Adding a Blog Post to WordPress
- Accessing the Dashboard:
- After arriving at the Exhibition Practicum site, click on “Dashboard.”
- Adding a Post: When you’ve made it to the dashboard, click on “Add New” Under the “Posts” heading to the left of your screen.
- Adding a Title: Type a title in the “Add Title” Box that is informative and describes your topic.
- Adding a Block with Text or Media: Click on the plus sign to choose what kind of content block you are adding. Common blocks include “paragraph” to add text, “image”to add a picture, or “quotation” to add a block quote. There are several other block types you can add, but these three are the ones you’ll likely need for your assignments.
- Adding your post’s text: Add a paragraph block and then type your text. Note that a toolbar will pop up at the top of the screen giving you options for formatting the text.
- Adding Image: Add an “Image” block. The site will give you the option to add an image from a URL, upload one from your computer, or choose one that has already been added to the media library.
- Captions: Remember to caption each photograph and credit the photographer or site from which you obtained it.
- Add YouTube: When you add a block, under the “embed menu,” choose YouTube video. Add YouTube’s share link to the box.
- Block Quoting: If you have a line that is four lines or longer you should turn it into an indented block quote. To do so, after you introduce your quote, add a “quote” block.
- Saving your Work: Click on “Save Draft” and then “Preview” in the widget in the upper-right hand corner to check your work (In “Improved” mode “save” and “preview” are at the left of the editor). Take your time, add to the post, and proofread.
- Publishing: Choose “Publish” from the widget at the right for the post to appear on your blog (or at the left of the editor in the “improved” version).
