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How to Post on WordPress
How to Post on WordPress
1. Sign in with username & password.
2. Click “My Dashboard”.
This link will take you to the blog, not the “back end”.
Back end = administrators area
How to Post on WordPress
1. Click “Posts”
How to Post on WordPress
• All posts are listed.• Click “Add New” to create a post.
How to Post on WordPress
Type your message
Add a title here (shorter is better)
Forsyth Library NewsCreating a Post
• Short and to the point• Less than 500, ideally 100-200 words• Energetic, catchy• Friendly not formal; NO “LIBRARY SPEAK”• Written to appeal to readers’ interest
Good Blog Posts Are:
Forsyth Library NewsCreating a Post
• Pictures• Videos• Maps• Anything VISUAL
Good Blog Posts Have:
How to Post on WordPress
• Add tags• Any related topic• More is better• Appear in Tag Cloud
• Add 1-2 categories• Organizational• Type of post• Appear in Category drop-down list
When you’re done with the message:
How to Post on WordPress
It’s always a good idea to view the post on the live blog after publishing.
PREVIEW your post
Then hit PUBLISH.
How to Post on WordPressAdding Media to a Post
• Click Add an Image• Click browse, find the file
on your computer and click “upload”
• On the resulting pop-up, scroll down and click “insert into post”
To Insert an Image:
How to Post on WordPressAdding Media to a Post
• In Google Maps, click the “link” link. • Click once inside the Paste HTML window to highlight all the
code (or put the cursor inside and Ctrl+A).• Ctrl+C or right-click and choose “copy”.• Go to the blog post and paste the code in the message box.
To Insert a Google Map:
How to Post on WordPressAdding Media to a Post
• On YouTube, click once inside the Embed window to highlight all the code (or put the cursor inside and Ctrl+A).
• Ctrl+C or right-click and choose “copy”.• Go to the blog post and paste the code in the message box.
To Insert a YouTube Video:
•The best blogs have PERSONALITY! •Even if the post is a news item, alert, or dry bit
of information, try to give it the personal touch. •Connect with your readers – keep them in mind
when choosing a topic and writing the post
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