wordpress posting guide

7/18/2019 Wordpress Posting Guide

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Writers Guide



Table of Contents

1. Adding a new post and inserting images 2. Adding Imags cont. and Adding featured Image 3. Adding featured Image continued

4. Galleries 5. Tags and Categories 6. SEO and Excerpt 7. Adding videos, audio, and buttons. 8. Publish and Final Words



Image Process and Requirements

One of the only things we ask is that you take care of your own images. Pleasename them something appropriate. This will allow other editors and admins to fifindthe image should it need to be found.

1. Upload any images you have by pressing this button, and following instructions.The easiest way is to upload the images one at a time, in the order you want touse them. However, you can also upload multiple fifiles at the same time. They willall pop up in the same window when uplaoded. To upload simply drag from yourcomptuer over the page anywhere. The popup window will close after you insertyour fifirst image. You can inster multiple images by checking each image. (Achecked image will have a blue check box.)

Writing your First Post on T3kd!

You can add your post by clicking on Add new and after completion you can publish it.

This is the easiest and ready made method. You don!t need to install anything on your

computer.

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ep 1 - Write your post.

ep 2 - Add Images

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2. Click show, if the page doesn't look like this:

All images must have a featured image attatched to it. Images you use for the featured image must beAT LEAST 420px wide AND 470px high.

To attatch your featured image, Scroll down on the editor page. On the right hand side you will see thefollowing:

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3. Click on the picture you want to insert, Choose you size, Orientation and text alignment,name, and caption on this page.4. Fill out the description and ALT Description. The ALT Desc. should be the EXACT same asyour Focus Keyword (SEE the SEO Section below)5. Then click "Insert into post"

tep 3 - Set Featured Image

When uploading yopictures be sure to

name them sometintuitive. Other autmay search the melibrary to locatepreviously uploadeitems. It makes iteasier if the picurenamed appropriateAlso each imageMUST HAVE an Atag or ALT descript

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A quick word about galleries

Wordpress added an awesome feature in WP 3.5, so we now use their built in galleryfunction. First make sure the cursor is where you want to insert the gallery. Thensimply upload your pictures that you want in the gallery, the same way you'd uploadin the image steps above. Then in the window click "Create Gallery"

It will show you all uploaded pictures currently in the media library. Youphotos should already be selected if you just uploaded them. If not

simply select each picture you want in the gallery by clicking on thepicture. You will see the images accumulate at the bottom of thewindow.

Next, Click the create gallery button at thebottom.

Click on each image in the gallery and ensurthat it has an ALT tag and description. The Atag should be the EXACT same as your FocuKeyword. See the SEO section below.

On this page you can add captions, and reoryour gallery by dragging the images. Once yhave them in the order you want, click the bl"Insert Gallery" button at the bottom.



emember if you have any questions make sure you email [email protected] or conact me viawitter @mattaweber. You may also get help from @Ricky_Williams1 on twitter.

Adding Tags and Categories to your post

Every post must have one category, and at least two tags assoicated with it.

Just check the category you need, if it is not available, email

the Editor, and he wil l add it to the list.

Only the Editor has access to the featured category.

On Tags, enter as many as you like, seperated by commas.Then click Add.

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tep 4a- Add Tags and Categories

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Step 4b - SEO

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is one of the most important steps you take when writing apost. This allows search engines to fifind and rank your post better, so more people fifind it. Oneach post publish page there is a section for SEO. Here's how you should fifill it out!

1- You may have to make thisvisible the fifirst time you visit. To do

this go to "Screen Options in theupper right hand corner, and thenmake sure the check box labled "AllIn One SEO Pack" is checked. Thiswill make a box appear at thebottom of the page. You may haveto scroll down.

The Box will look likt this.(obviously it won't have textin it to begin with)

To fifill this out, Choose onekeyword that you use in yourpost. Should be short and

concise and actually relevant.Then paste the title of yourarticle in the SEO title spot.Then a short description ofyour article. Both the Title andthe description should havethe Focus keyword in themExactly as you typed it.

If you have done these boxesright, all the words to the left

will be GREEN. If you'vemissed something it will bered.

Once you've written your post and fifilled out the SEO boxesabove, click SAVE DRAFT. You will then see your SEO score.It will be either RED. The SEO score is in the same section asthe save draft box.

Now click on the Page Analysis tab on the SEO section. This

will help you make your SEO status green.

SEO continues on NEXT page --->



Your goal here is to make each dot green by doing what it says is missing. For example if one of yourmages is missing the alt tag, it'll come up red or brown. Go back and make sure all images have alt tagshat are exactly the same as your focus keyword and it'll turn green when you press SAVE DRAFT again.

WARNING: Even if you have no images it will say you need to add alt tags. Don't worry about this if youmages aren't in the post itself.

Go through step by step and fifix the problems. Once you've done a few posts for T3KD, you will start writinyour articles with these requirments in mind.

have created a poor video that expalns this intire process. See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNr4GCcW_uk

As always, email Matt or Ricky if you have problems, or you can friend Matt on Facebook and message hhrough there.

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How to Add Video, Buttons and App boxes

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you want to add a YouTube video to your post, use the shortcode like this

youtube id="Enter video ID (eg. USHZZ5bwASU)" width="620" height="360"]

his is posted in the regular WYSIWYG editor not the HTML side.

dd a YouTube Video to your post

d a button to your post

o add a button use this shortcode:

button color="eg. black, blue, green, grey, orange, red" link=""]Text here[/button]

d a App download box to your post

To add a box like this, get the URL from either the iTunes Appstore or from Google Play (email Mattif you have questions on this) and enter this short code

For iOS or Mac apps:

[app url="URL HERE"]

For Android Apps

[googleplay url="URL here"]



Thats it, your're ready to publish! Make sure you have proof read your post!

ew words about Our article requirements/suggestions-

1 - We don't care about what tech topic you write about. Write whatever you like. If you think it is goinbe a popular topic amongst the writers to t3kd.com, email me and I will make sure only one copy iswritten. This is usally not a problem. So write fifirst, ask later!

2. Post as offen as you can. The more content the site has, the better. If you had agreed previously witMatt about a posting requirement follow that.

3. Remember that images are important. Add your featured and Thumbnail images according to therequirments, but also add other pictures if it is appropirate

4. There is no length restructions or minimums. Write what you think is appropriate (unless of course, yhave an arrangement with Matt). Use good judgement and you will be fifine! IMPORTANT: Remember Spell check and Grammer check. If you can't read it neither can anybody else.

5.- If you need help with anything in Wordpress either email me, of if you are a self-learner, go here:http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

6- Remember that I am always available for questions. I might not get back right away, but usually witha few hours, you will have help.

7- Have Fun! If it ain't fun, you should stop. If there are problems with the way things work, point them

I will fifix them, and I take criticism well

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Step 5 - Publish

Depending on your current position atT3KD, you may or may not be able topublish posts on your own. If you can'tpublsh on your own, instead of seeingPublisih, you will see "Submit for Review

Click this only when you are done. Matt Ricky will then go over your post andmake sure everything is awesome, andwill publish it ASAP.

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