1. Sign in to the administration section
To edit the content of your site, you need to sign in to the administration area. To navigate directly to the admin section visit: http://ugwa.org/cms/wp-login.php. This page will prompt you for your username and password.
If you have forgotten your password you may request a new one by clicking on the the "lost your password" link. You will be then be prompted to enter either your email address or your username.
If you have forgotten your username, just send an email to hello@tucson-labs.com or call (520) 882-8105 and I'll remind you.
2. Adding Content
WordPress has three primary ways to add content:
- Creating a new blog post
- Creating a new page
- Using a text widget (or other widgets)
a. Posts
Posts are used for adding new information to your website. They are displayed in reverse chronological order (newest first) and will appear on your front page. Posts are different from pages in a few ways. Most notably, posts give the option for users to comment and create a discussion about the post. They are also different from pages in that they won't create a new link in your website's navigation, but can be accessed from your website's archive section.
Adding Posts
From the admin area, click on the "posts" link and then click on "add new". Enter a descriptive title for your post and then add your content in the editor.
The text editor gives you two options for viewing your content: "visual" or "html". You will want to primarily work within the visual mode. However, there are times that you'll want to select the HTML tab. Choose "HTML" if you are embedding video from YouTube, Flickr, Vimeo or adding any other html or WordPress shortcode. Another time where you'll want to use the HTML mode is when you're copying from Microsoft Word documents or from other programs or web pages. Once you're finished copying content, you may switch back to the visual editor. The reason for this is that some programs add formating that you don't want.
Add Tags and Categories
You can help search engines and users find posts by adding tags and categorizing them. Add any tags that you think are relevant to the page (optional) and select or add a category that the post should be published under.
Discussion
Under the discussion section, choose whether or not you want the post to allow comments.
Publish, Save, or Preview
When you're finished adding content press the "publish" button on the top right side of the admin area. If you want to schedule a latter date to publish the post, click "edit" next to Pubish immediately and pick the date and time you would like to publish the post. Then click "ok" and the click the "schedule" button.
If you're not ready to publish the post you can also save your draft or view a preview of it in a new window".
You may also choose a later date to make your post appear by clicking on the "edit" link next to "Publish immediately". Choose your date, press "ok", and then press "schedule".
To read more about posts, visit http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_Posts.
b. Pages
Pages are just what you would think they are: a web page. They're different from posts in that they're something that are always applicable to your website. A post would be a good place to discuss an event that just happened or is about to happen, while a page would be better to put "about us" information or other content about your organization that people will always find usefull.
Creating a new page
Click on the "page" link from the admin area and then click "add new". Enter a short title and your content and then publish or save your page. If you'd like to create a sub page of another page, choose a parent from the Attributes section. Your website will only support two levels of sub pages.
To read more about pages, visit http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages.
c. Widgets
Your website hasn't been configured to handle widgets yet.
Widgets allow you to change the content in your sidebar. You can add small amounts of content with a text widget, display recent comment, show a list of your archives, or choose several other widgets that do various things.
Widgest can be accessed under the Appearance menu. You can drag and drop widgets by grabing their title and dragging them into your sidebar.
d. Media
Photos, Audio files, Videos, and PDFs and other documents can be added to any post or page.
To add an image, audio file, video, or PDF to a post or page, click on the photo icon just below the title area. Then click on the Select Files button and navigate to where your image is located on your computer and click upload. You will then be given the following optional choices:
- Choose an alignment (none, left, center, or right).
- Choose a size (Thumbnail, medium, large, or full size).
When you're finished, click the insert into post (or page) link or save changes link.
4. Changing the homepage content.
Your home page (or front page) is set up to display the most recent blog posts for you website. I've also created a static page that you can use for your home page instead of this.
To use this static page, go to Settings » Reading. Then select A static page radio button and then under the Front Page menu, select Page-Front. Then save your changes.
Sidebar
See widgets
5. Comments.
From the admin page click on the comments link on the left navigation menu. You may view, delete, edit, or reply to comments from this panel by hovering your mouse over them and selecting the appropriate link.