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3. J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 Select file s to upload by blogs statfs ac uk Look ir E blog userguide E he blogs main page gif fae log in Gos gi Ht Blogs Userguide doc he main dashboard gif My Recent fas categories gif fas media settings gif oes 3 fase creating blog post gif fas my blogs gif fase dashboard gif fas pages overview gif fas discussion settings gif fas permalink settings gif he edit post list gif posts menu gif fae edit post gif fae privacy settings gif he edit posts list gif he publish section gif fas editing screen gif i quick edit gif Ww Exec blogs Wordpress user guide docx fas quick edit psp he general settings gif aA reading settings psp E intro screen jpg E rss feed welcome page jpg fas intro screen psp fas rss Feed welcome page psp fae link to my blogs gif WE rss info dor lt jili My Network File name quick edit gif reading settings psp posts m Places SESE Files of type All Files a Lancel 6 Click Open 7 A crunching message is displayed showing the progress of the file upload Note that there is a limit of LOMB in files that can be uploaded to the blog server If the files you want to use are larger than this then you will need to link to them rather than uploading them 8 When the uploading is complete the image and its related fields will be displayed You can now add additional information about the files ed
4. unchecked no one can post pingbacks or trackbacks to this particular post Note that some of these options might be overwritten by settings for the whole blog Post Author A list of all blog authors you can select from to attribute as the post author This section only shows if you have multiple users with authoring rights in your blog To view your list of users see the Users section of the left hand menus Publishing posts There are a number of options available under the Publish section Publish Preview Status Draft Edit Wisibility Public Edit Publish immediately Edit Blog user guide 11 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 Press the Preview button to look over your post before it is published This will load a Preview page in another tab or window depending on your browser If you would like to save your post for further editing before you publish it press the Save Draft button See Retrieving a saved draft for more information If you would like to publish your blog post press the Publish button Your post is now published on the blog You can also choose to schedule a post for publication on a future time or date To do this click Edit in the Publish area next to the words Publish immediately You can also change the publish date to a date in the past to back date posts Change the settings to the desired time and date You must also hit the Publish button when you have completed the post to publis
5. Categories Date C Comments Bulk Actions Apply Appearance Plugins a Users Authors amp Users w Ado Alaa hall Local intranet ios i 4 Select the post that you would like to edit by clicking on its title This will load the Edit Post page 5 Note that if you move your mouse over the title then a sub menu of options is shown underneath this This allows you to Edit the post select Quick Edit Delete the post or View it Quick Edit allows you to quickly and easily change some features of a post such Title post slug date author categories and tags It does not allow you to change the main post content Moditied QUICK EDIT Categories more Tags Title IT Training M training staff training Slug it training Li Uncategorized Date Aug 24 2010 i l web 2 0 M allow Comments M Allow Pings 15 22 Status Published Make this Password 0R F post sticky post Post Author Categories Tags a Date Bulk Actions Apply Blog user guide 13 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 6 On the Edit Post gage you can make the desired changes to the post You can format existing text delete text type in new text or copy text from a Word document using Notepad as described under the Adding a new post section gt Edit Post lt jfa1 s blog WordPress Windows Internet Explorer mE mA Y http blogs staffs ac uk jFal wp admin post php action editapos
6. E BS Edit Post lt jal X Alke2010 Blogs 0 Media Add Mew 5 Study at Stafford ae m ov ra Page iF Tools oe Add Media From Computer From URL Gallery 2 Media Library oe Search Media All Types Images 4 Show all dates Filter add media 1 add link 1 editing screen arrows Save all changes Local intranet 100 Blog user guide 20 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 This will display the image details screen as shown in Step10 above Select the required image size and location then click Insert image into post Adding a new category If you can t find a suitable category when you are adding a blog post you can add a new one To add a new category 1 Click the Add New Category link 2 Type the name of your new category 3 Press the Add button Retrieving saved drafts You don t have to publish a blog post immediately you can save a draft of a blog post and retrieve is later for further editing or review To retrieve a saved draft 1 On the left side of the Dashboard page select the Edit link located under Posts This will load a list of posts that can be edited 2 Click the Drafts link This will load a list of drafts that can be edited 3 Select the draft th
7. Press the Preview Changes button under the Publish section of the screen to check your post before your changes are saved This will load a Preview page in another tab or window depending on your browser settings 8 When you are happy with the edited post click the Update Post button Your post is now updated Click the View Post link near the top of the page if you would like view your post in your blog Adding links within a post or page You can add links to other web pages or to other blog posts Blog user guide 14 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 If you type in a URL within the editing window then WordPress automatically creates a link for this This also applies when an email address is typed in an email link is created for you However it is often better to use other link text as this is more user friendly then a URL To use this option you need to type in the text you want to use and then select it The link button on the editing toolbar is now active Click on this Permalink http blogs staffs ac uk jfa1 2010 09 20 test3 Edit Add media Visual HTML B z f i ce SS S ee 3 S T ee Paragraph 7 u Ae Gy iy ce 1 here a link to the Mariaa sent ear The Insert Link dialogue box is displayed Type in the URL you want to use in the Link URL box Note that you could copy and paste this form a browser address bar if the URL is too long or complex to type i
8. age Attributes i Plugins E Parent ie parent m 7 Users r Template T Tools Delaul Templie I Settings r Trirr Custom Fields 0 Aaa Bew Cusin Field ees heip Ise the Heip tas in the Upper righa Of WO Erpen Hame W Local intranet 4 There are two boxes in the middle section of the Add New Page page In the top box type the title of your page 5 In the bottom box type the content of your blog post 6 Press the Preview button to look over your page before it is published This will load a Preview page in another tab or window depending on your browser 6 If you would like to save your page for further editing before you publish it press the Save Draft button 7 If you would like to publish your page press the Publish button 8 Your page is now published on the blog Click the View Page link near the top of the current page if you would like view your page Blog user guide 23 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 To edit a page 1 Log in to the site 2 On the left side of the Dashboard page press the Pages button 3 Click the Edit link 4 Select the page that you would like to edit by clicking on the title 5 This will load the Edit Page screen 6 Make the desired changes to the page 7 Press the Preview button to look over your page before your changes are committed This will load a Preview page in another tab or window depending on your browser 8 Press the Update Page but
9. amp Users Add New Your Profile Add User Th Tools Settings J Local intranet 100 i Blog user guide 5 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 By each of these there are two links Visit this allows you to view the blog itself as users would See it Note you can also move to the public view by clicking on the name of your blog at the top of the screen Dashboard this takes you to the Admin Dashboard for that blog where you can add new posts or edit existing ones Ensure you select the Dashboard for the blog you wish to work on Creating blog posts Blog posts will make up the majority of the site content Posts display in reverse chronological order on the blog home page and are included in your site s RSS feed Posts will normally include mainly text but images and media files such as videos and sound clips can be included within a post To write a new blog post The basic steps involved in creating a new post are UR WN o Click the Posts menu Click Add New Add a title for the post Add the main post content Select a category add tags and make other selections from the sections below the post as required Preview the post 7 When you are happy with the post click Publish These steps are described on more detail below Blog user guide 6 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 On the left side of the Dashboard page click on Posts to show all of the options available to you You can als
10. at you would like to edit and make any changes required to this 4 Save the changes that you have made 5 If your post is ready to be published preview and then publish it Blog user guide 21 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 Pages Pages on the website are used to give information about the blogs and its purpose You may only need to create one page but can create more than one if required Pages are accessed in the public view under the Pages heading on the right of all pages postings on the wiki hop a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY E sou O SEARCH FOR Pages Archives To add a new page 1 Log in to the blog site 2 On the left side of the Dashboard page press the Pages button 3 Click the Add New link This will load the Add New Page page Blog user guide 22 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 Add Mew Pape jfai s blog WordPress Windows Internet Explorer Seles 6 T E MWp Akg all eel ley ee a ee eA Bo Die pie yew Pyworites Tooke peip e T k ak Pag i fal bing WordPress H E iiD A AW jfai s blog Search Engines Blocked Pages Howdy ADAMS Julie Log Gut d Dashboard Add New Page Publish See Q z Media Saws Bratt a p Links at ea os o aa Upload Ingert WA O visual T Status Dralt Ed Ll Pages Wini Publie Exist b i ip b gugte del ins img ul li code more ipe Publeh immediately bor vet eh d Fi ih Comm nts Move to Trash Pubbbish Eo Appearance P
11. click the Blog user guide 16 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 Browser Uploader link to use the Browser uploader To add a media item while creating editing a post 1 Click on the Add Media link in the editing toolbar of the content window Edit View Post Add media B Z abe 2 F T E K EIE mi Mi Mh T E Fanen fs E Biej j L 2 The Add Media window Is displayed gt Edit Post lt jfa1 s blog WordPress Windows Internet Explorer Afk er yy E http blogs staffs ac uk jfal wp admin post php action editapost 3 amp message 6 Pr File Edit view Favorites Tools Help ut i i S gt ww 58 7 Edit Post lt jfat s blog X B Job Vacancies a v i Page iG Tools A Add Media x From Computer From URL Media Library Add media files from your computer Choose files to upload Select Files You are using the Flash uploader Problems Try the Browser uploader instead After a file has been uploaded you can add titles and descriptions Local intranet 3 Click the Select Files button 4 A dialogue window opens which allows you to browse on your computer to locate the media files you wish to upload 5 Select the file s you wish to upload You can select more than one file at a time if you wish Use Shift Click to select a block of files or Ctrl Click to select non adjacent files See example below Blog user guide 17
12. e for your blog 5 Click the Save settings button Changing the appearance of your blog There are a number of corporate themes which have been created to use with University blogs The themes have fixed layout and colours and some allow the addition of a number of widgets tools which add additional features content to your blog The most flexible of the University Themes is called Twenty Ten as this design will allow you to change the image used in the banner and also allows you to insert two widgets However if you don t have any images of your own to use or are not sure about using widgets one of the other designs may be better initially Blog user guide 25 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 You could then change the themes once you were more experienced in using blogs To change the theme used 1 On the left side of the Dashboard page press the Appearance button Select Themes The range of themes available will be displayed Click Preview to see what the themes would look like applied to your blog es Click Activate to apply the theme Adding widgets There are a number of widgets which have been installed on the blog server which can be used to enhance your blog The number of widgets you can use will depend on the theme you are using Some widgets are set to appear automatically for examples Pages Archives and Categories Some useful widgets include e Tag cloud e Calendar To access the available widgets
13. ed in a variety of ways to share project updates news announcements reflect on areas of interest study or work The blog server is public and anyone can view share and receive updates via RSS feeds The University blogs use WordPress blog software This document covers the basics of using WordPress to create and manage blog content Logging In You need to log in to the blogs site before you can add or edit blog posts pages or links To log in to the blog server e Go to the URL http blogs staffs ac uk and click the login link in the top right just under the Staffordshire University logo e You can also log in via the log in link under the Meta heading on the right of the screen jrm p Categories Uncategorized 1 i De epee ie A Blogroll avs WordPress com di Meta Log in SEARCH FOR Valid XHTML ued ih a mady of marys E Blog user guide 3 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 e You log in with your usual University username and password Enter your Username in the Username box and your Password in the Password box e Click the Log tn button e The main blog Dashboard screen will be displayed From here you can select the blog you wish to work on gt Staffordshire Unbeerclty Blogs Log In Wodows Internat Explorer KY WorpPress ERROR Wrong u mi padded combination Logging out To log out of the site e Click the Log Out link in the top right corner on the Dashboard page No
14. h at the desired time and date Editing a blog post To edit a blog post 1 Log in to the University Blogs site 2 On the main dashboard page select the Dashboard view for the blog you wish to edit 3 On the left hand side of the blog dashboard select the Edit link located under Posts This will load a list of posts that can be edited The Posts are listed with the most recent post at the top Note If necessary you may need to click on the arrow at the side of Posts to show all the available options Blog user guide 12 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 lt Edit Posts lt jfa1 s blog WordPress Windows Internet Explorer BHA Oo http blogs staffs ac uk jfal fwp adminfedit php Fe 6 Goole File Edit View Favorites Tools Help w a gp Ged Posts lt jfal s blog X alke2010 Blogs Pictures METIS blog Visit Site New Post lowdy ADAMS Julie Turbo Log Out Screen Options Help t Dashboard sf Edit Posts Dashboard EN Ns EEA Search Posts All 2 Published 1 Draft 1 Bulk Actions 1 Apply Show all dates View all categories Filter Post Author Categories Tags Date My Blogs Edit Add New Testing Draft ADAMS Julie Uncategorized No Tags 2010 09 20 Last Modified Post Tags Categories Media It Training ADAMS Julie training staff training 2010 08 amp Links Edit Quick Edit Delete View a Published Pages Post Author
15. hin the title However you should avoid using the same title twice as that will cause problems You can use commas apostrophes quotes hyphens dashes and other typical symbols in the post WordPress will tidy up the title to create a suitable URL for each post which is known as the post slug G Content editing area In the bottom box enter the content of your blog post You can type this in and then add some formatting as required You should not need to add too much formatting to your text but features you are likely to include are bold italic bulleted list and numbered lists The formatting options work in the same way as in Microsoft Word You select the text you wish to format and then click on the appropriate button on the toolbar to apply that formatting You can also add hyperlinks to other blogs or web pages This is described further later in this document You can also use text from existing electronic documents such as Microsoft Word documents However it is very important that you do not copy text from Word and paste it directly into WordPress because a lot of hidden formatting code will be copied with your work This code can affect how the information is displayed on the website and can lead to formatting errors or even to the code itself being displayed To avoid including this formatting information 1 In Word copy the text that you would like to insert into the blog post 2 Paste the text into a text ed
16. hoose a category it will default to Uncategorized Post Tags Tags can also be used to help categorize posts rather like an index of the page They can be more detailed than the main categories and there are likely to be more tags than categories Posts with similar tags are linked together when a Blog user guide 9 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 user clicks one of the tags Add new tags to the post by typing the tag into the box and clicking Add Additional information for posts The title and the body are the minimum information which you need to include within a post However there is additional information which it is beneficial to include These fields are described below Permalink Permalinks are the permanent URLs to individual blog posts A permalink is what another blog would use to link to a particular posting or how you might send a link to your story in an e mail message The URL to each post should be permanent and never change hence permalink WordPress uses what are termed pretty Permalinks The idea of these is that URLs should be structured in such a way that they make sense when read and are not filled with parameters which humans cannot understand Typical structure Is to use the date in the URL and a version of the post title After you save your post the Permalink below the title shows the potential URL for the post which WordPress has generated from your post title This is sometimes referred to in W
17. it and save the information 9 Information you can add includes a Adda title and a caption Note that the caption is important as it is used as Alt text when the image is viewed on a web page Alt text Is Important to ensure accessibility b Add an optional description of the image Blog user guide 18 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 S Edit Media lt jfa1 s blog WordPress Windows Internet Explorer 6 W y v 6 http blogs staffs ac uk jfal wp admin media php action edit amp attachment_id 20 v X Fie Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help k k fas i m x X Media Add New 5 Study at Stafford GB v Page i Tools METIE blog New Post 7 ADAMS Julie Turbo Log Out Help f Dashboard 95 Edit Media Dashboard My Blogs editing screen gif sx Posts image gif Edit Add New 2010 09 20 14 36 02 Post Tags Categories Title editing screen Library Add New Links Caption Also used as alternate text for the image Description E Pages G3 Comments ee http blogs staffs ac uk jfa1 files 20 10 09 editing screen gif Location of the uploaded file 0 Appearance amp Users Done a Local intranet 10 If the image is added while editing a post then additional options are available a Choose an alignment left centre or right for your image b Choose the size of your image Edit Post lt jfa1 s blog WordPress Windo
18. itor such as Notepad 3 Copy the text again from within Notepad 4 Paste your text into the blog post or page Blog user guide 8 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 This will remove any formatting such as bold or italicised text which you will then need to add within WordPress There is also an option within WordPress which allows you to paste text into the blog post without including formatting information You can add more than just text to your blog posts See the section Adding other content to blog posts for more information Saving Drafts As you enter your content you may notice that WordPress will periodically show that it is saving a draft of the post as you create it You can also manually save a draft of you post as you go along Categories The categories section enables you to select the general topic the post can be classified in Readers can browse specific categories to see all posts in a category This section is located on the right hand side of the Add new post screen You will need to scroll down slightly in order to see this Categories All Categories Most Used training Uncategorized web 2 0 To select a category click in the check box next to its name in the list You may select more than category for your post if you wish If a suitable category does not exist you can add a new one See Adding a new category for more information on creating a new category for your post If you do not c
19. n easily In the Target box select whether you want to open the link in the same or a new window Link URL Target Title Class e Not set Blog user guide 15 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 Class will not normally need to be set so ignore this option Click Insert The text you selected will now be shown as a link shown in blue and underlined Adding other content to blog posts You can add multi media content such as images video or audio files to blog posts This can be done while adding or editing a post or though the Media menu To add a media item using the Media menu Click on Media tn the panel on the left to expand this menu Two options are shown Library which allows you to view existing multi media items and Add New 2 Click Add New 3 The Upload New Media window is shown at 7 PEA i r F w i F F at Dashboard 93 Upload New Media Dashboard 7 Choose files to upload Select Files My Blogs You are using the Flash uploader Problems Try the Browser uploader instead sr Posts rest Gaara neato za After a file has been uploaded you can acd titles and descriptions Edit Add New Post Tags Categories ia Media Library Add New 4 Click Select Files Continue with step 4 in the section below Note Two uploaders Flash and Browser are provided By default the Flash uploader used However if the Flash uploader doesn t work then
20. o click on the downward arrow to the right of posts to display these Posts Add New Post Tags Categories Select the Add New link This will load the Add New Post page gt Add New Post lt jfa1 s blog WordPress Windows Internet Explorer a iB http blogs staffs ac ukjifaliwp adminjpost new php Google File Edit View Favorites Tools Help BAL j STS m g ame ia 7 Dr Gi E New Post lt jFal s blog WordPress fay r m Esp Page i i Tools i jfars blog visit site Edit Posts ADAMS Julie Turbo Log Out Screen Options Help ab Dashboard sev Add New Post Dashboard My Blogs Publish Edit Add media Visual HTML Status Draft Edit e m ja E l 05 3 Visibility Public Edit EE PENE fs Publish immediately Edit Categories ae Links eu Pages Post Tags CJ Comments Add new tag Add Path Separate tags with commas Word count 0 Appearance Plugins Excerpt A Users Authors amp Users Categori bel Done E Local intranet 100 a There are two boxes in the middle section of the Add New Post page for the title and the main body of the post Blog user guide 7 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 Title In the top box type the title of your post The flashing insertion point will be at this point when the page loads You can use any words or phrases wit
21. ordPress as the page slug The commas quotes apostrophes and similar characters removed and a dash is put between each word If you wish you can manually change this maybe shortening it if required Excerpt You will not normally need to complete this section as it is only used if the blog template file has been set up to display the Excerpt instead of the full Content of a post If this was the case then a short summary of the post could be added here Send Trackbacks This is another field which you are unlikely to use Trackbacks are a way to notify other blog systems that you ve linked to them You can send a trackback to the blog by entering the website address es in this box separating each one by a Space Blog user guide 10 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 If you link to other University WordPress blogs they ll be notified automatically using something known as pingbacks so you do not need to take any action Custom Fields This section is not normally used so you should not enter anything within this section It could be used add information to your site in conjunction with extra code in your template files or plug ins Discussion This includes options to enable interactivity and notification of your blog posts There are two check boxes Allow Comments on this post and Allow trackbacks and pingbacks on this post If Allowing Comments is unchecked no one can post comments to this particular post If Allowing Pings is
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23. te For security reasons you should always log out of the site before you leave it Select the blog you require When your account was created in the blog server WordPress automatically created a blog using your username Only you are able to create information on this blog You can if you wish rename your blog to something more suitable Blog user guide 4 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 There may also a number of multi user blogs available to you For example for your team or to support a particular project To see all of the blogs that you have access to click on the My Blogs link under the Dashboard area in the top left of the screen jia1 s blog See 7 Dashboard Dashboard MP Blogs oo Right Now Ata Glance You will now see a screen showing all the blogs that you have permission to work on See example below E My Glogs jfal s blog WordPress Windows Internet Explorer ea http blogs staffs ac uk jFal fwp adminjindex php page myblogs File Edit View Favorites Tools Help re chi E My Blogs jfal s blog WordPress METIE blog Visit Site eee Ao ADAMS Julie Turbo Log Out Help fi Dashboard F A My Blogs gt My Blogs Primary Blog P Assignment Survival Kit ASK Posts 3 Visit Dashboard Media Links jfa1 s blog E Fages Visit Dashboard CJ Comments Dukedom Large Enough Appearance Visit Dashboard E Plugins Update Options A Users Authors
24. ton Your page is now updated 9 Click the View Page link near the top of the current page if you would like view your page Adding Links You can create a series of links to add to the blogroll can be accessed under the right of the blog page The blogroll is often used to list other relevant blogs you would like to draw your reader s attention to Note that the links you create here are not for use Pages within posts or pages des Archives August 20710 J To add a new link Categories training 1 1 On the left side of the Dashboard page press Blogroll the Links button This will load the Add New IS website Link page WordPress com sg a Local intranet H 100 Blog user guide 24 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 2 Add the name of the link 3 Press the Add Link button Changing the name of your blog As previously mentioned the default name of your blog is your username If the blog is to be publically available this will not be appropriate You can change this to something more interesting or appropriate It does not matter what you call your blog some people think up quite intriguing or imaginative names for their blogs in order to get people interested in them To change the name of your blog 1 On the left side of the Dashboard page press the Settings button Note you may need to scroll down to see this 2 Select the General category 3 The general settings screen will be displayed 4 Enter a new nam
25. ws Internet Explorer ey Y E http t blogs staffs ac uk jfal wp adminjpost php action edit amp apost 3 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help k he OQ m SS TT TT A Edt Post lt jfal X Q Altc2010 Blogs Q Media Add New 5 amp Study at Stafford dab i Page K Tools image gif 2010 09 20 14 59 53 add media 1 Caption Screen shot of media file Description Link URL http blogs staffs ac uk jfa 1 files 2010 08 add media 1 gif None File URL Post URL Enter a link URL or click above for presets Alignment None Left C Center C Right Size C Thumbnail Medium 150 x 150 300 x 220 Insert into Post C Large Full size 996 x 731 Delete Save all changes t Local intranet Blog user guide 19 J F Adams Info Services Sept 2010 11 Press the Save all changes button 12 Press the Insert into Post button 13 The post is displayed including the image you selected Add or edit your post as normal If you want to include an existing image into a post then do the following Click Add Media in the Add or Edit post window Click on the Media Library tab Click on the Show button to the right of the image you want to use Edit Post lt jfa1 s blog WordPress Windows Internet Explorer 6 E v E http blogs staffs ac ulvifal wp admin post php action editepost 3 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ete aaa C
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