tech training 12/16/19 how to add a post how to edit a post how to add & assign a category how...
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Tech Training12/16/19
•How to add a post• How to edit a post• How to add & assign a category• How to add tags
The Dashboard Screen
The Left Side of the Dashboard Screen
Right Side of Dashboard Screen
Click on “Posts”
Where you can:Edit (an existing post) Add New (add a new post)Post Tags (add tags to your post)Categories (assign you post to categories)
The Posts SubmenuThe Posts Submenu
List View
Excerpt View
What gives you the most computer/software/web trouble? Edit | Quick Edit | Delete | View
1. Click the Post’s Title
2. Click Edit.
The Edit Post Screen
At the top you can edit the Title of the post
This is called a Permalink. It is the direct link to this individual post.
Below the Title and Permalink, is the edit box for the Body of the post.
The Red box on the right allows you to switch between a visual view (what you see is what you get) and a HTML view (where you can use HTML code)
The Red box on the Left allows you to insert Images, Video, Music, etc.
This Icon turns the Edit Window into a Full Screen
Like this
This Icon adds a second row of options
Like this:
To the Right of the Edit Post window are the Publish Box and the Post Tags Box.
1. Add Tags (keywords) to your post
2. Click to Preview
3. Click to Update Post
Below the Post Tags Box is the Categories Box
You can assign the post to existing categories .
Or you can Add New Categories
To Add a New Post Click Here (left side of screen)
The Add New Post boxes function the same as the Edit Post boxes that we just covered.
Type in the Title of the Post
Type in the Body of the Post Here
To the Right of the Add New Post Window is the Publish Box.
Click Here to Save it as a Draft
Click Here to Preview your
New Post
Click Here to Publish the Post to your Blog
Below the Publish box is the Post Tags Box and the Categories.
They work the same way as they did on the Edit Post screen
The Post Tags Screen
Type in the Tag (Keyword)
Type the Tag again - using ONLY Lowercase Letters, Numbers and Hyphens (the dash)
Click Here to Add the Tag
The Categories Screen
Type the Category Here
Type the Category again using ONLY Lowercase Letters, Numbers and Hyphens (dashes)
Click Here to Add a Category
On the Right of the Screen is your list of Categories
Feedback for Future Topics
• Adding Photos & Graphics– Resizing– Adding Borders, Wrapping Text, – Search Engine factors
• Adding Affiliate Links• Downloading and installing new themes for
your blog. • Setting up a server space to host your own
photos, form pages, audio.
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