How to write a post
July 15, 2008 by Brian Butler , and admin | Filed under: HELP
a. Navigating to WordPress
Go to www.environmentalmanager.org; find the “login” link at the top right of the page, and login using your user name and password.
After logging in, you will be returned to the http://www.environmentalmanager.org home page (only now you will be signed in); once there, click on the “my profile” link at the top right of the page (next to the “login” link). The “my profile” link will bring you to the WordPress application for www.environmentalmanager.org.
This will allow you to write new posts or edit existing posts.
(Note: Clicking on “my profile” again will now take you to your profile page.)
Once you are in WordPress, click either on the tab “Write”, on the top of the page, or click the tab “Write a New Post” located in the red bar at the top of the page; either option will bring you to a blank post, from which you can enter text and post to the website.
b. Entering or Pasting Content
In the title space you can enter any text that is desired for your title.
In the empty “Visual” text box (located just below the Title Box) you can type any text that you desire for the body of your post. You can also paste graphics in this box.
HOWEVER, when pasting text into a post, please only paste text under the “HTML” tab (located just to the right of the “Visual” tab); this will ensure formatting consistency. Pasting content that includes both text and graphics is a little tricky, so if you are really brave, first paste the text into the box under the “HTML” tab, and then switch to “Visual” and paste the individual graphics in the appropriate places.
c. Choosing Categories
After you have written your post you must designate in which Collaboratory category or subcategory to place the post. While still on the “Write” page of WordPress, use the list of categories just below the “Post” text box to determine which category you want your post to be published.
d. Setting Post Authorizations
In addition to choosing categories, you may also wish to set a specific Post Authorization level for your work. Setting different Authorization levels either decreases or increases the level of availability of your post. For instance, a Post Authorization level of “0” means that the post is open for public viewing; a “1” denotes the first level of privacy which will limit access to other authorized researchers. You may create posts for levels “0” and “1”. The default posting level is level “0.”
• To choose the post level, scroll down the “Write” page until you see the tab “Post Level”, and use the pull-down to choose the appropriate level.
e. Attaching documents from your computer to your Post
To attach documents from your computer to Posts, follow the previously outlined steps for writing a post, and simply add the following steps.
• Use either the “Add an Image”, “Add Video”, “Add Audio”, or “Add Media” tabs located above the “Post” text box. (NOTE: to upload word documents/text documents use the “Add Media” tab) • After clicking the appropriate tab, use the “Choose files to upload” button to choose the file/document that you wish to upload.
• Create a title in the title box and click the “Insert into Post” button.
NOTE: what ever title you choose will become the hyperlink that appears in the body of your post. For instance, you may want to name the linked document, the citation of that document.
• Finally, choose either Save or Publish for your changes to take effect.
f. Saving and Publishing
Once you have entered the title and body that you wish, you must save your changes for them to take effect. To the right of the “Post” text box there are two buttons: “Save” and “Publish”.
• Save allows you to save your work; however, this function will save your work and then return you to the WordPress main page.
• Publish allows you to add your saved changes to the live website.