WordPress Training (Baynard)
A. Check access, Download WordPress on your phone
B. Discuss documentation requirements (2x a week, per individual, 1 per group to pages.vassar.edu/creativearts)
C. Assignment today is to post your notes to WP
D. Text editor, links, Post Titles as links, Show/Hide Kitchen Sink, Headings
E. Inserting Media (images, pdfs)upload image, alt text, best practices
F. YouTube
G. Settings (currently private)
H. Categories vs. Tags
I. YouTube Embeds, Visual vs. Text modes
J. Saving things on the server (draft vs. published)
K. Options with WordPress
L. Try it on your phones
WordPress Idea Help
General Help
The WordPress Codex is essentially the online manual for everything WordPress. It is an overwhelming and abundant resource, but a few highlights for beginners are: First Steps With WordPress, Introduction to Blogging, and Writing Posts.
If you need an answer for WordPress, I suggest Googling for help (someone’s probably had the same problem before and left the answer on the Internet). Vassar faculty and students can ask ACS for help, or they can email the helpdesk.
Technical WordPress Help
| The Dashboard |
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| Dashboard |
| Admin Bar |
| Quick Draft |
| Changing Your Password |
| Posts |
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| Adding New Posts |
| Trashing a Post |
| Restoring a Post |
| Revisions |
| Pages |
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| Adding New Pages |
| Trashing a Page |
| Restoring a Page |
| Pages vs. Posts |
| The Visual Editor |
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| The Toolbar |
| Editing Text |
| Adding Paragraphs |
| Add Heading |
| Hyperlinks |
| Lists |
| Embed Videos |
| Creating Playlists |
| Excerpts |
| Media Library |
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| Media Library |
| Adding Media |
| Image Editor |
| Appearance |
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| Switching Themes |
| The Customizer |
| Managing Widgets |
| Creating and Managing Custom Navigation Menus |
| Organizing Content |
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| Categories |
| Tags |
| Managing Comments |
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| Comments |
| Users, Tools, and Settings |
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| Creating and Editing Users |
| Tools – Importing and Exporting |
| Adjusting Settings |