Word Press Help Documentation
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Page
- Projects
- Project Categories
- Page Blocks
- Menus
- Team Member
- Blog
Pages
To add a new page, go to Pages > Add New in left menu
Enter Name in 1st field. URL will be automatically generated based on name field unless you click the Edit button next to Permalink field. Only text highlighted in yellow is editable. Use only lowercase letters and separate words with a dash (-).
Enter Title, if using.
Insert Header Image by clicking Add Image button. Select from Media Library and click Insert button (see https://www.hoerrschaudt.com/style-guide/ for image sizes
Enter copy into WYSIWYG editor
Text formatting options in menu bar. More options are available to you in Format drop-down menu
To Edit an existing page, go to Pages > All Pages and select Edit from below title. Make changes as outlined above and click Update
Projects
Go to Projects > Add New Project in left menu
Enter Title (URL will be automatically generated based on name field unless you click the Edit button next to Permalink field], and Location
Enter project details in WYSIWYG editor
Add image to Preview Image by clicking Add Image button and choosing images from Media section see https://www.hoerrschaudt.com/style-guide/ for image sizes
Add images to Project Slideshow widget by clicking Add Image button and choosing images from Media section see https://www.hoerrschaudt.com/style-guide/ for image sizes
In right panel, check Project Category
Control the order project appears on project landing page in Attributes panel.
When complete, click Publish
To Edit an existing page, go to Projects > All Projects and select Edit from below title. Make changes as outlined above, then publish
Project Categories
User may add new category by clicking + Add New Project Category Link in the Edit Project view or by going to Project > Project Categories in left menu.
Enter Name, slug, define Parent category if relevant, enter short description to appear beneath image on category landing page, upload image, and save by clicking blue Add New Project Category button.
Page Blocks
Go to Page Blocks > Add New Page Blocks in left menu
Enter Name
Set Hidden to No with drop-down menu
Page block can be hidden or viewed on mobile devices with drop-down menu
Layout can be Two column, Full-width or Testimonial
Two Column Blocks
Select Two Column Block from drop-down menu
Choose whether both blocks are text or only one with Two column Text dropdown
Define Left Content Type (Text, Testimonial, Image or Video)
Enter Left column content: Title Left, Block Link Left if text links to an internal page), Content, choose Image from library, or testimonial
Enter Right column content
Publish
Full-Width Block
Enter block Name
Set Hidden to No with drop-down menu
Page block can be hidden or viewed on mobile devices with drop-down menu
Layout Full-width
Set Left Content Type to Text
Enter Title if using and content into WYSIWYG editor
Testimonial
Testimonial content type needs to be created before joining to Page block. Go to Testimonials > Add New in left menu
Name testimonial
Add content in WYSIWYG editor
Enter any relevant Testimonial Details (Gravatar E-Mail Address, Byline, URL) and Publish
Go to Page Blocks > Add New Page Blocks in left menu
Enter block Name
Set Hidden to No with drop-down menu
Page block can be hidden or viewed on mobile devices with drop-down menu
Layout Full-width
Set Left Content Type to Testimonial and select testimonial from drop-down menu
Publish
Attaching Page Block to Pages/projects
Once Page Block has been created, join to page by going to Pages > All Pages or Projects > All Projects and locating file from list. Click Edit
In Page Blocks panel, search for page block name in left window and click on the file. It will appear in the right-hand side. If adding multiple blocks to a page, you may rearrange order that blocks appear on page by dragging/dropping up/down list. Delete page blocks on file by clicking (-)
Click Update
Menus
To add or change menu items or order, go to Appearance Menus in left panel
Select a menu to edit with drop-down and click Select button or click Create a new menu link
Add or edit Menu Name and click Save Menu button
To Add pages to a new or existing menu, check box next to page to be added in left Pages panel then click Add to Menu button
To alter the menu structure (eg: parent/child relationships, Navigation Labels), go to Menu Structure panel. Menu items can be dragged into preferred order. You may also click arrow on the right of the menu item to make additional changes. Click blue Save Menu button to preserve options.
team member
To add a team member, click Team Bios > Add New on left side
Enter Name and Position into fields
Insert Bio Image
Insert Bio Landing Page image
Add bio content to WYSIWYG editor. NOTE: If tabs will be used for member, please copy and paste the following short code for About Tab
Copy and paste the following short code before content to be displayed in ExpertiseTab.
At the end of all tabbed content, add the following end tag .
Enter Bio Credentials (Header and Credentials list that appear in gray block after bio on front end) into panel by clicking blue Add Column button. Note: Credential List will display bullets on the back end – they will not appear on front end.
Publish
Blog
Click Posts > Add New
Enter Title and select Feature Image from Media Library (enter desired text into optional caption text field)
Check Show Feature Image box, if desired
Select Featured Project from drop-down menu
Add post content into WYSIWYG editor. Add interest with in-line images and block quotes!
Make posts filterable by using Tags and Categories found in panels to the right
Choose to Publish immediately or you may set future date with calendar/time picker and Save Draft