
SimplyeditthetagnameandtagslugandclickontheUpdatePostTagbuttontomake
yourchanges.
Quick Edit
QuickEditallowsyoutoeditthenameandslugofthetagonly.
Categories
YoucanaccesstheCategoriesscreenbychoosingCategoriesfromthePostswidgetinthe
sidebar
TheCategoriesscreenlookslikethis:
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Placingthemouseoverthenameofacategoryinthelistdisplaysamenuofoptionsas
previouslyexplained.
TheBulkActionsmenufunctionsaspreviouslyexplainedintheEditPagessection
Youdonothaveaccessrightstousethecategory totagconvertersojustignorethis
option.
Edit Category
TheEditCategoryscreenlookslikethis:
Simplyeditthecategoryname,categoryslug,categoryparentanddescriptionandclickon
theUpdateCategory buttontomakeyourchanges.
Quick Edit
QuickEditallowsyoutoeditthenameandslugofthecategoryonly.
Media
Addingmediatoyourwebsitecanbedoneinoneoftwoways:
1. Directlyintoapageorpost
2. Addedtothemedialibrary andthenaddedtoapageorpost
Firstly,let’slookataddingmediadirectlyintoapageorpost.
IntheEditPost,EditPage, AddNewPostand AddNewPagescreenstherearefour
buttonsthatallowyoutoaddmediatoyourpage.
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Technical:Bydefault,thesystemwillusetheflashuploadertoallowuploadingof
multiplefilesatonce.Iftheimageuploadfunctioncausesyouproblems,switchto
thebrowseruploaderbyclickingonthelinkthatreadsBrowserUploader.The
browseruploaderwillonlyallowyouuploadonefileatatime.
Afteryouhaveuploadedyourimagesintothesystemyouwillbeabletoaddtitlesand
descriptionsaswellassetthesizeandalignmentoftheimageonyourpage:
Theuploaderwillnowshowyouathumbnail(small,croppedversion)oftheimageyou
uploaded.Enteratitleforyourimageaswellasacaptionandadescription.Depending
onthewayyourwebsitehasbeendeveloped,thecaptionand/ordescriptionmayappear
belowtheimageonyourpage.Enteringatitleandcaptionforeachimagewillhelpyour
webpagebecomemorevisibletosearchengineslikeGoogleandYahoo!
Ifyouwanttheimagetolinktoanotherpage,enteraURLintheLinkURLfield.Youcan
alsousetheFileURLbuttontohaveimagelinktoitself(whichwilldisplaytheimageonits
ownpage)orthePostURLbuttontohavetheimagelinkbacktothesamepageweare
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alreadyon.Thismayhelppeoplefindyourwebpagewhoaresearchingtheinternetusingan
imagesearchtoollikeGoogleImagesforexample.
Thealignmentsettingallowsyoutoaligntheimagetotheleftofthetext,inthecenteror
totheright.Anyofthesesettingswillforcethetexttowraparoundtheimage.Asettingof
nonewillplacetheimageonitsownlineandthetextwillappearaboveandbelowitbut
notnexttoit.
Thesizeoftheimagecanalsobesetbychoosingthumbnail,medium,largeorfullsize.
Beawarethatchoosingthumbnailmaycropyourimageanddisplaythecenterofyour
imagesoyoumayloseinformationtowardstheedges.Theimagewillappearonyour
websiteverysimilartothethumbnailthatappearsonthisveryscreen.
Whenyouarehappywithyoursettings,clickontheInsertintoPostbuttontoinserttheimageintoyourpage.
Hint:The AddMediafunctionalityisidenticalforaddingmediatoapageora
post.
Add Image From URL
TheAddImageFromURLscreenlookslikethis:
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ToaddanimagefromaURL,enterthefullURLintotheImageURLfield,theimagetitle
intotheImageTitlefieldandacaptionintotheImageCaptionfield.
ThenchoosethealignmentoftheimageasNone,Left,CenterorRightaspreviously
explained.
FinallychoosealinkfortheimageandclickontheInsertintoPostbutton.
Add Image From Media Library
TheAddImageFromMediaLibraryscreenlookslikethis:
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Atthetoprightofthisscreen,asearchbarallowsyoutosearchforspecificmedia.Atthe
topleftyourexistingmediaisdisplayedbytype,( All,Image, Video, Audio)togiveyoua
quickreferenceastohowmuchmediayouhaveatyourdisposal.Youcanalsofilterthe
mediaondisplaybychoosingadatefromthedropdownlistandclickingontheFilter
button.
Beneaththesefilterandsearchoptions,yourmediaislisted.ClickingontheShowtextto
therightofanymediaitemwilldisplayalltheoptionsforusingthatmediaiteminthe
followingscreen:
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Theseoptionsareidenticaltotheoptionsgivenwhenyou AddMediaFromComputer.
Whenyouarehappywithyoursettings,clickontheInsertintoPostbutton.Ifyouwishto
makechangestothesettingsforthefilesinthemedialibrarywithoutinsertinganymedia
intoyourpageorpost,clickontheSaveallchangesbutton.Thiswillrememberthe
changesyouhavemadeforthenexttimeyouaccessthemedialibrary.
Alternatively,ifyouwishtodeletethefilefromyourmedialibrary,clickontheDelete
permanently link.
Add Image To GalleryTheAddImageToGalleryscreenlookslikethis:
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AnymediayouaddtoapageorpostisautomaticallyincludedinaGallery forthatpageor
post.
Youcansorttheorderofmediainthegallerybyclickingonanymediafile,holdingdown
themousebuttonanddraggingittoanewpositioninthelist.Youcanalsomanuallyenter
theorderforeachmediafileintheOrderbox.
ClickingontheShowlinkwillshowyoutheoptionsaspreviouslyexplainedinthemedia
library section.
Thegallerysettingsonthispageallowyoutolinkthethumbnailsofyourmediafilesto
eithertheimagefile(displayedonitsowninthewebbrowser)ortheattachmentpage
whichlooksandfeelslikeanormalpostonyourwebsitebutcontainsonlythemediafile.
Youcanalsochoosetodisplaytheimagesbymenuorder(astheyappearinthelistabove)
bynameordate.Choosingdescendingwillreversetheorderyouhavechosen.Gallery
columnswillorganizethegalleryintothenumberofcolumnsyouspecify.Forexample,if
youspecifythreecolumnsandyouhavefiveimagesonthegallery,thegallerywilldisplaya
rowofthreethumbnailsfollowedbyasecondrowoftwo.
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Onceyouarehappywithyoursettings,clickontheInsertgallery buttontoinsertthe
galleryintoyourpageorpost.
Featured Image
FeaturedImagePanellookslikethis:
Tosetafeaturedimageforapostorpage,scrolltothebottomrightoftheeditscreen,and
clickfeaturedimage.
Youcaneither,uploadanimagefromyourcomputer,fromaURL,ifyoualreadyhave
uploadedimagetothispageorpost,thenyoucanchooseonefromtheGallery ,oryoucan
choosefromtheMediaLibrary .
Onceyouhavechosenanimage,youcaneditthetitle,alternativetext,captionand
description.
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• Hulu
• Qik
• Revision3
• Scribd• Photobucket
• PollDaddy
• GoogleVideo
• WordPress.tv(onlyVideoPress-typevideosforthetimebeing)
Therearetwosimplewaystodoit.
Firstisbyplacingthecursorofthemousetowhicheverpartofthepostorpageyouwant
theembeddedvideotoappear.Thenclick AddVideoandchoosingFromURLtab.
PasteintheURLofthevideoandputatitleinwhichyouwantedthatURLtobelinkin.
AndclickInsertintoPostbutton,theresultofthiswillbealinkleadingtothevideoURL
youhavejustentered.
TheotheroneisbyusingtheEmbedtag.Itsupportsvideos,images,text,andmore.
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Enterthetitleofthelinktheuserwillseeonthewebsite.Thisistheactualtexttheuserwill
clickontoaccessthemediafile.EnteracaptionanddescriptionaswellastheLinkURL
forthemediafile.Bydefault,thesystemwillinserttheFileURLintotheLinkURLfield.
Thiswillallowtheusertoaccessthemediafiledirectlyintheirwebbrowser.Itis
recommendedtousethissettingformostmediafiles.
Technical:Ifyouwanttheusertoclickthroughtoaseparatepostcontainingthe
mediafile,clickonthePostURLbutton.Thiswillcreateanewpostcontaining
onlythelinktothemediafile.
Onceyouarehappywiththechoicesyouhavemade,clickontheInsertintoPostbutton.
Thisfunctionallowsyoutoaddalinktoyourpagetoamediafilethatlivesonanother
website.Simplyenterthewebaddress,orURL,ofthemediainthe VideoURLfieldandthe
titleofthemedia,thatistheactualtexttheuserwillclickontoaccessthemedia,inthe
TitlefieldandclickontheInsertintoPostbutton.
Add Media From Media Library
TheAddMediaFromMediaLibraryscreenlookslikethis:
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Thisscreenfunctionsexactlyasoutlinedinthe AddImageFromMediaLibrary section.
Wehavecoveredaddingmediaintoapageorpost;nowlet'slookatbrowsingthroughthe
medialibraryaswellasaddingmediatothelibraryforlateruse.
LibraryTheMediaLibrary canbeaccessedfromtheMediawidget:
TheMediaLibrary screenlookslikethis:
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TheMediaLibrary listsallthemediathathavebeenuploadedintothesystem.Whether
youuploadmediadirectlyintopagesorpostsorintothemedialibrary ,onceanymedia
hasbeenuploadedintothesystemitwillbeavailableforyoutouseinthemedialibrary.
Oncethemediaisinthemedialibrary itcanbeusedonanypageorpostthroughoutthe
site.
AtthetopleftoftheMediaLibrary screen,yourmediaissortedintotypeandtalliedto
giveyouaquickreferenceastohowmuchmedia,andwhattypeofmedia,areavailablefor
youtouse.Clickingonanyoftheseheadingswillfilterthelisttomediaofthattypeonly.At
thetoprightofthescreenthereisahandySearchbarallowingyoutosearchtheMedia
Library foranyfilescontainingparticularwords.
Technical:Thissearchfunctionwillsearchthefilenames,titlesand
descriptionsofallfilesinthelibrary.
DirectlybeneaththemediatypeheadingsandsearchbaristheBulkActionsdropdown
menu,whichessentiallyallowsyoutodeletepermanentlymultiplefilesatonce,as
previouslyexplained.NexttotheBulkActionsmenuisadatefilterthatallowsyoutofilter
themedialisttomediauploadedinacertainmonth.SimplychoosethedateyourequirefromthedropdownlistandclickontheFilterbutton.
Belowthebulkactionsandfiltertoolsisthelistofmedia.Thelistdisplaysathumbnailof
themediafile,thefilenameandtype,theauthorwhouploadedthemedia,anypagesor
poststhemediafileiscurrentlyattachedto,anycommentsonthosepagesorposts,and
thedatethemediawereuploaded.Mediathatarenotanimagewillshowageneric
thumbnailforthatmediatype.Forexample,Audiowillshowathumbnailofmusicalnotes,
andVideowillshowathumbnailofaclapperboardwithaplaybutton.
Clickingonthepageorpostinthe"Attachedto"columnwilltakeyoutotheEditscreen
forthatpageorpost.
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ClickingonthecommentsiconwilltakeyoutotheEditscreen,whichiscoveredinmore
detaillater.
PlacingthemouseoverthemediafilethumbnailornamewilldisplaytheOptionsmenu,
allowingyoutoEditorDeletePermanently themediafileor Viewthemediafileasits
ownpost.
Edit
ClickingonEdit,orinfactthemediafilenameorthumbnail,willtakeyoutotheEdit
Mediascreen,whichlookslikethis:
AtthetopoftheEditMediascreen,youwillfindalargerthumbnailofthemediafile,the
filename,type,andthedatewhenitwasuploaded.
ClickontheEditImagebutton(buttonshownbelow),anditwillleadyoutoanimage
editor.ThissectionisfurtherexplainedwhenyouclickontheNextlinkbelow.
ThefieldsyoucaneditaretheTitle,CaptionandDescription.
Onceyouarehappywithyourchanges,clickontheUpdateMediabutton.
Cropping Or Scaling An Image
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ChangedimensionsaccordingtoyourdesiredsizeandhittheScalebutton.
Whendoneediting,youmayhitSaveandUpdateMedia,tosavethechangesyouhave
made.
Other Editing Image Icons
Othereditingiconsforimagesincluderotatingcounter-clockwiseandclockwise,flipping
verticallyandhorizontally,undoandredo.
Youmayrotateanimage,eithercounter-clockwiseorclockwise,withthehelpofthesecond
andthethirdiconfromtheleftoftheeditingimagetoolbar.
Andyoumayflipanimage,eitherverticallyorhorizontally,withthehelpofthefourthand
fifthiconfromtheleftoftheeditingimagetoolbar.
Whilethetwoothericonsleftwerehelpful,ifyouwishtoundoorredoaneditingaction
thatyouhavejustmade.
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ThumbnailSettingsgivesyouanoptiononwheredoyouwanttoapplythechangesyou
madewiththeimage.
Whendoneediting,youmayhitSaveandUpdateMedia,tosavethechangesyouhave
done.
Delete
ClickingontheDeletePermanently optionunderanymediafiletitlewilldeletethemedia
filepermanently.
Caution:Onceamediafilehasbeendeleted,youcannotgetitback.
View
Clickingon Viewwillshowyouthemediafileasitsownpostonyourwebsite.
Add New
Youcanaddnewmediadirectlytothemedialibrarybyclickingon AddNewintheMedia
widget:
TheAddNewMedia,orUploadNewMediascreenlookslikethis:
ToaddnewmediaclickontheSelectFilesbutton.Thisfunctionsexactlythesameas
addingmediadirectlytoapageorpost.
OnceyouhaveuploadedyourfileyouwillbeabletosettheTitle,CaptionandDescription
forthefile:
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EntertheTitle,CaptionandDescriptionintotheappropriatefieldsandclickontheSave
allchangesbuttontosaveyourchangesinthemedialibrary.
LinksThelinkssectionisusedtomanagelinksfromyourwebsitetootherwebsitesasdisplayedin
aseparatelinkssectiononyoursite.Thismayornotbepartofyoursitedevelopmentso
thissectionmaynotberelevanttoyou.
Linkscontainedinyourpagesandpostsarenotmanagedinthissection.
NB:Ifyouareunsureaboutwhetherornottousethissection,consultwithyourweb
developerorITdepartment.
Links
ToedityourexistinglinksclickonEditinthelinkswidget:
TheEditLinksscreenlookslikethis:
Thisscreenfunctionslikemanyotherscreensintheadminsystem.Alistofyourlinksis
displayedinatablewiththeBulkActions,FilterandSearchtoolsatthetop,thedetails
foreachlinkinthetableandanotherBulkActionstoolatthebottomofthetable.
Thetableoflinksshowsyouthenameofthelink,thatisthetextyourvisitorswillseeon
yourwebsite,theactualwebaddress,orURL,ofthelink,thecategory thelinkbelongsto,
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anyrelationshipdata,the visibility statusofthelinkandtheratingwhichistheranking
oftheLink,whichcanbeusedtosortlinkswithinCategories.
Linkcategoriesaredifferenttopostcategoriesandmanagedcompletelyseparate.Link
categoriesmayincludeInternalDepartments,Sub-BranchOfficesorCustomers.
Ifyoupositionthemouseoveralinktitle,amenuofoptionswillappearallowingyouto
EditorDeletethelink.
Edit
ThetophalfoftheEditLinkscreenlookslikethis:
Onthisscreenyoucanchange:
• Thenameofthelink,thatistheactualtextyourvisitorswillseeonyourwebsite
• The webaddressofthelink,besuretoincludethe“http://”
• Thedescriptionofthelink,whichmayappearwhenavisitorhoversoverthelink
• Anycategoriesthelinkbelongsto,youcanalsoaddnewcategoriesherebyclicking
onthe+AddNewCategory link
• Thetargetofthelink,thatisthewindowthelinkwillopenin.
Technical:Bydefault,linksaresettotheoptionof“none”andwillopeninthe
samewindowasthepagetheyaredisplayedon.Itisrecommendednottochange
thisoption.
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XFNstandsforXHTMLFriendsNetwork.WordPressallowsforthegenerationofXFN
attributesautomaticallysoyoucanshowhowyouarerelatedtotheauthors/ownersofsite
towhichyouarelinking.XFNtagsareanefforttoaddmeaningtotheconnections(links)
ontheWorldWideWeb,andaregaininginpopularity.
WhenyouaddanewlinkyoumayspecifyinthissectionoftheSubPaneltherelationship
youshareinreallifewiththeauthorofthepagetowhichyou'relinking.Thiswill
automaticallyaddarel="X"attributetotheHTMLcodeforthelink(whereXisthe
relationshipyouspecify).
XFNrelationshipsareoptionalforWordPresslinks.Youcanleaveeverythinginthissection
blankandallyourlinkswillstillwork.
Tospecifyyourrelationship,usethefollowing.
identity
Usethischeckboxifthelinkistoanotherofyourownwebsites.Thisrelationshipis
exclusiveofallothers.
friendship
Theseradiobuttonsallowyoutospecifyoneoffourdifferenttypesoffriendships:
• acquaintance-Someonewithwhomyouhaveexchangedgreetingsandnotmuch(if
any)more--maybeashortconversationortwo.
• contact-Someonewithwhomyouknowhowtogetintouch.
• friend-Someoneyouconsiderafriend.Acompatriot,buddy,home(boy|girl)that
youknow.
• none-Usethisifyouwanttoleavethefriendshipcategoryblank.
physical
Checkthemetcheckboxifthisissomeonewhomyouhaveactuallymetinperson.
professional
Thesetwocheckboxesallowyoutospecifyyourprofessionalrelationshipwiththeauthorof
thelink'ssite.
• co- worker-Someonewithwhomyouworkorsomeonewhoworksatthesame
organizationasyou.
• colleague-Someoneinthesamefieldofstudyoractivity.
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geographical
Usethesethreeradiobuttonstospecifyhowyourelategeographicallytotheauthorofthelink'ssite.
• co-resident-Someonewithwhomyoushareastreetaddress.Aroommate.A
Flatmate.Amemberofyourfamilylivinginthesamehome.
• neighbor-Someonewholivesnearby,perhapsonlyatanadjacentstreetaddressor
doorway.
• none-Usethisifyouwanttoleavethegeographicalcategoryblank.
family
Sixradiobuttonstospecifyyourfamilialrelationship.
• child-Yourgeneticoffspring.Orsomeonethatyouhaveadoptedandtakecareof.
• kin-Arelative.Someoneyouconsiderpartofyourextendedfamily.
• parent-Yourprogenitor.Orsomeonewhohasadoptedandtakescare(ortookcare)
ofyou.
• sibling-Someonewithwhomyoushareaparent.
• spouse-Someonetowhomyouaremarried.
• none-Usethisifyouwanttoleavethefamilycategoryblank.
romantic
Usethesefourcheckboxestodefinehowyouare"romantically"relatedtotheauthorofthe
site.
• muse-Someonewhobringsyouinspiration.
• crush-Someoneonwhomyouhaveacrush.
• date-Someoneyouaredating.
• sweetheart-Someonewithwhomyouareintimateandatleastsomewhat
committed,possiblyexclusively.
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ThelastsectionontheEditLinkscreeniscalled Advanced.Whetherornotanyofthe
informationyouenterintheadvancedsectionhasanyeffectonyourwebsitewilldependon
howyoursitehasbeendeveloped.
NB:Ifyouareunsureaboutwhetherornottousethissection,consultwithyourweb
developerorITdepartment.
TheImageAddressfieldallowsyoutoentertheURLofanimageyouwishtoassociate
withthelink.
TheRSSAddressallowsyoutoentertheaddressofanyRSSfeedsthatmaybepresenton
thesiteyouarelinkingto.
Notesareaplaceforyoutomakesomenotesaboutthelinkforyourownreference.
Ratingisasettingthatallowsyoutoratethelinkfrom0-9.Again,whatyourwebsitedoes
withthisratingdependsonhowyoursitehasbeendeveloped.
Delete
ClickingontheDeleteoptionunderanylinkwillopenapopupdialogboxaskingifyouare
sureyouwanttodeletethelink.ClickingonOKwilldeletethelinkandclickingonCancel
willcancelyouractions.
Caution:Oncealinkhasbeendeleted,youcannotgetitback.
Add New
Toaddnewlinksclickon AddNewinthelinkswidget:
The AddNewLinkscreenlookslikethis:
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ThisscreenfunctionsexactlythesameastheEditLinkscreen,withtheexceptionthatitis
emptyofalldata,soyouneedtoentertheinformationforyournewlinkandtheUpdate
Linkbuttonisnowknownasthe AddLinkbutton.
Link Categories
ToaddnewlinkcategoriesoredityourexistinglinkcategoriesclickonLinkCategoriesin
thelinkswidget:
TheLinkCategoriesscreenlookslikethis:
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ThisscreenfunctionsexactlythesameastheEditCategoriesscreenunderCategoriesin
thePostswidget,withtheexceptionthatyoucannotassignaparentcategorytoalink
category .
Placingthemouseoverthenameofalinkcategoryinthelistdisplaysamenuofoptions.
Edit
TheEditLinkCategory screenlookslikethis:
ThisscreenfunctionsexactlythesameastheEditCategory screenunderCategoriesinthe
Postswidget,withtheexceptionthatyoucannotassignaparentcategorytoalink
category.
Quick Edit
QuickEditallowsyoutoeditthenameandslugofthelinkcategoryonly:
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ThisscreenfunctionsexactlythesameastheEditCategory screenunderCategoriesinthe
Postswidget,withtheexceptionthatyoucannotassignaparentcategorytoalink
category.
Delete
ClickingontheDeleteoptionunderanylinkcategorywillopenapopupdialogboxasking
ifyouaresureyouwanttodeletethelinkcategory.ClickingonOKwilldeletethelink
categoryandclickingonCancelwillcancelyouractions.
Comments Visitorstoyoursitecanmakecommentsonpagesorposts.Commentsareagoodwayto
encourageusercontributionstoyoursiteandhelpfosterasenseofcommunity.Comments
mayormaynotbeenabledonyoursitedependingonhowithasbeendeveloped.
NB:Ifyouareunsureaboutwhetherornotcommentsareenabled,consultwithyourweb
developerorITdepartment.
Ifcommentsareenabledthenyoucan view,editandreplytocommentsbyclickingonthe
Commentswidgetinthesidebar.Youcanalsomarkcommentsasspam,approveor
unapprovethemanddeletethem.
TheEditCommentsscreenlookslikethis:
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Thisscreendisplaysanycommentsmadebyvisitorsonyourwebsite.Atthetopleftofthe
screenyourcommentsaresortedintostatusandtallied.AtthetoprightistheSearchtool.
UnderneaththetallyheadingsarethefamiliarBulkActionsandFiltertools.Thefiltertool
allowsyoutoviewcomments,pingsorbothinthetablelist.
ThetableofcommentsdisplaystheAuthor,thatistheactualvisitortoyourwebsitewho
madethecomment,thecommentitselfandthepostorpagethecommentwasmadeon.
Placingthemouseoveranycommentinthelistwilldisplayamenuofoptions.The
commentsmenuoptionsare:
• Approve/Unapprove
• Reply
• QuickEdit
• Edit
• Spam,and
• Trash
Approve/Unapprove
Ifacommentisapproveditwillbevisibletothepubliconyourwebsite.Dependingonthe
natureand/orsubjectmatterofthecommentyoumaywanttopreventitfrombeingdisplayedonthewebsiteuntilfurtherconsiderationbyyourselforacolleague.Ifyou
"Unapprove"acommentitwillmarkedaspending.Thismeansthecommentremainsin
thesystembutisnotpublishedonthewebsiteuntilitisapproved.
Spam
Ifacommentisconsideredspamitmayautomaticallyendupinthespamsection,
dependingonhowyoursitehasbeendeveloped.Ifyouthinkacommentisspamandithas
beenapproved,orismarkedas"pending",youcanmarkitas"spam"andthesystemwill
holdthecommentinthespamsectionuntilfurtheraction.Fromthespamsectionyoucanapprovecommentstobepublishedordeletethem.Thisworksinasimilarwaytothespam
filtersinmanypopularemailprograms.
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Trash
ClickingontheTrashoptionunderanycommentwillmovethatcommenttotheTrash
linklocatedabove,nexttotheSpamlink.
ClicktheTrashlinktolocatealltheitemsthatyouhavedeletedforthepast30days.
Hoveryourmouseovertothetitleofthecommentthatyouwanttodeleteorrestore,anda
sub-menuofoptionswillappearbelow.
ChooseRestoretorecoverbackyourdeletedcommentorchooseDeletePermanently to
deletethecommentforever.
Edit
TheEditCommentscreenlookslikethis:
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Thisscreenallowsyoutoeditthecomment,includingtheauthor'sname,emailandURL,
aswellasthebodyofthecomment.Youcanalsochangethestatusofthecommentby
usingtheradiobuttonsintheright-handsideStatuswidget.
Tosaveyourchanges,clickontheUpdateCommentbuttonorclickontheMovetoTrash
linktomovethecommenttoTrash.
Quick EditTheQuickEditcommentscreenlookslikethis:
Thisscreenallowsyoutoedittheauthor'sname,emailandURLaswellasthebodyofthe
commentfromwithinthecommentslisttable,withoutloadingawholenewpage.
ReplyTheReplyToCommentscreenlookslikethis:
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NB:BeforeusingPressThisyoushouldconsultwithyourwebdeveloperorITdepartment
andyoushouldseeklegaladviceregardingusingcontentfromotherwebsitesonyourownsite.