Adding a Post
Method 1: Via the dashboard. Hover over “Posts” and then select Add New.
Method 2: Select “Posts” in the admin dashboard. Then select the “Add New” at the top of the page.
Method 3: On the admin bar, hover over “New” and then select “Post”. This can also be done on the front end of the website.
Creating a New Post
Add a post title at the top of the page.
The title is used to create a slug for the post. This slug can be edited to something shorter if needed.
To edit the slug of the post, users select the right hand side panel where it says “URL”. Here users can then enter the new URL of the post. Please make sure to update the link if it’s used on other pages or posts.
Visibility Settings
- Public: Everyone will be able to see this post.
- Private: Posts that will only be visible to Administrators and Editors of the website. If the WSU Content Visibility plugin is activated, then users will see options that will allow only WSU users to view the post. They will be required to use their WSU NID and Password to log in before they can see the post.
- Password Protected: Can only be viewed by users that have a password.
Publishing Options
- Immediate: Will publish the post as soon as user selects “Publish”
- Scheduled: Will be published at a later date.
- Pending Review: Marks the post for review before publishing. Only site administrators and editors will be able to see it until it is approved and published.
Categories
Users can assign an already existing category to the post here. If the category doesn’t exist, then the user can add it by selecting “Add New Category”.
Tags
Users can also assign tags to the post. This functions the same way as the categories.
Featured Image
This is the image that will be used as the thumbnail image if a feed is set up for posts. The image selected can also be shown at the top of the individual post if the template is set up in that way (Through the customizer).
Excerpt
Used to write a one or two sentence description of the post.
Editing an Existing Post
Method 1: While in the WordPress Dashboard, select “Posts”. After the page loads, a list of all of the posts on the website will show. Find the post by either scrolling on the page or searching for the post title on the top right.
Method 2: While viewing the post on the front-end of the website and being logged in, the admin bar on the top will have a link labeled as “Edit Post”. Select this link to be redirected to the post in the dashboard.
Quick Edit Options for Posts
While viewing the list of all of the posts, hover over an individual post and select the “Quick Edit” link. This will show the following editable options:
- Title
- Slug
- Date
- Author
- Password
- Tags
- Categories
- Post Status.
Quick edit can also be applied to multiple posts at once. To do this, select all of the posts that will need to be edited. After posts are selected, select “Bulk Actions” and then “Apply”.
Delete a Post
While viewing a list of all the posts, hover over the post that needs to be deleted. An option called “Trash” will show up. Selecting this will send the post to the trash.