Instructions for Posting

1. Login using your WordPress ID. You can access the login page by clicking here, or navigating to the login link on the top of the homepage.

2. Once you have logged in, click Posts. Select Add New. 

3. Add a title for your post.

4. In the main text body, add your written content.

Helpful Tips:

• Click “Show/Hide Kitchen Sink” for more formatting options
• To paste from Microsoft Word, click the clipboard icon with the W. To paste from another text editor, click the clipboard icon with the T.
• You can change the text formatting by choosing Headings in the dropdown menu.
• Hovering over each icon will tell you what they do, if you get confused

5. Add whatever media you may want to include.

Adding an Image

• In your post editor, select “Add Media” at the top left of your editor box.
• After you’ve clicked this you can either a.) add an image from your hard drive (your own or downloaded) b.) use an image from a URL c.) add an image from your media library

• To upload an image from your computer
  • Drag image into space or click “select files”
  • Title it and include alternate text. Caption is optional.
  • Choose alignment and size
  • Click “insert into post”
  • Save all changes and close out of the box

• To insert an image from a URL
  • Paste the URL from the image or media
  • Follow steps above

• To insert from the Media Library
  • Find the image you want (there are multiple pages) and click “Show”
  • Follow steps above

 Adding a YouTube Video

• Once you’ve found the video you want to embed, copy the URL.
• Simply paste it into your post in the regular text box NOT under featured video – unless you would like it to be featured.
• Select Publish and then check to be sure it worked. If it did not, make sure the URL is on its own line.
• If you are interested in embedding a Vimeo video or video from another site, check with Jenny Hall (jehall@davidson.edu)

6. Once your post is the way you want it, under categories choose your name.

7. Under Tags, type in a few words or phrases that you think summarize your post. Think in terms of general thematic ideas that relate to your post.

8. Below tags you will see a box for Featured Image. This is your final step. Click Set Featured Image.  Upload your image or find your image from the media library. You can use an image that you already used in your post. Once you’ve added the title and alternate title on the side bar, click Use as Featured Image. 

9. Back in the post editing page, click either Publish or Update (which appears if you have already clicked Publish).

10. Now view your post and see if it looks the way you want. If it doesn’t, you can always go back and edit. Just be sure to click Update again after you make any changes.