© 2012 Boise State University1 WordPress Training February 14, 2013

© 2012 Boise State University2 Agenda How to Login Tour of the Dashboard New Features How to Add & Edit Pages How to Add Media How to Add Pages to the Left Hand Menu Q & A

© 2012 Boise State University3 How to Login To start editing pages, type login at the end of the URL address in a browser: (On the new template, the login link is no longer available at the bottom of the page. Also you have to be on the main site URL, not a subpage ) At the login screen, enter your BroncoWeb username and password

© 2012 Boise State University4 Dashboard Tour Add image or video files by clicking Media link or Add Media button Click Publish to save and make the page visible online Faculty Staff Directory can be edited by clicking COEN Faculty link Left-hand side navigation menu is located under Appearance

© 2012 Boise State University5 New Features Slides – Used to create Sliders (rotating photos) Shortcode – An enhanced way to add content, layout, and media elements like slideshows, columns, or videos to posts (beyond default WordPress editing tools) WordPress Documentation – Located under the Appearance tab and Theme Options, Documentation provides an overview of the theme functionality, setup, usage, and more WP-Tables Reloaded – Located under the Tools tab, Tables Reloaded is an easier way to add tables to your webpage without all the html coding

© 2012 Boise State University6 How to Add a Page Adding a New Page – Under Pages click on Add New for a blank page, similar to word-processing software editing features Add title of page here When you are finished adding content click Publish to save Page content (text and photos) are added here

© 2012 Boise State University7 How to Edit a Page Edit Existing Pages – Under Pages click on All Pages to view all site pages. Click the page, highlight text and start typing to edit Click Preview Changes to review unsaved changes Click Update to save changes Click Preview Changes to review unsaved changes Click Update to save changes Formatting Palette – Use the formatting palette menu to change fonts, format text, or to add links to content

© 2012 Boise State University8 How to Add Media Adding New Media – Click Media on the left hand side or Add Media (above the formatting palette) To upload an image click Upload Files To browse for an image previously uploaded, select “uploaded to this page” from the drop- down menu options From the Insert Media window, upload images or browse for a file already saved in the library

© 2012 Boise State University9 How to Add Pages to Left Hand Menu Adding Pages to Left Hand Menu– Click Menus under Appearance To move page to desired location in the menu click On the name of the page and drag it to where you want it appear To add it to the menu click Add to Menu Click on the page you want to add When you are finished adding your page click Save Menu

© 2012 Boise State University10 THANK YOU Michele Armstrong, Web Design Specialist Web QUESTIONS? Need an individual consultation? Please contact: