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

[Lorraine Kells]

This is just what we needed for now. I haven't gone through it myself, but
so many requests come for posting, I imagine I will get a chance.

Lorraine

Thanks for your help.

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 9:46 AM JW Glass via Communications <
communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:

> The basic steps for making a site post for a typical Resources event are
> as follows:
>
>
>    -
>
>    Image handling;
>    -
>
>    Making the site post;
>    -
>
>    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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>    -
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>    Add title
>    -
>
>    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
>    -
>
>    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:
>
>
>    -
>
>    Add title
>    -
>
>    Add copy and images
>    -
>
>    Set date/time
>    -
>
>    Set location
>    -
>
>    Set organizer
>    -
>
>    Set website link
>    -
>
>    Set cost
>    -
>
>    Set Categories
>    -
>
>    Save and Publish Event
>    -
>
>    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.
>
>
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> Chicago, Illinois
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