How to create or edit a DisplayBuddy Carousel image group

Go to DisplayBuddy > Carousel This displays a list of carousel image groups. Scroll to the bottom to create a new image group; enter a name for the new group, and click on +Add Group or Hover over one of the existing group names and click on the Edit Group link when it appears. Now you should be on the…

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How to add tags to a Post

Simply type each tag, separated by commas into the tags box in the right column If you’re copying content from the old site, you can copy the list of tags from the screen and paste them in to the box.

How to select the category for publishing a Post

Select the category if the following is true: “News” if it is a news item that you want to appear on the News category page. These should be announcements, press releases, etc. “Content Happy Hour” if it is a Friday post that belongs in the Content Happy Hour editorial stream. “Our awards” if it is an announcement of an award…

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How to set a featured image for a Post

Select set featured image Either select an existing image from the media library or upload a fresh image <add more instructions if necessary> The size of the image should be X by Y <figure out what is the right dimensions for this>

How to create blog Posts

Go to Posts > Add New (or edit an existing Post) Add the title for the Post in the title box at the top of the screen Add the content in the content box Set a featured image (See “How to set a featured image” for more.) Make sure that the Custom Layout box is either empty (which uses the…

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How to place a menu in a sidebar

Go to Appearance > Widgets Find the widget location where you want the widget to appear and open that widget area (in the right column) Drag an instance of Custom Menu into that widget location Choose which menu you want from the dropdown menu Add a title if you want one Add widget logic code if you do not want…

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How to create or edit menus

Create the collection of pages first Go to Appearance > Menus If you are creating a new menu, select the + sign at the top of the menu list, and name your new menu In the Pages box, use the “Recent”, “View All”, or “Search” tab to find the pages you want in your new menu. Select each by checking…

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How to create pages

If you can create an email message, you can create a page. Go to Pages > Add New. Enter a title for your page  in the title box. Enter what you want to appear on this page in the content box. Notice the “Visual” and “Text” tabs at the upper right of the content box. Visual mode enables the WYSIWYG…

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How to track migration of static pages

Create a spreadsheet that lists the URL  and current heading of each current page. Indicate which pages should migrate to the new site and which should be ignored. Indicate the main header for each page (if different from current). Indicate the new URL for each migrated page. This spreadsheet will be used at the end of the project to create…

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