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1. of Users based on the User Roles The number in brackets will advise how many there are for that particular type The user roles can be grouped in three different sets all se by the website administrator e Wordpress specific roles e Community related roles e Forum specific roles Wordpress specific roles e Administrator Somebody who has access to all the administration features e Editor Somebody who can publish and manage posts and pages as well as manage other users posts etc e Author Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts e Contributor Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish them Subscriber Somebody who can only manage their profile Community related roles Roles that apply to Community mostly serve as aliases to the corresponding Wordpress roles There might be a slight difference between the default Wordpress and the Community s custom roles only to enhance the overall user experience and secure the proper access to resources Staff Somebody who has access to all the administration features especially the ones that are Community oriented Wikis Forums etc Teacher Somebody who can publish and manage posts and pages as well as manage other users parents and teacher posts etc Parent Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts Student Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish them Forum specific roles K2. help make it easier to add images into a Page or Post The properties of the currently highlighted image i e The image with the blue border will be shown on the right hand side of the Insert Media window These properties include the filename the date the file was uploaded and the image size At this point the user can also change the image Title Caption Alt Text and Description for each image as well as the Alignment Link and the Size at which the image is inserted Title is displayed as a tooltip when the mouse cursor hovers over the image in the browser Caption is displayed underneath the image as a short description Alt Text 1s displayed when the browser can t render the image It s also used by screen readers for visually impaired users so it s important to fill out this field with a description of the image To a small degree it also plays a part in the website Search Engine Optimisation SEO Since search engines can t read images they rely on the Alt Text Description is usually displayed on the attachment page for the media Insert Media Insert Media Create Gallery Upload Files Media Library Create Audio Playlist All media items ATTACHMENT DETAILS Selecting Images i Treny FE ak December 22 2013 sem 1024 x 768 Holding down Ctrl Cmd and clicking pe A Edit Image insert from URL will allow you to select multiple 1 i Delete Permanently Click the tick to unselect
3. After clicking on an image that has already been inserted into a Page or Post two icons will appear over the image Clicking the left icon 12 allows to edit the image properties it is almost the identical procedure like the one described above when uploading a new file Clicking the right icon Ei will delete the image from the content It will only remove the image from the Page or Post it will not delete the image from the Media Library When clicking on an image in a Page or Post as well as the edit and delete icons mentioned above the image also displays resizing handles These are the small squares visible around the edge of the image To resize an image simply click and drag one of the corner resize handles will do As with any image editing software though if one tries to enlarge a small image it will tend to get quite pixelated It is always best to insert a large image and then resize down Setting a Featured Image Some themes allow to specify a Featured Image for a Page and Post A Featured Image often called a Post Page Thumbnail is usually some sort of image that is representative for that particular Page or Post How these images are displayed is dependent entirely on the Theme that is currently in use The following Featured Image panel will be displayed when editing a Page or Post gt pace rlignts Cannot pe Stopped I Nis Is NOL tne work OT any one man Settings p amp PP or even a group of men It is a
4. Linc Community Portal User Guide Dimitris Koutsaftikis 10 15 2014 LINC Everyone matters Holistic inclusive community building approaches for early and continuous interventions addressing ESL KA2 project 539024 LLP 1 2013 1 GR COMENIUS CMP December 2013 November 2015 Lifelong This project has i ae arh support from a European Learning Commission This Coin canon reflects the i only of the Programme author and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein Contents Lac ommuni Poa eee eevee ene mem E ttn erent tenet emery ween ny ret 3 System Architecture eee ee ne N 3 Getting to Know Linc Community cccccccccssssssssssseeseeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeaaseeeesssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaeeseeeees 6 Why are administrator tabs different ccccccccccccccccccceeeeeseeeeesesseeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeaaaaseseasseseeeeeeeees 9 LOS WR shot wake aps ate acs sacs eas E E cece arn tanec E E EAE EAEE E E 9 Ane Se C OU oa agoes tga acta E N E 10 SOS SNS Pa E ena E S ccs hetoes steven ctaarseversnesascotone 10 Viewing the Administrator Layout cccccssssseeeeeccceceeeeeeeaaaaeeesseseseeeeceeeeeseeeeeeeeaaaaaeeessees 10 PROCS AAING WY POS 6 satscc cs E E E T E EE 11 Associating Categories and Tags with a Post eeeessesssssssssseseeerrrrssssssssssssssererrrressesssse 12 Adding Post Page COnC Is sactassciacanscterednnsersdacdoasdaassgabauanncbanedansebedasasaw
5. There is an option to choose which one to insert into the Page or Post using the Size dropdown list To insert the image at the exact size when uploaded simply select Full Size Next to each size listed in this dropdown will be the actual dimensions of the image in pixels e g 300 x 225 Once selected the images clicking the Insert into post button will insert the selected image s into the Post at the current cursor position when editing a Page this button will say Insert into page Insert Media Insert Media Create Gallery Upload Files Media Library Create Audio Playlist Return to library Drag and drop to reorder images ATTACHMENT DETAILS ideo P Serenity jpg Removing Images 1X i p lt gt a December 22 2013 T sm 1024x768 To remove an image hover your ay ses nia L R 3 ag ES ON te Perm t cursor over it and click the small x h einen lala beac Title Firefly Class 03 K64 Caption Serenity A Firefly Class 03 Mid bulk transport ship Image Properties Alt Text Firefly Class 03 Mid bulk trai Update the image properties by Rearrange Images filling in the Title Caption Alt Text and Description Description OOh Shiny Click and drag each image to reorder them Click Insert into post to insert the selected image s at the current cursor position Insert into post Edit or Delete an Image There are various options available for adjusting the layout of inserted images
6. Uncategorized Pages cannot be associated with Categories One can only associate Categories to Posts As with creating Post procedure there are two ways to add Categories They can be added whilst navigating through the Front End or the Back End Administrator Layout Adding Categories whilst on the Front End the user has to hover over the Manage menu option in the Main navigation menu and in the fly out menu click the Edit Categories link Alternatively for a user to add a new Category right through the Back End he has to click the Posts menu option and then click the Categories link underneath Adding Categories in the Front End Adding Categories in the Back End Overall adding Categories option will simply add them to the list of available Categories displayed when publishing a Post When clicking on the Categories menu option the user will be shown a list of Categories that have already been added along with some blank fields that allow to add a new Category To add a new Category he needs to fill in the blank fields and then click the Add New Category button Name The name is how it appears on the website Parent Categories unlike tags can have a hierarchy One might have a Car category and under that children categories for Ford General Motors and Toyota Totally optional To create a subcategory one has to choose another category from the Parent dropdown Whilst in the Administrator Layout when a use
7. a website where he needs to display his latest news or even just content updates Basically any information that gets updated on a semi regular basis can benefit from the blog functionality Viewing the Administrator Layout As mentioned before Linc Community Portal is designed as a multi user environment with many different User Roles permissions Depending on the User s Account someone might or might not have access to the Administrator Layout accordingly To navigate to the Administrator Layout one has to hover over the Manage menu option in the Main navigation menu and in the fly out menu click the Admin link Adding a new Post can be done either from the Front End without navigating through the Administrator Layout or the Back End Administrator Layout To add a new Post from the Front End the user has to hover over the Manage menu option in the Main navigation menu and in the fly out menu click the Add Post link Alternatively for a user to publish a new Post right through the Back End he has to click the Posts menu option and then click the Add New link underneath SUBMIT POST When creating a new Page or Post the first thing to do is enter in the title in the top entry field where it says Enter title here Post Title in the Front End At the top of the editor where the content is written there are numerous formatting buttons Associating Categories and Tags with a Post Prior to adding content t
8. age switching menu The last step of the process includes filling out the user account form and clicking the form related login button Adding Site Content Adding content to the Linc Community is an easy process no matter whether a user is creating a Post or a Page The procedure for both is almost identical Apart from how they display on the website which was described earlier the other main difference is that Posts can associate with Categories and Tags whereas Pages don t What s the difference between categories and tags Normally Tags are ad hoc keywords that identify important information in the Post names subjects etc that may or may not recur in other Posts while Categories are pre determined sections If one thinks of the website like a book the Categories are like the Table of Contents and the Tags are like the terms in the index Posts versus Pages Linc Community as a Platform is built around two basic concepts Posts and Pages Posts are typically blog entries A series of articles listed usually reverse chronologically Pages are used for more static content 1 e content that doesn t change or changes infrequently An About us page is an example of a Page on a typical website In most cases the content in the About us page doesn t change all that frequently Now one might be thinking but I don t need a blog This might be true but someone can also use the blog concept if he has
9. ccess to the blog network administration features controlling the entire network and site Administrator have privileges to make modifications to the Main Navigation of a website This can be done from the Administrator Layout by hovering the cursor over the Appearance menu option in the left hand navigation menu and in the fly out menu click the Menus link Alternatively clicking on the Appearance menu option and then clicking the Menus link underneath Wordpress menus can contain links to Pages Posts Categories Custom Links or other content types The current list of menu items resides in the right hand column on the menu screen Your WordPress Site 0 New Howdy Joe Blogg W f A en r T 7 crog JDT INS ielp Dashboard Edit Menus Manage Locations Posts Media Select a menu to edit Short Top primary menu Select or create a new menu Pages Select Menu Add Menu Item Comments Ment Save Menu lf your Theme supports multiple Adda menu item by ticking the menus choose one from the appropriate chec kbox amp then Mel dropdown and click the Select clicking the Add to Menu button Drag button to edit it yon the right of the item to reveal additional configuration options J Appearance Themes Customize Sample Page Wi certs Page B Home cara Updating Menu Items Header Blog _ vi nipi About The Tests Update the Navigation Label and Title Background 8 Attribute Use the link
10. ct area After making updates to the menu items the Administrator needs to click the Save Menu button at the top or bottom of the screen Adding a New Menu Item By default only the Pages Links and Categories panels are shown To add a new Page as a menu item Administrators have to tick the checkboxes in the Pages panel next to each of the Pages that they would like to add They can select one Page at a time or multiple After selecting the Pages they need to click the Add to Menu button The new menu items will append to the bottom of the current list of menu items The menu item name will default to the Page name To change this simply clicking on the down arrow next to the menu item name to view the options panel and then update the Navigation Label to the preferred name After making the updates Administrators need to click the Save Menu button at the top or bottom of the screen The steps to add a Post Post Format Category or Tag as a menu item are exactly the same as adding a Page WV A Your WordPress Site 0 New Howdy Joe Blogg bA m ree Dashboard Edit Menus Manage Locations Posts Media Select a menu to edit Short Top primary menu Select or create a new menu i Pages Comments Menu Name Short Save Menu Add a menu item by ticking the appropriate checkbox amp then Menu Structure Save Menu J Appearance Themes Caa to reveal additional configurationa After ma
11. d multimedia galleries Through the Portal we hold the vision to create early on and maintain a supporting community environment for all participants with a focus on moral support stimulation communication with parents and teachers and access to educational resources In other means the Portal s goal is to provide an alternate stream for spreading the wealth of information out there System Architecture Technically Linc Community Portal takes advantage of Wordpress network of sites feature Thus with this feature activated multiple websites have been created from the same WordPress installation Essentially one set of WordPress core files powers many websites Users can be shared across many websites Rather than create users for two three or more websites administrators can assign a user to as many websites as they like Plugins and themes are also shared however each website has unique directories for media uploads The same database is also used for all websites however separate tables are created for each website There is also an ability to use multisite for discussion forums project workshops media libraries and more Each area of the websites can be styled in a unique way that distinguishes it from the main website Y n 4 THEMES i PLUGINS NETWORK DOMAIN ADMIN MAPPING i 3 WEBSITE 1 WEBSITE 5 F 4 J WEBSITE 2 WEBSITE 4 WEBSITE 3 The Linc Project in
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13. eymaster Can create edit and delete other users forums topics and replies Can manage Tags and moderate a forum with the moderation tools Has access to global forum settings tools and importer Moderator Can create and edit forums Can create edit and delete other users topics and replies Can manage Tags and moderate a forum with the moderation tools Participant Can create and edit their own topics and replies Spectator Can only read topics and replies Blocked All capabilities are explicitly blocked Adding a New User To add a new user administrator has to click on the Add New link in the left hand navigation menu Once the above page is displayed simply fill in the various fields and click the Add New User button Username mandatory Enter the username of the new user here This will also be used as the Login name for the user Once saved the Username can t be changed E mail mandatory Enter a valid email address of the new user here The email address must be unique for each user If a published Post or Page is authored by this user and approved comments are made to that post or page a notification email is sent to this email address First Name Enter the first name of the new user here Last Name Enter the last name of the new user in this text box Website Administrator may enter the new user s website URL in this text box Password mandatory twice Enter a pas
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15. ich will reveal a fly out menu offering direct access to each sub section When working within any of the major areas it is displayed as a bluish tab with light icon and the main navigation menu expands to show a list of all the related sub pages below l Coloration and style may change depending on the Wordpress Version Linc will follow Wordpress updates to the best extent The size of the main navigation menu may also be minimized by clicking the Collapse menu button maximizing the size of the work area When collapsed only the icons for each tab are displayed but one can easily view the name and contents of each tab by hovering over the icon which will reveal a fly out menu that also offers direct access to each sub section Why are administrator tabs different The logged in user may notice there are missing tabs that are represented here when looking at the administration area of his site Linc Community Portal is designed as a multi user environment with many different User Roles permissions that can be assigned by the site administrator If someone s User Account has a role other than Administrator he may see a reduced set of tabs in his admin screen Login Before the user can make any changes to the site he will need to log in Prior to clicking the login button he has to reassure that is on the correct language context website This can be done by checking and swapping accordingly the language from the langu
16. individual images and image galleries To insert an image into a Page Post the user has to click the Add Media button Add Media and then simply drag his image s from wherever they are on his computer into the browser window Then the file s will be automatically uploaded Alternatively the user can click the Select Files button and then select the file s that he would like to upload using the dialog window that is displayed It is even possible to simply drag his file straight into the Visual Editor rather than clicking the Add Media button Create Gallery Upload Files Media Library i r Simply drag and drop files from your computer to anywhere in this window to upload them Create Audio Playlist Create Video Playlist Set Featured Image Insert from URL Drop files anywhere to upload Select Files Insert Media Maximum uplog Click Select Files if you wish to open a dialog box to manually select the files to upload No matter whether a user has clicked the Add Media button or simply dragged and dropped his image into the Visual Editor once the image is uploaded the Media Library is displayed which contains all his previously uploaded images The image s that he has just uploaded will be automatically selected for easy insertion into a Page or Post Selected images are shown with a tick icon in the top right corner of the image There are several options within this Insert Media window to
17. it Create Video Playlist Set Featured Image Title Firefly Class 03 K64 Caption Serenity A Firefly Class 03 Mid bulk transport ship AltText Firefly Class 03 Mid bulk trai Description OOh Shiny Update the image properties by i filling in the Title Caption Alt Text and Description ATTACHMENT DISPLAY SETTINGS Alignment Center LinkTo Media File gt http your wordpress site c Size Medium 300 x 225 Select image alignment where it links to and the size you d like to PEE insert Click Insert into post to insert aaron Ou the selected image s Insert into post Edit Clear as i For each image the user can select how he would like the image aligned either Left Center or Right aligned using the Alignment dropdown list He can also select None for no alignment which will mean the image will display using the default alignment setting of the installed Theme The author can also change what the inserted image s will link to using the Link To dropdown list He has the choice of linking to the image s attachment page by selecting Attachment Page or he can link to the full size image by selecting Media File He can also link to any URL by selecting Custom URL When he does this a new field will appear that allows him to enter in the custom URL He can also choose not to link to anything by selecting None When the image s are uploaded WordPress also creates several copies of each file at various sizes
18. king updates to your menu Sample Page items click the Save Menu button to Widgets Page B oe save your changes Menus Page A Header Blog About The Tests Page Background Front Page l About The Tests Editor Clearing Floats Page Markup And Plugins ETOS I ai D amp Select All Add to Menu N avigation Label litie Attri bute ee Users Clearing Floats Tools Posts Move Up one Down one Out from under About The Tests To change the order that the menu options appear in Administrators simply need to place the cursor over the title area of the menu item they would like to move When the cursor changes to a four pointed arrow Administrators can click and drag the menu item to its new location Finally to save the changes after moving the menu items around Administrators need to click the Save Menu button at the top or bottom of the screen Deleting a Menu Item To delete a menu item Administrators need to click on the down arrow next to the menu item name to view the options panel for that item and then click the Remove link After making the updates they need to click the Save Menu button at the top or bottom of the screen Users This screen lists all the existing users for the website Users with roles other than Administrator will see fewer options when they are logged in Depending on the Role one can also add new users as well as manage their Roles At the top of the screen there are links that allow the Administrator to filter the list
19. lete content edited by another user other than themselves from a website If the user wishes to delete one of his Pages or Posts he has to click on the Trash link that appears beneath the title when hovering the cursor over each row This will move the Page Post to the Trash wW Your WordPress Site 0 New Howdy Joe Blogg LA Dashboard Posts Add New rch Posts Posts All Published 39 Sticky 1 Scheduled 1 Draft 1 Trash Search Po Bulk Actions Apply Show all dates Vie All Posts S y a i View Trash Add New 1 rota Categories Title Author To view all the items in the Trash a Date Tags click the Trash link It s from here Scheduled Joe Blogg that you can then delete the Page 2020 01 01 Media or Post permanently Scheduled Pages Hello world Joe Blogg Uncategorized 2013 11 30 Edit QuickEdit Trash View Published Comments Draft D Delete P Post published content 2013 04 09 Appearance i a ei Last Modified Plugins To delete your Page or Post first U Markup click on the Trash link to send it to larkup content css 2013 01 11 sers Formattir the trash formatting html Published Tools Edit Quic markup To delete the Page Post permanently or to restore the Page Post clicking on the Trash link at the top of the screen will do When the cursor is hovering over each item in the Trash the Restore and Delete Permanently links appear Clicking Delete Permanently permanently removes a single Page o
20. o the Post associating the Post with one or more Categories and Tags is really essential whereas Pages don t associate with either one Categories are pre determined sections and Tags are ad hoc keywords that identify important information in the Post names subjects etc As stated above if one thinks of the website like a book the Categories are like the Table of Contents and the Tags are like the terms in the index so determining and associating the right ones for a Post has a tremendous impact on the Platform s overall usability The association can be done either from the Frond End or the Back End filling out the corresponding fields Adding Post Page Content Visual At the top of the editor there are two tabs Visual and Text These switch the editor view between the Visual Editor and the Text editor The Text view enables the author to view the HTML code that makes up his content For the more experienced users this can be helpful at times but for those not familiar with HTML tags it s not recommended So next we will focus on using the Visual Editor for content creation The editor used to enter content into a Page or Post is very easy to use It s much like using a regular word processor with toolbar buttons that allow to Bold or Italicize text or enter in Headings or bullet points One can even use most of the basic keyboard shortcuts used in other text editors For example Shift Enter inserts a line break C
21. ontent specific posts pages Wikis Forums etc site appearance that is not displayed in the front page It is divided up into five main sections Each has its own discrete use They are Header area this area contains the language switcher for sitewide navigation the social links and the search area Main Navigation This Main Navigation bar gives quick access to all the work areas and links to all the major administrative functions within the Portal Work area this area contains information and editing areas relating to the editor s choice of navigation e g featured posts short description of the Project details about the joint activities etc Right Sidebar contains the recent news and events posts on the Portal as well as posts published right through Linc s social networks Administrator Layout The Main Navigation is grouped into major function tabs each representing the primary work areas inside the admin screen The following tabs are loaded by default if the user is logged in as an Administrator e Posts Posts Media J Media Pages ee Comments Comments Appearance Appearance Users Users The default Administrator Navigation menu in both expanded and collapsed states Under each tab there is often grouped many other sub sections or sub pages related to that parent tab heading One can easily view the grouped sub sections by hovering the cursor over the major tab wh
22. r Post Clicking Restore will restore the Page or Post W A Your WordPress Site New Howdy Joe Blogg tA Dashboard Posts Aii Naw Posts All Published 38 Sticky 1 Scheduled 1 Draft 1 Trash 2 search Posts All Posts 5 j Show all dates View all categories Filter Empty Trash 2 items Delete or Restore Content Add New Categories 5i yras Author Categori Empty Trash e To delete a single Page or Post Tags permanently click the De ete x nk Ate A Joe Blogg oslo a ap Sark AA 5s all tame ir INS ago Permanently link Click the Restore he pet manently delete aN ITEMS In TERA 5 Media link to restore the Page or Post the Trash click the Empty Trash j button Hello world Joe Blo Uncatege 3 11 30 E Pages E8 E 12E Restore Delete Permanently Last Modified Comments Title Author Categories Tags G Date Appearance Bulk Actions Apply Empty Trash 2 items amp Plugins If a user would like to permanently delete or restore numerous items at once he needs to click the checkboxes next to the items he would like to delete or restore and then choose either Restore or Delete Permanently from the Bulk Actions dropdown list at the top of the page After selecting the appropriate action clicking the Apply button will make the change Alternatively clicking the Empty Trash button will delete all the items in the Trash Editing the Main Navigation Menu Only the Network Administrator someone with a
23. r hovers the cursor over each row in the list of Categories a few links will appear beneath the Category name Edit Allows to edit the Category properties such as Name Slug Parent and Description Quick Edit Allows to quickly edit the Category Name and Slug Delete Deletes the Category permanently from the list of Categories After clicking Delete the user will be prompted to confirm his choice Clicking OK deletes the Category Cancel retains it View This will list all the Posts that are currently using this Category Note In the Front End though there are some limitations as only Edit and Delete actions are available Deleting a Category does not delete the posts in that Category Instead posts that were only assigned to the deleted Category are set to the default Category which is set to Uncategorized by default Adding Images and Other Media Adding images and other media files such as videos documents or PDFs is extremely easy within Linc Community Platform All the user uploaded images and files are stored in the Media Library Once they are uploaded into the Media Library it is a very simple matter to insert them into a Page or Post content In the case of files such as Word Documents or PDFs if necessary it is a simple process to create links to those files so that people can then download them Inserting an Image Using the WordPress media manager it s extremely simple to insert align and link the
24. rest of the article When inserting a More tag into a Post everything prior to the tag is considered as this excerpt Toolbar Toggle Used to show or hide the second row of formatting buttons on the editor toolbar Distraction Free Writing Clicking this button will enlarge the editor so that it fills the browser window Style Used to format the Page text based on the styles used by the current Theme Underline Underline the text Justify Align text on both the left and right i e justify Text color Change the color of text Paste as text Copying and pasting text from other sites or word processors sometimes leaves the text formatted differently to what is expected To avoid this Paste as Plain Text will handle all these formatting issues to the greatest extent Clear formatting Removes all the formatting e g Bold Underline text color etc from the highlighted text Special character Used to insert special characters not easily accessible via the keyboard e g 4 2 74 etc Decrease indent Removes one level of indenting Increase indent Indents text by one level A Undo Undo the last action Redo Redo the last action 1 Keyboard shortcuts Displays information about the WordPress Visual Editor along with keyboard shortcuts Categories The user can use categories to define sections of the website and group related posts The default category is
25. s or simply About The Tests drag in dron each mani item ti Editor Clearing Floats drag n drop each menu item to Page Markup And move it to a new position y Plugins ion Label itl z amp Select All Add to Menu Navigation Label Title Attribute e Users Clearing Floats Tools Posts Move Up one Down one Out from under About The Tests Settings Links Original Clearing Floats Collapse menu Categories Remove Cancel Tags gt z E Page with comments Page The items in this right hand column on the Menus page will match the menu items that appear on the website Clicking on the down arrow next to each menu item name will show an options panel for that particular menu item In this options panel there are several items that can be updated changed URL Only displayed for Custom Links and will contain the URL to navigate to when that menu item is clicked Navigation Label This is the label that will display within the actual menu on the website Title Attribute This is the tooltip that appears when the mouse cursor hovers over the menu item Each menu item can be moved to a new location in the menu hierarchy by using either the links underneath the Navigation Label input field or by clicking on the title area of the menu item and dragging n dropping the menu to new location Whilst choosing the drag n drop functionality for reordering menu items the cursor will turn into a four pointed arrow when hovering over the corre
26. sword for the new user twice here once in each text box Strength indicator This indicates if the entered password is Very Weak Weak Medium or Strong displayed in green The stronger the password the more secure the login Hint The password should be at least seven characters long To make it stronger use upper and lower case letters numbers and symbols like amp Send Password Check the box to add the new user without sending an email Role Select the desired Role for this user from the dropdown list Deleting a User For now only the Network Administrator someone with access to the blog network administration features controlling the entire network has privileges to delete a user from a website For this reason a website Administrator is not granted any permission to delete a user and there is no appropriate action from the user interface to delete a user Editing personal Profile To edit the personal profile details the user simply has to click on his user name when viewing the list of Users or click on the Edit link that appears beneath his user name when hovering the cursor over each row Alternatively the user can click on the Your Profile link in the left hand navigation References Easy WP Guide V2 7 for WordPress 3 9 by Anthony Hortin easywpguide com Official Wordpress User Manual
27. there is a common theme template for styling them in terms of uniformity in order to simulate the Linc s virtual Community websites to serve as one Getting to Know Linc Community Linc Community has an easy to use interface that one can soon be used to navigating around The main user interface UI 1s divided up into three different layouts Home Front Page Layout Main Navigation News Sidebar Work Area Featured Content The home page layout is divided up into five main sections Each has its own discrete use They are Header area this area contains the language switcher for sitewide navigation the social links and the search area Main Navigation This Main Navigation bar gives quick access to all the work areas and links to all the major administrative functions within the Portal Work area this area contains information and editing areas relating to the editor s choice of navigation e g featured posts short description of the Project details about the joint activities etc e News Sidebar contains the recent news and events posts on the Portal Featured Content this area works complementary with the Work area to provide extra featured content e g tag cloud top bloggers area and posts published right through Linc s social networks Content specific Layout Posts and Pages Header Area Main Navigation Work Area Right Sidebar This layout includes all the c
28. trl C Cmd C copy Ctrl X Cmd X cut Ctrl Z Cmd Z undo Ctrl Y Cmd Y redo Ctrl A Cmd A select all etc use the Ctrl key on a PC or the Command key on a Mac esees The Toolbar Toggle button will show or hide a second line of formatting buttons which gives extra functionality The editor buttons perform the following functions Add Media Add Media Used to upload and insert media such as images audio video or documents Bold Bold text Italic Italicise text Strikethrough Add a strikethrough to the text Bulleted List Create an unordered bullet point list Numbered List Create an Ordered numbered list Blockquote Used as a way of showing a quote Horizontal Line Inserts a horizontal line into the content Align Left Align text to the left Align Center Align text in the center of the page Align Right Align text to the right Insert edit link Used to create an html link to another page or website The desired text or image to be linked needs to be selected first before the button will become active Remove link Remove the html link from the selected link The cursor must be sitting on an active link for the button to be active e fu Insert Read More tag Inserts the More tag into a Page Post Most blogs only display a small excerpt of a Post and users are required to click the Post title or a Read more link to continue reading the
29. volves learners teachers parents and administrators whose native language differs from English and French to Czech Swedish and even Greek Therefore taking advantage of the Wordpress multisite feature the Linc Community Portal consists of 5 different websites one for each language supporting people located in the corresponding country More thoroughly these websites are described below English Website http community linc project eu The main landing site of the Portal that has localized content in English aggregates all social networking activities through the Project and hosts sitewide information French Website http fr community linc project eu Has localized content in French and hosts information and resources regarding learners teachers parents located in France Czech Website http cs community linc project eu Has localized content in Czech and hosts information and resources regarding learners teachers parents located in Czech Republic Swedish Website http sv community linc project eu Has localized content in Swedish and hosts information and resources regarding learners teachers parents located in Sweden Greek Website http gr community linc project eu Has localized content in Greek and hosts information and resources regarding learners teachers parents located in Greece Apart from hosting 5 separate websites one for each language with their own content users and webspace
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