[Communications] From JW - Steps To Making a CCGA Site Post

[JW Glass]

The basic steps for making a site post for a typical Resources event are as
follows:


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   Image handling;
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   Making the site post;
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   Making the event post.



Step 1 - Image Handling

First upload any images you need to make your post. Typically these are
.jpg or .pdf files. Use the Media link on the left-hand WordPress menu.

Find the folder you want to put the images in and select that first, then
click on the Add Image button at the top of the page.


Then using the dialog box that comes up click the Select Files button and
choose the file to upload.

After you upload the file, then click on it once to select the image file
and annotate the image by filling in the 3 or 4 boxes that display on the
right hand panel. You need to fill-in all the boxes, and you can use the
same copy for all the boxes, see below:




Step 2 - Making Site Post

Next, after uploading any images you may need, it's time to make the site
post.  Choose Posts from the left-hand WordPress menu. Click the Add New
button at the top of the page.

There are several steps to making a basic site post:


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   Add title
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   Add copy and images
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   Set Categories
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   Set Featured Image
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   Save and Publish Post
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   Review & Edit Post



Add Title:  When adding the title try and include the specific day/date in
the title, like this:


Add copy/images:  using the block editing features add any copy or images
to the post. If you click the + sign button it opens a pop-up dialog box
that allows you to add many different types of items to a post. The most
common items you will be using are the Image (which include .pdf files) and
the Paragraph block which allows you to type text.


Set Categories:  look at the right-hand panel that displays when you are
adding a post. Make sure you select the Document tab. Then scroll down in
the right-hand panel and find the Categories section. Choose the option
that best represents the event, you can choose more than one category.



Set Featured Image:  then also in the right-hand panel scroll down lower
and find the Featured Image section. Click on the Set featured image button
and add an image from the media library that will display at the top of the
post.


The featured image will be the image that displays on the site home page at
the top of the post:



Save and Publish post:  when you are done with the basic steps look at the
top right-hand corner of the page and find the Save Draft and Publish
buttons:

Save Draft will save your work. Click on that every so often once you start
editing/making your post. When you are ready click the Publish button and
the post will be ‘live’.

Review and edit post:  open another browser, preferably NOT the browser you
are using to edit the site. So if you are using say Chrome to make the post
then choose Safari or Firefox and go to the site and check your post. See
how the images look, review the copy, check any links, etc..  Don’t forget
you may have to refresh your browser page to see your latest changes.


Step 3 - Making Event Post

Why do we need to make an ‘event’ post when we just made the ‘site post’ in
the previous step? Because we use a calendar plug-in and that needs the
basic details of an event to properly display in the calendar widgets that
appear on the site.

Click Events from the left-hand WordPress menu. Click the Add New button at
the top of the page.

There are several steps to making an event post:


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   Add title
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   Add copy and images
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   Set date/time
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   Set location
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   Set organizer
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   Set website link
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   Set cost
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   Set Categories
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   Save and Publish Event
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   Review & Edit Event



Add title:  here unlike in the site post, do not add the date in the event
title.

Add copy/images:  here you could just copy all the contents of the site
post and paste in the event.

Set date/time:  click in the date and time controls and select the exact
date/time for the event.

Set location:  place your cursor in the location box and start typing and
your location should probably come up.Most of the common locations we use
are already entered. As you can see in the image below, when I typed ‘New’
the New Horizons Garden came up in the list.


Set organizer:  same as with the location, place your cursor in the
organizer box and start typing. Most of the common organizations have
already been entered.  If I just click once in the box and don’t even type
anything this is what displays:


Set website link and cost:  use the boxes in those sections. Paste any link
for outside events. For CCGA events I just use our website link:

https://chicagocommunitygardens.org


Save and Publish event:   use the same Save Draft and Publish buttons like
when making a post. When all the event details are filled-in then click the
Publish button.



Review and Edit Event post:  now go back to your other browser and check
the site, you should refresh your browser. The event you just entered will
appear in the list on the homepage side-bar if it is one of the next 5
events on the calendar.


If not, use the main event calendar page (go to Events on the main menu)
and check your event there.




That is it! Those are all the common steps to make a typical Resources
event post.


-- 
JW Glass
Chicago, Illinois
312.498.3889  |  james.wesley.glass at gmail.com <jameswesleyglass at gmail.com>
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