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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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