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WordPress Training. February 14, 2013. Agenda. How to Login Tour of the Dashboard New Features How to Add & Edit P ages How to A dd Media Q & A. How to Login. To start editing pages, type login at the end of the URL address in a browser: http://coen.boisestate.edu/login - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WordPress Training
February 14, 2013
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Agenda• How to Login• Tour of the Dashboard• New Features• How to Add & Edit Pages• How to Add Media• Q & A
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How to Login• To start editing pages, type login at the end of
the URL address in a browser:http://coen.boisestate.edu/login
(On the new template, the login link is no longer available at the bottom of the page )
• At the login screen, enter your BroncoWeb username and password
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Dashboard TourAdd image or video files by clicking Media link or Add Media button
Click Publish to save and make the page visible online
Faculty Staff Directory can be edited by clicking COEN Faculty link
To view html code click the Text tab
Left-hand side navigation menu is located under Appearance
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New Features
Slides – Used to create Sliders (rotating photos)
Shortcode – An enhanced way to add content, layout, and media elements like slideshows, columns, or videos to posts (beyond default WordPress editing tools)
WordPress Documentation – Located under the Appearance tab and Theme Options, Documentation provides an overview of the theme functionality, setup, usage, and more
WP-Tables Reloaded – Located under the Tools tab, Tables Reloaded is an easier way to add tables to your webpage without all the html coding
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How to Add a PageAdding a New Page – Under Pages click on Add New for a blank page, similar to word-processing software editing features
Add title of page here
When you are finished adding content click Publish to save
Page content (text and photos) are added here
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How to Edit a PageEdit Existing Pages – Under Pages click on All Pages to view all site pages. Click the page, highlight text and start typing to edit
Click Preview Changes to review unsaved changes
Click Update to save changes
Formatting Palette –Use the formatting palette menu to change fonts, format text, or to add links to content
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How to Add MediaAdding New Media – Click Media on the left hand side or Add Media (above the formatting palette)
To upload an image click Upload Files
To browse for an image previously uploaded, select “uploaded to this page” from the drop-down menu options
From the Insert Media window, upload images or browse for a file already saved in the library
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THANK YOU
Michele Armstrong, Web Design SpecialistEmail [email protected]
Web http://coen.boisestate.edu/wds
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