Creating a News Article on the Shepherd of the Hills Web Site.
2. Click on Create Entry – in the middle of the screen, just above the top news article.
3. Enter a catchy Title – something to draw the reader to your article.
4. Under Publish To:, check one or more categories to identify your audience.
5. Summary – the first text box you come to is the Summary, the information that appears on the home page. Please leave this blank. The webservant will enter the summary with information with information taken from your Read More article.
6. Publishing Schedule – select a start date (“Publish Time & Date”) and an end date (“Expiry Time & Date”).
Tip: It is best to enter the article ahead of time, picking a start date at some point in the future, rather than waiting for the day you want to article to appear, then finding out there isn’t time to get the article published on that day.
7. Appearance – click the + sign next to Appearance, and check Featured. All articles appear on the home page if this box is checked.
8. Link Type: - Leave this as it is. The article title is by necessity a link to your article. Changing this area will keep readers from seeing your article.
9. Link to (“Read More” will be a link) – Leave this section as is, too.
10.Now you are at the Create a “Read More” link. This is where your article body is entered. Enter your article in the text box.
Tip: For the best formatting control, enter all text from scratch in this box. If you have information that exists in a word processor, you can copy and paste it, but there may be some formatting irregularities that are hard to repair.
11.Click Publish at the bottom of the page when you are finished.
Tip: If you want to work on your article at a later time, click Save instead of Publish. Then login and click on My Entries instead of Create Entry.
Your “published” article will be sent to the site administrator for approval. Once approved, you’ll see your article on the home page (after the start date).
Tip: Be sure to proofread before clicking on Publish. Once you have sent your article to the site administrator, you will no longer be able to edit it.
Creating a News Article on the Shepherd of the Hills Web Site.
2. Click on Create Entry – in the middle of the screen, just above the top news article.
3. Enter a catchy Title – something to draw the reader to your article.
4. Under Publish To:, check one or more categories to identify your audience.
5. Summary – the first text box you come to is the Summary, the information that appears on the home page. Please leave this blank. The webservant will enter the summary with information with information taken from your Read More article.
6. Publishing Schedule – select a start date (“Publish Time & Date”) and an end date (“Expiry Time & Date”).
Tip: It is best to enter the article ahead of time, picking a start date at some point in the future, rather than waiting for the day you want to article to appear, then finding out there isn’t time to get the article published on that day.
7. Appearance – click the + sign next to Appearance, and check Featured. All articles appear on the home page if this box is checked.
8. Link Type: - Leave this as it is. The article title is by necessity a link to your article. Changing this area will keep readers from seeing your article.
9. Link to (“Read More” will be a link) – Leave this section as is, too.
10.Now you are at the Create a “Read More” link. This is where your article body is entered. Enter your article in the text box.
Tip: For the best formatting control, enter all text from scratch in this box. If you have information that exists in a word processor, you can copy and paste it, but there may be some formatting irregularities that are hard to repair.
11.Click Publish at the bottom of the page when you are finished.
Tip: If you want to work on your article at a later time, click Save instead of Publish. Then login and click on My Entries instead of Create Entry.
Your “published” article will be sent to the site administrator for approval. Once approved, you’ll see your article on the home page (after the start date).
Tip: Be sure to proofread before clicking on Publish. Once you have sent your article to the site administrator, you will no longer be able to edit it.