{"id":3544,"date":"2024-12-11T15:55:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/?page_id=3544"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:55:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:55:22","slug":"wordpress-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wordpress-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>糖心vlog websites use the WordPress platform.\u00a0The introductory guide below provides information on how to log in and use WordPress for those content editors who have already received <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrike.com\/form\/eyJhY2NvdW50SWQiOjYzODIwODAsInRhc2tGb3JtSWQiOjIxMTM4NTR9CTQ4ODU2NTA2NDI1MDAJYjI4MmU3MGRiMjQ4YmEwNjkzNDRmYTdhNDQ0OTE3YTgxZDg3N2I1YjU1NDZmNzNjNDRkMWU1MzdlYzU1MTlkZA==\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress and Accessibility training<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This document is also available as a printable PDF. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/Montclair-WordPress-Overview.pdf\">Montclair State WordPress Guide (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#log\">Logging In<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#bar\">Getting Around With the WordPress Toolbar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#editp\">Editing a Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pub\">Publishing vs. Updating<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#menu\">Editing 糖心vlogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#media\">Managing Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#alt\">Setting ALT Text<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band\"><div class=\"prpl-band-content\">\n<h2 id=\"log\">Logging In<\/h2>\n<p>Log in with your NetID and password at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/wp-admin\/\">https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/wp-admin\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band\"><div class=\"prpl-band-content\">\n<h2 id=\"bar\">Getting Around With the WordPress Toolbar<\/h2>\n<p>Use the <strong>My Sites <\/strong>menu to access sites you can edit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-1.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-1.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Use the site menu in the toolbar to go from the Dashboard to the website and then back again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-2.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-2.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-3.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-3.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Use the <strong>New<\/strong> menu to create a new page or post, or to upload new images or PDF documents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-4.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-4.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Use the <strong>Edit Page <\/strong>button to edit the page you\u2019re currently viewing<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\">&lt;http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-5.png.5.1x.generic.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;screenshot of toolbar&#8217;s Edit Page button&#8221; width=&#8221;150&#8243; height=&#8221;150&#8243; \/&gt;<\/figure>\n<p>Hover over your username to edit your profile or to log out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-6.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/toolbar-6.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band\"><div class=\"prpl-band-content\">\n<h2 id=\"editp\">Editing a Page<\/h2>\n<p>The WordPress <strong>Edit Page<\/strong> interface is broken into two columns.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/edit-page.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/edit-page.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3>Left Column<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Page Title:<\/strong> This will appear superimposed on the feature image and in the browser\u2019s title bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Permalink:<\/strong> This is the equivalent of the page\u2019s name.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Media: <\/strong>This button will enable you to add images to a page or link to PDF files.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page Content: <\/strong>This WYSIWYG editor is where you edit the contents of your page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Right Column<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Publish Toolbox:<\/strong> Allows you to preview a page, publish, update or even unpublish a page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Featured Image:<\/strong> This toolbox allows you to select an image from your media library.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Placement in Navigation:<\/strong> Allows you to select the page\u2019s parent, which affects the URL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"pub\">Publishing vs. Updating<\/h3>\n<p>When you create a new page in WordPress, that page is given <strong>Draft <\/strong>status by default. Pages in <strong>Draft<\/strong> status are available to website editors but not visitors.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re ready to make the page available to the public, press the blue <strong>Publish<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re editing a page that\u2019s already been published, the blue <strong>Publish <\/strong>button will be replaced with a blue <strong>Update<\/strong> button. Updates to existing pages won\u2019t change their publishing status or publication date.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band\"><div class=\"prpl-band-content\">\n<h2 id=\"menu\">Editing 糖心vlogs<\/h2>\n<p>When you create a page in WordPress it will not automatically be added to the menu. You must do this manually. To edit the menu, first go to <strong>Appearance<\/strong> in the dashboard, then <strong>糖心vlogs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/menu1.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/menu1.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Edit 糖心vlog<\/strong> page is broken into two columns.<\/p>\n<h3>Left Column<\/h3>\n<p>The left column displays items you can add to the menu.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pages:<\/strong> You can find recent pages, view the entire site tree, or search by title.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Posts: <\/strong>If you want to link to a news article you can search for it under posts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom Links:<\/strong> This allows you to supply a label and URL to create a link.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Categories:<\/strong> Links to a category of posts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tags:<\/strong> Links to a collection of posts with the same tags.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Right Column<\/h3>\n<p>The right column is for re-ordering and editing menu items.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/menu2.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/menu2.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Drag and drop items to re-order them. Pay attention to the dotted-line box \u2013 it will let you know where the item will go when you release it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band\"><div class=\"prpl-band-content\">\n<h2 id=\"media\">Managing Media<\/h2>\n<p>When you upload an image or PDF file in WordPress, it gets placed in the <strong>Media Library<\/strong>. You can reach the <strong>Media Library<\/strong> from the left menu of your site\u2019s <strong>Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Adding Images to Pages<\/h3>\n<p>To add an image to a page, start by clicking the <strong>Add Media<\/strong> button above the WYSIWYG editor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/media1.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/media1.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>You can add an image or a PDF file by uploading a new file or by selecting from your <strong>Media Library.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/media2.png.2.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/media2.png.2.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/media3.png.2.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/media3.png.2.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"alt\">Setting ALT Text<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ALT Text <\/strong>is a description of an image that can be read aloud to a visually impaired user. <strong><em>Note: <\/em><\/strong><em>You are <strong>required<\/strong> to set appropriate <strong>ALT Text<\/strong> for every image on your site.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/media4.png.5.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2024\/12\/media4.png.5.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>After uploading a file, you can set the <strong>ALT Text<\/strong> from the right column of the <strong>Media Library<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>If you have additional questions about WordPress, please <a href=\"mailto:webservices@montclair.edu\">email Digital Communications<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>糖心vlog websites use the WordPress platform.\u00a0The introductory guide below provides information on how to log in and use WordPress for those content editors who have already received WordPress and Accessibility training. 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