{"id":19109,"date":"2018-02-09T01:38:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T01:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newdomaindesign.com\/?p=19109"},"modified":"2022-09-03T01:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:44:08","slug":"quick-easy-wordpress-blog-posting-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newdomaindesign.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/09\/quick-easy-wordpress-blog-posting-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick & Easy WordPress Blog Posting Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you are a registered user who has been assigned an author, editor or administrator role, you will have access to the backend dashboard where you can write and publish posts on your WordPress Blog. Sign into your wp-admin dashboard.\u00a0 Once there, follow the instructions below to post content and media.\u00a0 The screenshots may not look exactly like your dashboard, because they are from the administrator panel, but the post and media insertion functions are the same.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Follow these 10 easy steps:<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  1. On the left side is a black column with icons followed by the names of links to various functions. Click the one that says \u201cPosts\u201d near the top of the column.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    1. When the Posts page displays, click the link at the top left, next to \u201cPosts\u201d that says, \u201cAdd New\u201d.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      1. \u00a0A page title, \u201cAdd New Post\u201d will display. Click the \u201cVisual\u201d link on the top right of the panel to display a more \u201cuser-friendly\u201d screen.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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        1. When that display opens you can begin writing your post. Add a title (it will display in large type at the top of the post) in the top left bar that says, \u201cEnter title here\u201d.\u00a0 The \u201cAdd Media\u201d button below the \u201cUse Divi Builder\u201d button is for adding media to the body of the post.\u00a0 It\u2019s not the main image.\u00a0 The main image is posted with the \u201cFeatured Image\u201d button and will be described in the next step.\u00a0\u00a0 You can use the icons at the top of the panel to style your text and write post content in the large empty space.\u00a0 Scroll down for additional features.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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          1. Check one or more categories in the \u201ccategories\u201d section on the right side. Then write a short intro blurb in the Excerpt section that will be displayed on the front (home) page with the featured image.\u00a0 This excerpt could be simply copied from the first 2 or 3 sentences of your article, or you could write a new description.\u00a0 Click the link in the \u201cFeatured Image\u201d section on the right to add the main image for your post.\u00a0 This will open the Media Library, where you can add the image, as described next.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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            1. All of the images and other media used anywhere in the blog are stored here. Click \u201cAdd New\u201d to upload a new image from a personal location (computer, drive, etc.) that you would like to use as the Post\u2019s main image.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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              1. An almost empty screen with a button in the middle titled, \u201cSelect Files\u201d will open. Click that button to browse for the image\u2019s location.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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                1. Follow the prompts to upload your image. Then the Featured Image page will display again, with your new, uploaded image displayed at the left of the top row of images.\u00a0 Click the blue button at the bottom right that says \u201cSet Featured Image\u201d to insert it into the Post page.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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                  1. The Post page will display again with your image now under the \u201cFeatured Image\u201d tag, indicating that it has been placed into your Post.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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                    1. At the top right of the page are 2 buttons titled, \u201cPreview\u201d and \u201cPublish\u201d. If you click Preview, the page where the post will be displayed opens to show you what it will look like when published.\u00a0 If you click the Publish button, the Post will be saved to the site.<\/li><\/ol> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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                      That\u2019s it, all done.\u00a0 Congratulations!<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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