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1. Note If you are receiving a large volume of spam email solutions unb ca and we can assist you in setting up a blacklist Page 26 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 3 9 How dol edit my About and Contact Pages The About and Contact pages are the only pages that are to be updated through WordPress If listing emails in these sections please follow UNB s guidelines on linking Faculty Staff amp Student email addresses see page 8 To edit these pages follow these steps Click on Pages from the side menu Click on either About or Contact Information It will open an editor a lot like the CMS where you can fill out the appropriate information When you are done click on the Update blue button TV Innovation Series ANG ana RIE poy armas pa ges nme a pea aii at Theo suras padasi y E Mus EN 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 27 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 3 10 How do customize my Ad Blocks Every blog has one large Ad Block and can have up to three small Ad Blocks Ben al sm pr Vasling Mars on nging a human touen 1o arte amos Commer Of To create ads you must be familiar with Abobe Photoshop you can request the template from the Web Operations Group by emailing solutions unb ca If you are not familiar w2. Click the first cell in the first column to your left Right click and choose Cell gt Table Cell Properties gt and assign a width percentage From the drop down menu located at bottom left choose Update all cells in row Click update poner 2 2 5 10 Merging Cells If you need to merge cells within a table first select the first cell in front of the cells you wish to merge 3 Click inside the cell you wish to merge with other cells the first cell in which you wish to merge the others to 4 Right click and choose Cell Properties gt Merge table cells 5 Enter in either the number of columns or rows you wish to merge Merge table cells Cols 1 Rovs 1 Page 16 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 2 3 Successfully Saving Your Articles After completing the content of your article in the editor click submit at the bottom of the page As part of completing your article it will automatically be scanned for spelling and link errors Please read the below sections for tips on getting the most out of these tools 2 3 1 Spell Checker If the spell checker finds any errors it will present you with a screen like this Spell Check e Pina O au CIT mM o Osu Oore For each error found you have four options to resolve it 1 Modify You can click inside the text box under the Modify column and manually c
3. Posts from the left hand menu the click on the title of your post Your post will load in the editor screen NOTE It is VERY IMPORTANT that you NEVER modify your post through WordPress Underneath the editor screen you will see a box marked Excerpts This is where you will write your summary After you are done click Update on the top right hand side of the page The Publish box WW Innovation Series Edit Post UNB is in Opportunity New Brunswick Note If you DO NOT SEE the excerpts screen underneath Howdy Username you will see a button called Screen Options click on this and a new box will appear Check off Excerpt then click on Screen Options again to make the box disappear You should now see the excerpts box underneath the editor Page 22 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group iTV Innovation Series pe O A MOI Lou caos sro CE td Tacks Cason lds okehe CComens CSa O ao Numorcorcolems 01 82 sP Edit Post UNB is in Opportunity New Brunswick sja size A Sals oe mse nay cn an YT Sn ans Te etl oe th penn aet oe decaer so beat wh ai tcc cet ete coc prm 3 6 How dol create a Sticky Post A Sticky Post is the top story and is featured at the top of your blog Innovation Seras Celebrating 225 years of bringing dreamers together
4. 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group aC va a STITT AS Memm E An apt mames E Discussion Settings 7 An a o UET De AS use Be ene eas E Manah commu iu sagas wah 30 ll comas pur paga ad last e pags aye by ataut pe e pero aa Len oe tare ou ii TS peaa ranean meoo o o nc e nc pt If you would prefer to set comments on a per article basis follow these steps after publishing the article via the CMS Click Posts from the side menu Hover on the Title of the post and click Quick Edit Check off Allow Comments Then click the Update blue button AE Innovation Series ewe iy eee ae ag at gt Posts sire Fs Mm e am noe as 1 or 5 rete Peery ah i a s ey a Zemin stan en gt r cae o ae ro 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 25 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 3 8 How do Approve Comments When someone comments on your blog you will receive an email After logging into WordPress follow these steps Click on Comments from the left hand menu It will list all the comments submitted Hover over a comment and a menu will appear Approve Reply Quick Edit Edit Spam Trash you can then approve it report it as spam or delete it New Comments will be yellow and older comments are white TU Innovation Series Comments
5. HOW DO SET DISCUSSION COMMENTS RULES 3 8 How DO Approve COMMENTS 3 9 How Do I EDIT my ABOUT AND CONTACT PAGES 3 10 How DO CUSTOMIZE MY AD BLOCKS 3 11 How DO CHANGE THE FEATURED STORY IMAGE 3 12 WHAT IS A WIDGET AND CAN USE IT ON MY BLOG 3 13 How DO SETUP MY FEATURED CATEGORIES 3 14 WHO DO CONTACT IF HAVE QUESTIONS OR A PROBLEM ARISES Page 2 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 1 Introduction 1 1 About this Guide The Cascade Content Management System CMS Blog and Wordpress User Guide provides step by step instructions of the most commonly used features of UNB s Blogging software It is a two part manual covering both the CMS component as well as the Wordpress component The UNB Web Style Guide as well as the CMS manual is available on C amp M s site http www unb ca advancement communications web guides html Note This guide is meant as a Supplementary companion to the CMS manual For more information please refer to the appropriate section of the manual 1 2 What is a Blog A blog is a part of your website they are maintained by a Blog Editor and Blog Contributors and consist of regular entries of commentary descriptions of events or other material such as graphics Blog editors will have access to post entries via the CMS as well as having access to Wordpress to monitor commenting
6. UNB is in Opportunity New Brunswick Eomer on To create a sticky post Click on Posts from the left hand side menu You will then see a listing of your posts Hover over a title and you will see a menu edit quick edit trash view Click on Quick Edit To the right hand side select Make this post a sticky post Then click the blue Update button 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 23 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group E CR Slr Note You are able to have multiple sticky posts The newest one will always take the top spot The other posts set as stickies will stay towards the top of the list even if older than other posts If you want them to move down the list as new ones are created you need to uncheck Make this post sticky 3 7 How do set discussion comments rules If you do not want comments enabled on your blog you can turn them off by going to Settings gt Discussion gt Default Article Settings Unselect Allow people to comment on new articles Note You can override this on a article per article basis It is recommended to select Automatically close comments on articles older than 14 days Under Comment Moderation change the default of 2 links to 1 link This will help in catching possible spam comments a key indicator of spam is a large amount of links Page 24 Integrated Technology Services
7. new window for windows users select New Window from the Target dropdown menu 5 Click the Insert button 2 2 4 3 Linking to Faculty Staff Email Addresses Instead of providing contact information for UNB faculty staff directly on your site it is better to create a link to the appropriate entry in the UNB Phone Book This way if the person ever changes their email address phone number office location etc then you don t need to worry about having outdated information on your site 1 Go to https phonebook unb ca 2 Using the search form find the record of the person you want to link to o EA ley Senior Web Content Developer 451 6042 Alumni Memorial Bung 109 UNB Fredericton Campus 3 Right click on the 2 icon and choose Copy Link Location in Firefox or Copy Shortcut in Internet Explorer This will copy the address for this record to your clipboard 4 Create an External Link on your page in Cascade see above and paste in the address in the Link field It will look something like thi https phonebook unb ca index cgi dn dWSiQ2FIZDOWYzc1 Nzc3NjIkMmNINTAWZD QxZjE30TB hM2JhN2VIMGISYmQ4MDA4LG91PXBID3BsZSxkYz11bmIsZGM9Y2E 5 If you are having trouble finding the person s record in step 2 it s possible that they have suppressed their record from public view In this case try searching the internal phonebook 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 9 Cascade Content Management Syste
8. 4 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 2 2 5 8 Deleting a Row Column If you need to delete a table row or column please first click into a cell on the row or column you wish to remove 1 Click inside one of the cells you wish to remove 2 Right click and choose Row Column gt Delete row Remove Column Ff ets anew table xt Tabie properties act Dets tate pe cal paros FW E Tete rom properties Colomo gt SP Insert ron before E Si Incesto duanced Optone X cut row EE Sa cory tatlerow B Pato tablo ron bofore Uh Feste table ron after 2 2 5 9 Column Width Assigning a specific column width can be achieved by first selecting the column You have two options for controlling cell widths Option One Assigning an individual cell width 1 Click inside the column one cell you wish to update the column width 2 Right click and choose Cell gt Table Cell Properties gt and assign a Width percentage eeneral advanced car tipo Height In the above example the user is updating the header cell s width Please notice the two highlighted sections One indicates the header row the other area is where you assign the width of the column Page 15 2011 Integrated Technology Services Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group Option Two Assign multiple cells a standard width
9. Adding Widgets Text YouTube and Flickr only Note If using a YouTube video or Flickr account model release forms must be filled out 3 2 Who will have access to WordPress The Blog Editor will have full access to the CMS blog as well as WordPress There is only one Blog Editor per blog Blog Contributors will only have access to the CMS blog 3 3 How do I login 3 3 1 Initial Login Change temporary password When you are given access to the WordPress component you will receive an email asking you to click on the link to login You will also be given a Username it will be set to your UNB Login ID and temporary password After you have logged in click on your username along the top bar It will say Howdy Username Please see A Dashboard Overview for more information At the bottom of this screen you will see where you can select a new password Once you have put in your new password click Update Profile 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 19 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group About Yourset ecole To login to the WordPress component of your blog go to https blogs unb ca yourblogname wp admin php You can then login with your UNB User ID and Chosen Password Page 20 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 3 4 A Dashboard Overview The Dashboard is the first sc
10. UNIVERSITY OF UNB NEW BRUNSWICK Cascade Content Management System CMS Blog amp Wordpress User Guide 2011 The Blog amp Wordpess User Guide provides quick explanations and instructions for the most commonly used features of UNB s Blogging Software It is part of the UNB Content Developer s Toolkit which also includes the UNB Information Architecture Guide Cascade Content Management System CMS Guide and the UNB Style Guide Revised May 13 2011 Copyright 2011 Integrated Technology Services Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE 1 2 WHAT IS A BLOG 1 3 HOW DO GET STARTED 2 WORKING WITH YOUR BLOG CMS 2 1 CREATING ORGANIZATIONAL FOLDERS OPTIONAL 2 2 CREATING A BLOG POST 2 2 1 Using the Content Editor 2 2 2 Copying Text 2 2 3 Uploading Images and Documents 2 2 4 Adding Links to articles websites documents 2 2 5 Inserting Tables 2 3 SUCCESSFULLY SAVING YOUR ARTICLES 2 3 1 Spell Checkel 2 3 2 Link Checker 2 3 3 Succes 3 WORKING WITH WORDPRESS 3 1 WHAT IS WORDPRESS AND WHY DO NEED TO USE IT 3 2 WHO WILL HAVE ACCESS TO WORDPRESS 3 3 How DOI LOGIN 3 3 1 Initial Login Change temporary password 3 3 2 After initial login 3 4 A DASHBOARD OVERVIEW 3 5 HOW DO CREATE AN EXCERPT 3 6 HOW DO CREATE A STICKY POST 3 7
11. and featured stories Blog Contributors will only have access to post blog entries via the CMS 1 3 How dol get started The first step is to create blog entries via the CMS After you have logged in to https cms unb ca using your UNB username and password select you blog from the dropdown menu Blog YOURBLOGNAME This is the area in which you will be creating publishing your posts For more information on using the CMS blog please see section 2 0 The second step is to set your featured story set your commenting preferences etc in Wordpress To login to Wordpress go to https blogs unb ca YOURBLOGNAME wp login php and login using your username and password 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 3 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group OO re Pmt Lo AAA AT a E ERE A wornPress o For more information on using WordPress please see section 3 0 Note If you are logging in for the first time please see section 3 3 1 Page 4 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 2 Working with your Blog CMS 2 1 Creating Organizational Folders Optional Goto New gt Folder Fill out the System Name Click Submit Note Please follow proper naming conventions when filling out the system name Your file names MUST follow this rule The file name must be composed of all lowercase letters and the only special
12. characters allowed are digits hypens and underscores 2 2 Creating a Blog Post Goto New gt Blog Post Fill out the Title Fields and select a Category categories are created by Solutions No more than 10 are permitted Select a Parent Folder This is for your own file management it will not reflect on your blog Note If you are including an image or a PDF in your article upload them before creating your article 2 2 1 Using the Content Editor The content editor in Cascade used to format your page content is much like what you would find in a word processing application such as Microsoft Word Many features are similar to those you are already familiar with Ql x BT u aa alt F Format dE ya El Subscript Underline hr Alignments left 5 Format select a formatting center right redefined st style such as Heading 1 justify paragraph etc Copy Paste as Plain Text Spell Checker Ordered List indent SSC unin Insert Image H o Insert Table anup Messy Remove Formatting Togele Full asl 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 5 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group Borders Screen i 2 2 2 Copying Text If you want to take content from an existing site or another document please follow these steps 1 Copy the text you would like placed into Cascade 2 Select the Paste as Plain Text icon You will get a mes
13. esult in broken links If you are linking to a document then it should be done as an Internal Link 2 2 4 1 Linking to other articles websites 1 Select your text and click on the Insert Edit Link button and go to the External tab ee E Coe 2 Inthe Link box type or paste the address of the page you want to link to Be sure to include the http at the beginning 3 Click Insert to create the link Note If you are linking to another article on your blog go to the article on the web and copy the address Ex If you want to link to a previous article on spring graduation find the article on the web and create an external link to http blogs unb ca newsroom 2011 05 06 unb to grant five honorary degrees during spring graduation 2 2 4 2 Linking to documents 1 If you are linking to a document you have uploaded select the text that you want to be linked Page 8 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group where people will click 2 Click the Insert Edit link button on the toolbar la x BT Uae Styles Paragraph y aaa F E OLT GI y2 3 Click the blue page icon In the Choose gt Browse window navigate to the document you want to link to and click the Confirm button w Do sane Widow ye Ce Cee 4 Normally documents should open in the same window but if you want the document to show up in a
14. he category You can have ten categories To have this setup please contact solutions unb ca 3 14 Who do contact if have questions or a problem arises Please contact solutions unb ca Include a detailed description of the problem or question and provide the name and URL web address of your blog Page 34 Integrated Technology Services 2011
15. ith this program the Web Operations Group can assist you Please email solutions unb ca with all of the following information What the ad is about a picture if applicable wording you want it to say and any other important information After you have your ad upload it to your departmental website ex http www unb ca advancement communications NOT TO YOUR BLOG You will need to create a new folder in your departmental website called Blogs do not include in side nav The URL for this would be http www unb ca advancement communications blogs You will then need to Publish this folder Page 28 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group a E 2 ia rs os Sel c eo ino TL Dashboard Create Manage Content Outstanding tem aao vain or 0 Example Communications amp Marketing CMS Blog Images Note If you have multiple blogs further break down the blogs folder by adding separate folders for each blog Ex http www unb ca advancement communications blogs blog a or http www unb ca advancement communications blogs blog b After your image has been uploaded to your departmental blog follow these steps You will be updating the Ad Blocks via the CMS not WordPress Navigate to Your Website gt xml gt large ad or small ad depending on what your updating Click Edit Clickthe File icon a pop up window will ope
16. k manually Sometimes the Link Checker may report a link as invalid when you know it is correct This could happen if the remote website is temporarily unavailable In this case you can just select Ignore to leave the link as is Note Secure sites will be flagged as incorrect by the link checker Select ignore Click Submit to save your changes when done 2 3 3 Success Once you have gone through the Spell Link Checker processes you will have successfully created your article Note If you do not go through both processes spell link checker then your page will time out and will not save You will have to re create your article from scratch The final step is to Publish your article You can do this by clicking on the Publish tab and clicking submit Page 18 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 3 Working with WordPress 3 1 What is WordPress and why do I need to use it WordPress is an open source blog publishing application It is used in conjunction with UNB s Content Management System CMS to run your blog You will primarily be creating your blog posts in the CMS but you will need to use WordPress to do the following Create your excerpts Setting the Sticky Post the top post image Setting rules around discussion comments trackbacks Approving Deleting Flagging Spam Comments Creating your About amp Contact Pages Customizing your Ad Blocks
17. m Web Operations Group page at https phonebook unb ca everyone This version of the phonebook shows more records but requires a valid UNB Login ID and Password in order to access it Note Anyone outside of UNB WILL NOT be able to access the email address 2 2 4 4 Linking to Student Email Addresses If you are linking to a student email address you must have prior written consent from the student When linking to a student you first need to determine if the address needs to be public for anyone in the world to see or if it should only be available to members of the UNB community For UNB only visit https phonebook unb ca everyone and follow the same steps as for creating a Faculty Staff link Students are not visible through the public interface at https phonebook unb ca which is why you must use the everyone version To make the address public you must create an External Link with the Link field set to mailto lt STUDENTEMAILADDRESS gt for example mailto a1b2c unb ca 2 2 5 Inserting Tables To insert a table on a page in Cascade click where you want the table then click the Insert a new table button Styles Tip Press Enter a couple of times before inserting the table to make sure that you have at least one blank line above and below the table You can delete them later Page 10 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operati
18. mple of use Small spreadsheets i e Tuition information 2 2 5 5 Advanced Table Options On the Advanced tab please use the Summary properties when inserting a table The Table summary attribute should be added as an overview of the body data for screen readers people with visual impairments Adding in the summary tag also assists with users receiving better search results All the other options should be left the way they are because the main UNB web settings will override most of these settings 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 13 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 2 2 5 6 Editing Tables To access all of the table editing options in Cascade left click in a table cell then right click and you will see the menu shown here scam Forestry vcr unr des Math Statistics Hospitality and Tourism 2 2 5 7 Adding a Header Row If the first row of your table contains column headers you need to specify that it s a header row in order for it to be styled properly 1 Left click in the first cell of your header row to place your cursor inside it 2 Right click and choose Cell gt Table cell properties Header 1 Header 3 3 Set the Cell type field to Header 4 From the dropdown at the bottom left choose Update all cells in row Click Update Note Tables should not contain header styles If you would like to have the first row stand out use the Header Row Page 1
19. n navigate to the file you uploaded Click Submit Fill out the alternative text for accessibility purposes You can choose to link it to a page that you created a PDF or a news article Click Submit and Publish 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 29 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group puvieiasancement communsaons am inroatnsnst a itt Casado Ser SE Ge CR CR rece ech A RAE E ro Le UNEN RW PEI penton re moe G E pi a ce tp gt SDa ena A ft tater Line Page 30 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 3 11 How do I change the Featured Story Image tng a human uch to arte ints Commer Of You must be familiar with Adobe Photoshop to create a featured story image you can request the template from the Web Operations Group by emailing solutions unb ca If you are not familiar with this program the Web Operations Group can assist you Please email solutions unb ca please include an image with your email Note If you are creating your own image it is very important that the image is exactly 606 pixels wide by 230 pixels high 606x230px After your image is created please upload it to your Blog Folder in your departmental website Please see the section on Customizing you Ad Blocks for more information Publish it and copy the URL ex http www unb ca advancement communicatio
20. ns blog yourstory ipg After your image is uploaded login to WordPress and click on UNB Content in the left hand side menu Scroll down until you find Featured Story Background URL then paste in the URL you copied above Click Save Changes blue button at the bottom of the page 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 31 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group DG Cl n Ee a Tae RSE Note Do not alter anything except the featured story background URL Altering anything else can cause your blog to break Page 32 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 3 12 What is a widget and can use it on my blog A widget is designed to provide a simple way to arrange the various elements of your sidebar content the right hand side of your blog Votunieers crucial to success of Congress 2014 a The different types of widgets that can be used are YouTube Flickr and text If you require a widget please contact solutions unb ca If you require a Flickr YouTube widget a model release must be filled out There is a size limit of 250 pixels 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 33 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 3 13 How do setup my Featured Categories You can choose which categories you want to appear the most It will feature 10 articles posts ordered by most recent in t
21. ons Group Ge Advanced General properties Cola El Celipadding Caltepacing Alignment E Notse Border width Height Class Table caption Property Description Cols columns Enter in the numeric value of columns needed Rows Enter in the numeric value of rows needed Cellspacing Adds space measured in pixels between the cells Class Select a pre designed table layout see Select a table class Table caption Used for large tables to provide an adequate summary of the table contents Note These are the only fields to fill in The other fields are to be left blank they are controlled by the stylesheet The stylesheet is a set of rules embedded in all UNB web pages that control things like font styles sizes colors and spacing It provides a common look and feel to all UNB pages 2 2 5 1 Select a Table Class From the drop down Class list select one of the following table styles 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 11 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 2 2 5 2 contentable Column 4 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 no to so fo sto no sto nto 3 cto sto cto no blo et rs ino sto info Example of use List of non numeric information 2 2 5 3 plaintable Column 1 Column 2 Columna Column 4 Example of use Contact information with staff images 2 2 5 4 datatable Page 12 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group Exa
22. orrect the spelling This is useful if none of the Suggestions are correct 2 Suggestion Choose the correct spelling from the Suggestions dropdown 3 Add If you are sure you have spelled the word correctly you can click the Add button to add it to the spell checker dictionary Then it won t be flagged as an error in the future 4 ignore You can choose to ignore the error Once you ve resolved or ignored all the errors click Submit to proceed Note The Spellchecker is based on U S spelling It is important to add correctly spelled words to your dictionary so they do not appear again This will help in identifying incorrectly spelled words Important Please do not skip over the Spell Checker It does not reflect well on the University to have incorrectly spelled words on the website 2 3 2 Link Checker The Link Checker will run automatically following the Spell Checker and report any errors with the links on your page If it finds any problems it will display a screen like this Unk Check Or naaa cr 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 17 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group You have two options to resolve the errors either modify the link or ignore it If the broken link is to another Cascade page or document you can click the blue icon under the Modify column and choose the correct file If the link is to an external resource click in the text box and correct the lin
23. our computer gt Submit Note All images should be no wider than 300 pixels and in jpg png or gif format For more information on the sizing of various images or using Picnik online photo modification too please see the CMS Guide on Page 18 2 2 3 1 Inserting Images into your article 1 Be sure that you have already uploaded the image you wish to insert and place your cursor at Page 6 Integrated Technology Services 2011 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group the beginning of a paragraph Click the Insert edit Image toolbar button El In the Insert Edit Image window click the orange square Browse button The Please choose a File window will display for you to select the image In the column on the left locate the image you want and click once on it Click the Confirm button 4142 Insert edit image EJ E J Note When adding an image always use the internal tab 6 Back in the Insert Edit Image window you need to fill in the Alternate Text box If you choose an image caption style this text will be used for the caption below the image Itis also required for accessibility and will allow visitors using screen reader software to have the image description read to them Try to write something based on the overall content of the page as well as what the image represents e g If a picture has students in front of a building instead of putting Students try Studen
24. reen you will see after you login to WordPress It is an overview of your blog and a starting place to approve decline comments create your about contact pages etc If you ever get lost while in the WordPress click on the Dashboard icon and you will return to the start page Below is a listing of the tools you will need to use when you login to WordPress Y Innovation Series axe Dashboard Dashboard an overview of your blog Content will give you an overview of how many posts pages tags and categories you currently have Description will inform you of how many comments you have how many are pending and how many were marked as spam Howdy your profile settings where you can change your password and logout function Posts gives you a listing of your posts Pages where you will find your About and Contact pages Comments listing of all comments you can approve un approve edit trash or report as spam Settings the settings of your blog You can turn off all commenting here UNB Content where you can add your ad blocks to the blog QuickPress Do NOT use 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 21 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group 3 5 How do create an excerpt An excerpt is a summary of your blog article After you have created published your post in the CMS login to WordPress and click on
25. sage saying you are now in paste as plain text mode 3 Paste the text into the editor and style as desired Note Mac users will be required to delete the extraneous a k a Microsoft code that will appear after pasting into the editor 2 2 2 1 Copying Text Alternative If you want to take content from an existing site or another document please follow these steps 1 Copy the text you wish to paste into Cascade 2 Open Notepad Textedit in Mac OS X Start Programs Accessories Notepad 3 In Notepad go to Edit Paste or Ctrl V or right click Paste You will see your text without the formatting 4 In Notepad go to Edit Select All or Ctrl A to highlight the text Go to Edit Copy or Ctrl C or right click Copy to copy it 5 On the Cascade edit screen place your cursor where you want to place the text and go to Edit Paste or Ctrl V or right click Paste 6 This process will remove any of the unnecessary tags styles or coding that might come with the content Note All content must be formatted in the CMS Not using the methods above will result in broken visually unappealing pages 2 2 3 Uploading Images and Documents Important If you are including an image or PDF in your article upload them before creating your article Put all your image files in your images folder You can also create a PDF folder to store your documents Go to New gt File Click Browse gt Locate the File on y
26. ts gathering in front of Hazen Hall Tip When creating the ALT information Be brief Be clear Be contextual 10 1 Always leave the Width Height Vertical Spacing and Horizontal Spacing boxes with the default numbers In the Border Width box type a zero 0 Click the Insert button To edit an image after it has been inserted click on the image then click the Insert edit Image button To delete an image select it and press Delete 2 2 3 2 Styling Images If you need to add a caption to an image or would like to change its alignment there are pre made styles you may use pene Insert your image Click on the image and go to Styles on the tool bar To align and add a caption to the image select from captionleft captionright or captioncenter To align the image without a caption select from imageleft imageright or imagecenter 2011 Integrated Technology Services Page 7 Cascade Content Management System Web Operations Group Note You will not see the caption in edit view Tip The caption styles mentioned above will use the ALT text as the caption Tnformatien Dix zu je x m xana gt ao fz aretes Dr Stuart Bunn Australian Rivers Insitute Balancing water needs mo 2 2 4 Adding Links to articles websites documents All links created in your article should be done as an External Link Creating an internal link to other articles will r
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